List of members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

This list shows all the recipients of the Order of Sport and members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Inductees

Year Name Sport CategoryAchievements Ref 1976 Amateur sports Builder Coached 57 teams and won 200 amateur city, provincial and national championship titles. 2010 Football Builder Administrator of the BC Lions. Inducted to Canadian Football Hall of Fame. 1975 Ice hockey Builder Played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver Millionaires, Toronto St. Patricks and Ottawa Senators. Won Stanley Cups with the Toronto Arenas and Ottawa Senators. Coach and general manager for Detroit Red Wings (seven Stanley Cups and twelve NHL championships). 2018 Wheelchair racing Athlete Six-time world champion and thirteen time Paralympic medallist 2018 Football Athlete Four-time Grey Cup champion 1955 Canoe / Kayak Sprint Athlete Won Canada's only gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics for 1,000m singles and set Olympic record. 1964 Bobsleigh Athlete Member of the gold medal-winning Canadian bobsleigh team at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics 1973 Soccer Builder Resurrected the Canadian Football Soccer Association, which later became the Canadian Soccer Association. 1975 Ice hockey Athlete Received the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1942. Won the Stanley Cup with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1947 and 1948. Named to Order of Canada in 1977. 1957 Rowing Athlete Won Canada's first-ever rowing gold medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. 1974 Water skiing Athlete Broke 28 Canadian records and winning ten consecutive national titles from 1966 to 1975. 1999 Ice hockey Builder Was the president and chief executive officer of the Quebec Nordiques. Pushed for the adoption of the overtime period in the NHL. Championed the use of video replay for adjudication purposes. 2015 Speed skating Athlete Won medals at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. 2005 Ice hockey Athlete Played for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series 2004 Athletics Athlete Won gold medal for 100m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Was the world record holder of 9.84 seconds for 100m race from 1996 to 1999. 1971 Multisport Athlete Won the 1891 Campbell Rowley Trophy – Winnipeg All-round Gymnastic Championship. Was the winner of the Carruthers' Cup – one-mile bicycle championship from 1894 to 1896. Won the Stanley Cup with the Winnipeg Victorias in 1896 and 1901. 2018 Baseball Athlete First All-American Girls Professional Baseball League athlete and first Canadian woman broadcaster 1955 Basketball Athlete In 1939, at the age of 16, he was the youngest to play for Canadian Championship Basketball Team. In 1943, he set the Canadian scoring record of 38 points in a single game while playing for the Royal Canadian Air Force team. 1969 Golf Athlete First Canadian to win the PGA Tour event (Mayfair Open) in 1955. Miller Trophy winner (1952, 1954, 1958, 1961) 1973 Curling Athlete Won the Macdonald Brier, the Alberta Curling Association Bonspiel grand aggregate, and the Edmonton ACT car bonspiel. Youngest skip to win Canadian championships in his time (1954). 1959 Athletics Athlete Won silver medal for 400m race in 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and a bronze medal for 1600m relay in 1932 Los Angeles Olympics 1963 Speed skating Athlete Won world title in 1897. One of the first skaters inducted into U.S. Skating Hall of Fame. 2013 Rowing Athlete Won two gold medals at the 1991 World Rowing Championships. Won two gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics 2015 Rodeo Builder Rodeo pioneer 1916–1940, Father of Modern Rodeo, All-Around Champion, rodeo equipment inventor, set 1933 world record time, introduced brahma bull riding to rodeo, rodeo sport artist. 2001 Tennis Athlete Top-ranked player in Canada from 1982 to 1986. Reached semifinals in the 1984 US Open. Won Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year twice in 1983 and 1985. 1975 Football Athlete Won the 1921 Grey Cup (Dominion) with Toronto Argonauts. Won the Grey Cup with Queen's University Golden Gaels from 1922 to 1924. 2020–21 Power Lifting / Special Olympics Athlete Athlete 13 Gold and 2 Silver medals over four appearances at Special Olympics World Summer Games. 1973 Ice hockey Builder Formed Canada's first national hockey team to compete in Olympics (1964, 1968). Led the Canadian ice hockey national team to win bronze at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics. 2005 Cycling – Road Athlete Won four Canadian National Championship titles from 1978 to 1996. Received the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. First Canadian to win a stage on the Tour de France in 1990. 1987 Swimming Athlete Set world records in 200m and 400m. Won a gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. 1998 Biathlon Athlete Became the first Canadian to win the 1991 World Cup biathlon. Won a bronze medal in the 1992 Albertville Olympics in 15 km (first ever Canadian Olympic biathlon medalist); two gold medals in the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. 1996 Tennis Athlete Was the number one ranked tennis player in Canada from 1955 to 1965. Won the Canadian Open three times (1955, 1957, 1958). 1979 Lacrosse Builder Known as the "Father of Lacrosse". Published pamphlet outlining rules of lacrosse in 1860 and formed the National Lacrosse Association in 1867. 2005 Baseball Builder Was the president of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1989 to 1997. Became the president and COO of the Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2002. 