Class of 2025

Two Great Events. One Incredible Class.

Induction into the BC Sports Hall of Fame is the highest sporting honour in British Columbia, celebrating the extraordinary individuals and moments that make up the fabric of B.C.’s diverse sport history.

Since 1966, the BC Sports Hall of Fame has inducted 452 individuals and 69 teams to its Hall of Champions, ensuring their legacies will continue to inspire future generations. The formal Induction Banquet of Champions for the Class of 2024 is scheduled for May 16th, 2024.

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Meet the Inductees

Induction into the BC Sports Hall of Fame is the highest sporting honour in British Columbia, celebrating the extraordinary individuals and moments that make up the fabric of B.C.’s diverse sport history

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Cindy Devine

Mountain Biking

One of Canada’s great early mountain bikers. Won the first-ever official UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) world downhill mountain bike championship in 1990 at Durango, Colorado, one of only two Canadian women ever to win this title. Won world championship bronze medals in ensuing years in 1991 in Ciocco, Italy and in 1992 in Bromont, Quebec. Also finished in the top-five at the world championships in 1993 and 1994. Won gold in downhill and bronze in slalom at the unofficial world mountain bike championships in 1989. Five-time undefeated Canadian national downhill mountain bike champion, 1990-94. Three-time US National downhill mountain biking champion in 1990, 1992, and 1994. Won the Dodge ‘Desert to Sea’ 150-mile mountain bike race from Palm Springs to San Diego in 1989. Three-time champion of the Mammoth Kamikaze downhill race in Mammoth Lakes, California, 1989-91. Inducted into the World Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2003.
Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Raised in North Vancouver and Maple Ridge, BC.
Currently resides in Rossland, BC.

Ray Ferraro

Hockey

Among the most consistent NHL goal scorers ever among BC-born-and-raised career (1984-2002) with six teams: Harford Whalers, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, and St. Louis Blues. His 1258 NHL regular season games, 408 goals, and 898 points rank fourth, fifth, and seventh all-time among BC-born players as of 2024. Career best season in 1991-92 with the Islanders scoring 40 goals and 80 points in 80 games, earning an appearance in the 1992 NHL All-Star Game. Represented Canada three times at the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships, helping Canada to silver medal finishes in 1989 in Sweden and 1996 in Austria. Earlier, he helped the Portland Winter Hawks to the 1983 Memorial Cup championship. The next season he was named the WHL’s Player of the Year after scoring a league record 108 goals in 72 games, a record that still stands to this day. Since 2002, he has worked as an on-air analyst/colour commentator for various regional and national NHL broadcasts, most recently on Sportsnet covering Vancouver Canucks games.
Born and raised in Trail, BC.
Currently resides in North Vancouver, BC.

Nathan Hirayama

Rugby

One of Canada’s all-time greatest rugby sevens players. At the time of his retirement in 2021, he ranked as the third-highest scorer in the history of World Rugby Sevens play with 1859 career points. At the same time, he ranked 15 th all- time in World Rugby Sevens with 147 tries scored. All-time leader in both match appearances (363) and scoring among Canadian men’s rugby sevens players during 15 years on Canadian men’s national team (2006-21). Winner of World Rugby Sevens Series overall scoring title for the 2018 season. Named Player of the Final leading Canada to its first and only World Rugby Sevens Series Cup Final victory in Singapore in 2017. Won two Pan American Games gold (2011, 2015) and one silver medal (2019). Accumulated 23 international caps with Canada’s men’s XV team from 2008-15, scoring 47 points in that time and representing Canada at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Selected as Canadian Olympic team Opening Ceremony flagbearer for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. There, as co-captain of the Canadian men’s rugby sevens team, he led Canada to the quarterfinals while scoring 19 points.
Born and raised in Richmond, BC.
Resided in Victoria, BC in recent years.

Christine Sinclair

Soccer

The greatest Canadian soccer player of all time and one of Canada’s greatest international athletes ever in any sport. Stands as the all-time leading goal scorer in international soccer history for both men and women with 190 goals scored in 331 international appearances (which ranks second all-time worldwide) while a member of the Canadian women’s national soccer team for a record 23 years (2000-23). Captained the Canadian women’s national soccer team to a historic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, defeating Sweden 2-1 in a shootout and marking Canada’s first-ever Olympic gold medal won in women’s soccer and widely considered the greatest moment in Canadian soccer history. Earlier, she captained Canada to back-to-back Olympic bronze medals at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics. Winner of the Golden Boot as leading goal scorer of the 2012 women’s Olympic soccer tournament. Later that year, named winner of the Northern Star Award as Canada’s top athlete of the year for 2012. Represented Canada at six Women’s World Cups (USA 2003, China 2007, Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019, Australia/New Zealand 2023), scoring 10 goals. Recipient in 2021 of the FIFA Special Award for Outstanding Career Achievement. Led University of Portland Pilots to two NCAA national championships in 2002 and 2005. Won league championships with 2006 Vancouver Whitecaps Women (USL W-League), 2010 FC Gold Pride (WPS), 2011 Western New York Flash (WPS), and 2013/2017/2022 Portland Thorns (NWSL). Fourteen-time winner of Canada Soccer’s Player of the Year award.
Born and raised in Burnaby, BC.
Currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

Walter Wu

Para Swimming

One of Canada’s most decorated Paralympic athletes of all time. Won 14 career Paralympic medals including eight gold, four silver, and two bronze, sixth most among all Canadian Paralympic athletes all time. Represented Canada at four Paralympic Games: Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004. Represented Canada at two IPC Swimming World Championships (Malta 1994, Argentina 2002) and won eight career world championship medals: seven gold and one silver. Visually impaired since birth, he still holds three Canadian national records twenty years after retiring from competition.
Born, raised, and currently resides in Richmond, BC.

