When did you start playing hockey? For who, what level? When did you know you wanted to be a goalie? I started playing hockey at the age of 5, I remember watching my older cousins playing and always wanted to join them. At first my dad really didn’t want me to jump right into hockey […]
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Dave Drinkill Interview -Springwater Sports Heritage
Could you give a history of your journey to the OHL, (education, involvement with Minor teams, etc) as well as relating your career path with the Colts and Spirit. I grew up in Elmvale Ont and played Elmvale Minor Hockey growing up. After high school I went to Laurentian University in Sudbury and took the […]
Read MoreActive Elite
Springwater Sports Heritage is pleased to recognize a number of outstanding Elite Athletes, Builders and Teams from Springwater that are currently active and having success in their chosen sport(s). As a means of recognizing and revealing their achievements this segment of the website will track and present highlights of their activity and achievements. Springwater Sports […]
Read MoreJulieanne White
Julieanne’s world-class triumphs include: Ironman Triathlon World Series champion; first at Ironman Canada and Ironman New Zealand; second at World Ironman Championships in Hawaii; two-time winner of Big Sur Marathon and Orange County Half-Marathon; bronze at World Duathlon Championships in Switzerland; and 1992 Vespra Recreation Hall of Fame Inductee. Julieanne achieved these incredible results while […]
Read MoreTerry Martin
Terry played his minor hockey in the Barrie Minor Hockey Association and beginning in 1972 played his OHA Junior hockey with London. Several NHL Teams benefitted from his skills the most notable were the years spent with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Terry continued his career in hockey in various capacities as Head Coach, Assistant Coach […]
Read MoreScott Kirton
Scott’s hockey resume includes many distinguished achievements including: Ontario “C” Bantam Championship with Elmvale; rookie of the year with Powell River BCJHL; 1st All-Star Right Winger; drafted by Chicago Blackhawks; scholarship at the University of North Dakota; signed NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; ECHL Championship with the Charlotte Checkers; leading scorer with Greenville and […]
Read MoreDoug Kirton
Doug excelled in hockey at the amateur and pro level. With the Jr A Orillia Travelways Doug played in the Canadian Jr A finals each of his three years, winning the Centennial Cup in 1985. During a full scholarship at Colorado College he attained All-American Academic status. Subsequent to being drafted by the New Jersey […]
Read MoreFrank Foyston – 2014 Inductee
Frank played sixteen years of professional hockey, winning the Stanley Cup three times; Toronto (1913-14), Seattle (1916-17) and Victoria (1924-25). With Seattle, he was the MVP of the Stanley Cup Finals. He was an exceptional scorer and playmaker and was one of the first players to score over 200 goals. Frank was in the first […]
Read MoreMike Forgrave – 2014 Inductee
Career Highlights: 1972 – Mike’s successful career in Track and Field began in 1972 during his first year at Barrie North Collegiate. He credits his first coach and mentor Jim Whitfield for getting him interested, first in Cross Country Running, followed by the Hurdles. During Grade 9, Mike made it to GBSSA level in Cross […]
Read MoreEllsworth Crawford
Ellsworth was a true sportsman and one of the best all-around athletes that Minesing produced. He was a hockey and baseball star player and coach. He was known as a great horseshoe player and excelled at the game of curling. Ellsworth was inducted into the Ontario Horseshoe Hall of Fame in 2001 and was the […]
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