Cambridge Aquajets Relay 1984
Cambridge Team of the Year 198 Relay teams, by their nature, are somewhat ephemeral. The team is subject to change frequently when new swimmers come along with better times. But in 1984 the Cambridge Aquajets relay team of Ray Brown, Andrew Moir, Craig Ridsdale and Jonathan Wakefield, came together for a magical year in which […]
Landry & Johnston
Cindy Landry (born 1972) was one half of the well-known Canadian figure skating pairs team of Landry and Johnston, and for a time, they were one of the top pairs teams in the world. With partner Lyndon Johnston, Landry won the silver medal at the 1989 World Figure Skating Championships in Paris. After winning the […]
Cec Dunn
Aug. 3, 1914 – July 13, 2008 For the latter half of the 20th century, Cec Dunn was a familiar face in ballparks throughout southern Ontario, and was held in high-esteem by all who knew him. Born and raised in Cambridge in 1914, he was one of two children. When still at Galt Collegiate, he […]
Al Findlay
Sept. 5, 1941 – December 11, 2020 Al Findlay was born in North Bay, grew up in Thornhill, and came to Preston in 1959 when his father, Nels, bought the Sulpher Springs Hotel. The highlight of coming to Preston occured one summer day when he walked over to Riverside Park and saw a bunch of guys […]
Wes Lillie
March 19, 1929 – October 30-2018 Wes Lillie grew up on Galt’s east side, at 21 Lowrey Ave. N., and was destined to have a lifelong involvement with local sport. He went from batboy with the Galt Terriers base ball team to player, executive, president. He followed a similar path in hockey, playing Jr. B, […]
John Cullen
Although John Cullen toiled for a number of NHL teams during his NHL career, he was considered a standout and was much in demand. Cullen was born in Puslinch, Ontario on August 2, 1964. One of six children of Barry and Loretta Cullen, his father and uncles Brian and Ray all played in the NHL. […]
Joe Hogan
Sept. 5, 1941 – Sept. 9, 2012 A Galt native, Joe Hogan grew up on Rose Street, a short walk over Mill Creek from Galt Arena Gardens. Born during the war year of 1941, when Hogan wasn’t skating at Galt Arena he was on the winter ice at the adjacent Soper Park, or on the […]
Ann Higgs (Klager)
Ann Klager, a native of Hespeler, became Canadian Women’s Overall Water Ski Champion at the age of 20. Hers was a short-lived career, but despite its brevity, the talented athlete produced some outstanding results. Klager honed her water skiing skills on nearby Puslinch Lake, a summertime haven for generations of youth from Galt, Preston and […]
Cambridge Turbos 2007-08
2007 – 2008 World Champions The Cambridge Ringette Turbos were the dominant force in the world from 2007 to 2009. In the 2007-2008 season they lost only four games and were top-ranked for most of the year. That season Jennifer Wakefield was named the National Ringette League’s (NRL) most valuable player and the team, coached […]
Cambridge Short Track Relay
1990 National Champions, Provincial Champions – Cambridge Team of the Year Cambridge’s 1990 boys short track relay speedskating team was in a league of its own in the early part of the 1990s. The club comprised some of the most promising young speed skaters in the nation at that time, and two world-class coaches in […]