Chandra Mahosingh

Table Tennis

Considered by many to be the ‘Father of Table Tennis in BC’ over six decades of involvement in the sport as a coach, organizer, administrator, official, and volunteer. Served as the North American representative on the International Table Tennis Federation’s Olympic Commission leading up to the 1988 Olympics and later as a technical official for the table tennis competitions at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Represented Canada at the Commonwealth and World Table Tennis Championships for three decades beginning in 1977 in various capacities as an umpire, coach, manager, and delegate at international meetings. One of the first Canadians to pass the International Table Tennis Federation’s international umpire examination in 1974. Coached BC and Canadian junior teams competing internationally from 1970-87, including on international tours to China (1973) and Israel (1974). Served in various roles with the Canadian Table Tennis Association over three decades including president, chief umpire, and selection chairman. Founder of the BC Table Tennis Association in 1960 and served the organization in various roles over the next six decades including president. Created the Vancouver & District Table Tennis League in the 1960s, the BC Secondary Schools Table Tennis Championships in 1973, and BC’s first table tennis training center at Vancouver’s Strathcona Community Centre in 1973.
Born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
Immigrated to Canada at age 19 and resided in Vancouver, BC for over 65 years.
DECEASED, passed away in December 2022.

Dr. Saul Miller

Sports Psychology

Over 40 years working as a highly influential sports psychologist with athletes and teams in BC, across North America, and internationally in approximately 40 different sports at the professional and amateur levels. Credited with helping raise the profile of sport psychology internationally. Consulted with multiple Canadian national teams and athletes in various sports competing at the Olympics, Pan American Games, and Commonwealth Games. Also consulted with national teams from the USA, Switzerland, Italy, Finland, Slovakia, and Russia. Worked with professional teams from the NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA, USFL, as well as pro hockey teams in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Norway. Worked closely with various BC-based teams including the Vancouver Canucks, BC Lions, Vancouver Grizzlies, Vancouver Canadians, Vancouver Giants, Kamloops Blazers, Prince George Cougars, UBC men’s and women’s hockey, plus various teams in the BCHL and KIJHL as well as many community and high school teams in North Vancouver. The author of ten books on athletic performance and well-being, he has also delivered countless coaching seminars around the world.
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec.
First lived in Vancouver, BC from 1980-83, before moving back to Vancouver in 1989 and has lived in BC ever since.
Currently resides in North Vancouver, BC.

Wes Woo

Weightlifting

One of Canada’s most successful weightlifting coaches over three decades involved in the sport. Served as head coach of Canada’s national weightlifting team at three Olympics (1968, 1976, 1980), in the process becoming the first Chinese-Canadian coach of any Canadian Olympic team in history. In addition to the Olympics, he coached Canadian weightlifters at the 1971 and 1975 Pan American Games, 1974 and 1977 World Weightlifting Championships, 1978 Commonwealth Games, and 1979 World Superheavyweight Weightlifting Championships. At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, Canadian weightlifters won seven medals (including three gold), the best performance ever by any single international weightlifting team in Canadian history. Coached 15 Canadian national weightlifting or powerlifting champions during his career including Paul Bjarnason, Wayne Wilson, Keith Adams, Brian Marsden, and Wendy Sperling. Founded and served as head coach of the Spartak Weightlifting Club in Vancouver in 1969, the first weightlifting club in BC, which later produced 15 national champions and six Olympians. Served two terms as president of the BC Weightlifting Association from 1966-71 and 1979-81.
Born, raised, and currently resides in Vancouver, BC.

