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HARDY CUP SPECIAL Wednesday March 1MZ Page Hockey Heritage honors our local devotees Jack Harrison The beginnings of the Georgetown Hockey Herit age award originated Tour ago when a Yugosla vian hockey team came to play the Intermediate A Raiders In making the announce ment of the dinner George town Raiders publicity director Trevor Moore said the theme or the dinner would be threetold will be the Introduct Roy Norton Sr Gerry Royal Canadian Legion Branch 120 Bud James Dill publisher of the Halton Hills Herald presented Harrison with a 10 inch by Inch color portrait of the trainer in full Raider garb l Norton was chosen as the winner of the Hockey Heritage award It was the first year the Hockey Heritage council used public nominations for award In Georgetown hockey dates to IMS in the days of Legion hockey He assisted end Self during those early morning Saturday games and was active In Saturday hockey for The diversity of his Interest and participation in all levels of hockey in the community ore particularly impressive James was on the executive of Support Group hockey for two years During the early sixties he is manager of the George- Georgetown Chrysler Raid- Intermediate A hockey Both as a player and coach Gerry has displayed a Dinner The 1982 winner of the Heritage Award is Gerry present coach of the tremendous amount of dedi cation leadership and talent to Georgetown hockey ion of the RaiderYugoslav game to be played the next night Wc will also pay tribute to local people who have devoted much of their time to hockey and we also want to play up George towns great hockey tradi tion he said Canadian Tire and McLaughlin Associates co- sponsored the Hockey age banquet which allowed tor the ticket prices to be held at IT for adults and for children Firm Dinner Four hundred people gathered for the Georgetown Raiders Hockey Heritage dinner at Holy Cross Audi Feb to among Other pay homage to Jack Harrison Harrison the clubs trainer spent the lost half century or so dev part his life hockey Telegrams were receded from Harold Ballard presi dent of Maple Leaf Gardens and Lefty euro tor of the Hockey Hall of Fame Ballard also sent along a hockey stick autographed by all the members of the Maple Leaf team In his years with hockey Norton was president and treasurer of the Support Croup treasurer of the Inter national Bantam tournament and he Served in various capacities in the house leagues He was never a coach or manager of a team The one thing oeing involved with kids hockey Is that the boys kept me feeling young Norton said For thei many years of devoted service and involve ment In minor hockey In Georgetown the local Branch 120 of the Royal Canadian Legion was chosen I960 winners of the Hockey Heritage award Their association with minor hockey dates back to and the Utile NHL Although they are not active ly involved In hockey this year tlie Legion has over the years been instrumental In the Involvement of young hockey players In the community 1981 Dinner Mr G Bud James was last years recipient of the Hockey Heritage award The involvement of James Gerry Inglis heritage recipient Georgetown Chrysler Raider coach Gerry has been named the 1982 winner of Georgetown presti gious Hockey Heritage award Inglls a low key but high profile local hockey person ality becomes the fifth annual recipient of the Herit age award which was presented to him Monday March in a special banquet in his honor One of the stated pur poses of the Heritage award Is to recognize a significant contribution to the George town hockey community Gerry a life long resident of Georgetown was active as a player for twenty years In which time be played on four Georgetown OHA championship teams A coach in house league and rep hockey Inglis was successful In coaching an Ontario Midget champion ship team an Junior championship and four InteTiedlate A championships HOLDS RECORD Inglls holds the record for the most cutlvc winner In Interme diate A competition three He might well be considered the most successful coach In Hills hockey history When talking about why Inglis was chosen many of the reason are repealed by different people Raider president Bob Hooper Is pleased with the choice of Inglis because ho says you could never begin to con template the number of hours Gerry Inglis has spent in amateur hockey Gerry taught a lot of people how to win Hooper It Is Indeed the winning attitude of Inglls that has impressed many people in Georgetown about his cap abilities as a player and talk to Gerry after a gome if he lost former Raider manager Bud James says But hes really a down to earth person wholl help you with anything if he can Hes liked for Ills coach James says GOOD KNOWLEDGE For James who was last years Heritage winner Gerry Inglis has a good knowledge of the game and all his teams are disciplin ed liked the way he handled the players how he disciplined them and how he played them James says When contacted about the award selection Inglis admitted surprise Accord ing to his wife Eleanor Gerry asked her if ho should turn down the award Ho doesnt like to be In the Urn plight In that respect would rather win as a team than be Individually his wife says is described by Eleanor as a very quiet man who Is also outspoken and takes a lot of pride in what he does keyed up for hockey games and he doesnt take defeat lightly she League AllStars announced The Georgetown Chrysler Raiders dominated the Inter mediate A Southern division AllStar balloting for the 1981 regular season by placing five members of the cluh on the top 10 positions Nominated to line as centre was Gory Ford who tied with Dean of Port Elgin Left wing Peter Sturgeon and BUI Hamilton were also selected to the firsl all star lineup On defence Raider captain Steve Lyon was selected along with Owen Sounds Rick Green The top was Craig Watson from Midland Coach on the first team wos Sly while Raider mentor Gerry Inglis took the second team selection as coach Dave the first string position as Manager for the while Owen Sounds Bob was selected as trainer The second team allstar consisted of Tim and Tom as centre tied Greg Scarlett wing Dave Payne Colllng wood right wing Del Wat son Colllngwood defence Wayne King Midland defence Dave Rosner Port Elgin goal Gerry Georgetown coach Selected as the Most Valu able Player for the Inter mediate A league was Georgetowns scorer BUI Hamilton while the Most Valuable award went to Rick Green of Owen Sound From One Winner To Another the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Since 1866 Guelph St Georgetown For Classified Ads CALL 8778822