Women's Hockey | 10/11/2018 3:37:00 PM
MONTREAL – The 23rd annual McGill Sports Hall of Fame induction luncheon kicked-off the University's 2018 Homecoming Week celebrations on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Windsor Ballroom on Peel Street. Six honourees were featured including Olympian
Doug Vandor, a native of
Dewittville, Que., who rowed with the Canadian national team for a dozen years.
Other new laureates, include soccer All-Canadians
Danielle Day from
Ile-Bizard, Que., and
Dr. Adam Mar of Pte. Claire, Que., along with hockey all-stars
Shauna Denis of
Stittsville, Ont., and
David Urquhart of
Thorold, Ont. Inducted in the team category was the
2007-08 McGill Martlets hockey squad, which became the first McGill women's team to win a CIS national championship.
The hour-long induction ceremony was streamed live on the department's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/McGillAthletics
The hallowed hall now has 145
honoured members, 25 of them Olympians, since the pantheon was initiated in 1996.
Brief profiles of each new inductee are available
here. All previous inductees to the McGill Sports Hall of Fame are also available online at:
www.mcgillathletics.ca/hof.aspx
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
MOBILE SITE:
http://mcgillathletics.ca/mobile/index.aspx
WEBSITE:
www.mcgillathletics.ca
E-MAIL:
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