2000 BC Lions Men’s Football

Football

2000 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Montreal Alouettes 28-26 at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium for BC’s fourth Grey Cup championship in club history. The first team in CFL history to win the Grey Cup after finishing the regular season with a sub-.500 win-loss record (8-10). Lions running back Robert Drummond was named the Grey Cup’s Most Valuable Player, while fullback Sean Millington was named the game’s Most Valuable Canadian. Lions quarterback Damon Allen scored two touchdowns, while Drummond had one. In the final game of legendary Lions kicker Lui Passaglia’s storied 25-season career, he kicked two field goals, two singles, and two conversions. Passaglia’s second field goal with just 1:25 left on the clock turned out to be the game-winning points. To get to the Grey Cup, the Lions earlier defeated Edmonton 34-32 in the West Division semifinal and Calgary 37-23 in the West Division final. Team Members: Mike Adams, Damon Allen, Bret Anderson, Steve Anderson, Simon Baffoe, Jon Baker, Raphael Ball, Raphaol Ball, Greg Bearman, Daved Benefield, Bob Beveridge, Don Blair, David Braley (owner), Steve Buratto (head coach), Noah Cantor, Eric Carter, George Chayka (vice president), Damon Cogdell, Jason Crumb, Mike Crumb, Jimmy Cunningham, Steve Dias (assistant trainer), Robert Drummond, Eric England, Mike Fletcher, Ian Franklin, Keith Franklin, Curtis Galick, Dan Giancola, Sean Graham, Brian Hamilton (equipment assistant), Steve Hardin, Dayroni Harris, Craig Hendrickson, Scott Hendrickson, Lloyd Rocky’ Henry, Tom Hipsz, Alfred Jackson, Keith Jackson, Michael Jordan, Kato Kasuya (equipment manager), Kani Kauahi (offensive line coach), Carl Kidd, Jason Kralt, Paul Lacoste, Kit Lathrop (defensive line coach), Cameron Legault, Chuck Levy, Derrick ‘Bo’ Lewis, Don Lindsey (defensive coordinator), Kelly Lochbaum, Cory Mantyka, Tom Mason (receivers coach), Mike Maurer, Central McClellion, Neil McEvoy (football operations assistant), Sean Millington, Greg Mohns (head coach), Denis Montana, Doug Nussmeier, Jimmy Oliver, Joe Paopao (assistant coach, offensive coordinator), Robert Park (assistant trainer), Lui Passaglia, Dan Payne, Chris Perez, Bill Reichelt (head trainer), Roger Reinson, Glen Ringdal (president), Adam Rita (general manager), Rafael Robinson, Clifton Rubin, Marcello Simmons, Frank Smith (special teams coordinator), Herman Smith, Kelly Snell, Ramando Stallings, Rich Stubler (defensive backs coach), Jamie Taras, Marvin Thomas, Bernard Williams.

Meraloma Club Founders

Multi-Sport

Founded in the summer of 1923 initially as a swimming club by a group of 12 friends at Vancouver’s Kitsilano Beach, the Meraloma Club has thrived for over a century as one of BC’s longest standing and largest multi-sport clubs.Originally named the ‘Mermaids,’ soon after forming the club changed its name to ‘Meralomas,’ which was later interpreted to stand for the club’s motto: ‘Once a Meraloma, always a Meraloma.’ Over the next 100+ years the club has fielded teams in rugby, cricket, soccer, field hockey, fastpitch softball, basketball, cycling, and football. Nearly a hundred Meraloma athletes have gone on to represent Canada internationally in their sports and nearly another fifty have played their sport professionally. Other club individuals have served in key roles on various provincial, national, and international sports organizations, many building hall of fame careers. With over 1100 active senior and junior athletes on nearly 40 teams currently—and many thousands more over the previous century, plus countless coaches, administrators, referees, and volunteers—the club’s legacy in the community and around the world is immeasurable. Founding Members: Howard Calvert, Clarence Code, Art Dawe, Bill Edwards, Jim Edwards, Morley Maxwell, Murray Mowatt, Bill Pitt, Charles Rabb, Dave Scott, Garnet Tupper, Percy Wright.

Jim Hughson

One of hockey’s most recognizable play-by-play voices. Over 40+ years in broadcast booths across North America providing the play-by-play soundtrack for some of the biggest moments in recent hockey history. Worked sixteen years as a play-by-play broadcaster on Hockey Night in Canada (2005-21), including the final 13 years as HNIC’s lead announcer calling every Stanley Cup Final in that time. Also called games at the 2006 and 2014 Winter Olympics, the 1991 World Junior Championships, and several NHL All-Star Games and Winter Classics. Earlier in his career served as TSN’s lead hockey and baseball play-by-play broadcaster, 1987-94, covering the NHL as well as Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos games. An early big break came as Jim Robson’s occasional replacement for Vancouver Canucks radio broadcasts on CKNW, 1979-82. Later succeeded Robson as CKNW’s Canucks play-by-play announcer, 1994-99. Served as CTV/Rogers Sportsnet’s Canucks play-by-play voice from 1998-2008. Recipient of the NHL Broadcasters Association’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 2019.
Born and raised in Fort St. John, BC.
Resided in White Rock, BC for many years and keeps a summer home in Naramata, BC.

Robert Wright

National and provincial sport leader with several key organizations in the 1980s. Served as chair of Tennis Canada, 1989-91, during which he helped create the Tennis Canada Hall of Fame and the Tennis Canada Excellence Awards, while restructuring the organization to be the first staff-centered national sport federation in Canada. Served on the International Tennis Federation’s Federation Cup Committee from 1987-89 after assisting in bringing the tournament to Vancouver’s Hollyburn Country Club in 1987 and setting a Fed Cup attendance record. Served as chair of Sport BC from 1986-88, chair of Tennis BC from 1983-85, and chair of Basketball BC from 1981-84.
Born and raised in Vancouver, BC. Currently resides in Coquitlam, BC.