1956 Boxing Athlete In 1929, he won the Canadian title and reached the World Flyweight Championship semifinals. 1975 Ice hockey Athlete Captain of the Montreal Canadiens from 1961 to 1971. Won the Art Ross Trophy for most points scored in a season in 1956 and the Hart Trophy for NHL's Most Valuable Player twice (1956, 1964). Received the Conn Smythe Trophy for Most Valuable Player in the playoffs in 1965. 1955 Athletics Athlete A member of the 'Matchless Six', Canada's first women's Olympic track team. Won the gold medal for the 4 × 100 m relay in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. 1958 Swimming Athlete In 1954, she swam 26-mile marathon in Atlantic City and became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario (in 20 hours and 58 minutes). Won the Northern Star Award for Canada's most outstanding athlete. Became the youngest person to swim the English Channel in 1955. 1996 Big Ben Equestrian Athlete Won two gold medals at the 1987 Pan American Games and two consecutive World Cups (1988, 1989); first horse to do so. More than 40 Grand Prix victories 2005 Ice hockey Athlete Played for Team Canada in 1972. 2005 Ice hockey Athlete Played for Team Canada in 1972. 2019 Rowing Builder Part of the Canadian women's rowing team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; made significant contributions to rowing umpiring, organization, and education 1987 Diving Athlete Won gold medal in 3m in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. 2025Martha BillesSports AdministrationBuilderco-founded Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities 2019 Freestyle Skiing Athlete Gold Medal in moguls at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver; the first Canadian athlete ever to win an Olympic Gold medal on home soil 1982 Lacrosse Athlete Played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. Won Commissioner's Trophy for Most Valuable Player in 1959 and Mike Kelly Medal for Most Outstanding Player in the Mann Cup twice (1959, 1962). 1975 Ice hockey Builder Won the Hart Trophy & Art Ross Trophy (1938–1939). Coached Montreal Canadiens from 1955 to 1968 (team won eight Stanley Cups) 1955 The Bluenose Sailing Athlete Undefeated champion of International Fisherman's Trophy race (1921–1938). 1958 Shooting Athlete Won King's Prize at Bisley (1951). In 1954, he won a gold medal at World Championships with world record score of 598 out of 600 points. Won bronze medal in 1956 Melbourne Olympics. 1977 Rowing Athlete Member of the Outer Cove Rowing Crew, winners of the Fisherman's Race in 1901 in a record time of 9 minutes and 13 seconds 1977 Para Athletics Athlete Won gold medal in high jump and gold medal in long jump in 1976 Summer Paralympics. Broke world records. 2023 Softball Athlete Won three Canadian championships. First female winner of the Tom Longboat Award. 2007 Ice hockey Athlete Won Calder Memorial Trophy (1977–1978) and Conn Smythe Trophy as Stanley Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player (1982). Won Lady Byng Trophy (1983, 1984, 1986). 1975 Ice hockey Builder Coached New York Rovers and New York Rangers (won Stanley Cup in 1940). Was General Manager of New York Rangers from 1949 to 1955. 1984 Speed skating Athlete Won silver medal in 1000m in 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Won bronze medal in 500m and gold medals in 100m and 1500m in 1984 Sarajevo Olympics. First Canadian male to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Olympics. 2015 Golf Builder Decorated amateur golfer; championed development of women's golf 2019 Para Nordic Skiing & Para Athletics Athlete First Canadian woman to medal in both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games; 10-time Paralympic medallist 2011 Ice hockey Athlete 2001 Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avalanche; 5-time NHL top defenceman 1955 Figure skating Athlete Won Canadian Men's Single Figure Skating title in 1947. Won World Championships in 1954 and 1955 with partner Francis Dafoe – the first Canadians to win a world pairs figure skating title; 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics silver medallist 1999 Ice hockey Athlete Won Vezina Trophy twice (1961, 1965) and Stanley Cups with Toronto Maple Leafs (1962–1967). 2004 Ice hockey Builder Coached most Stanley Cup winning teams (9 teams). 1975 Football Athlete Won Grey Cup with Toronto Balmy Beach in 1930 and with Toronto Argonauts in 1933. Won Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy in 1934. 1979 Diving Athlete Won silver medal in 10m and bronze in 3m in 1966 Kingston Commonwealth Games. In 1970, she won two gold medals in Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. Held 34 Canadian titles. 1996 Figure skating Athlete 2-time Olympic bronze medallist (1992, 1994); 1993 World Champion; 3-time World Championship silver medallist (1990, 1991, 1994) with partner Lloyd Eisler 2010 Freestyle skiing Athlete Won gold medal in moguls in 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. 1975 Football Athlete Was captain of Toronto Argonauts in 1924. Coach of the University of Western Ontario Mustangs from 1929 to 1934. 2002 Ice hockey Builder Won the Stanley Cup with Toronto Maple Leafs (1962, 1963, 1964). Player-coach for IFK Helsinki team in Finland (1968–1969). 1956 Athletics Athlete Won bronze medal in running broad jump in 1908 London Olympics and silver medal in running broad jump in 1912 Stockholm Olympics. 2024Debbie BrillAthleticsAthlete 2019 Ice hockey Athlete Three time Stanley Cup champion with the New Jersey Devils 1956 Boxing Athlete Renowned amateur/professional boxer during the World War I era, in the welterweight and middleweight classes. 1955 Boxing Athlete World boxing champion in 1931 as a welterweight, and in 1933 as a middleweight. 1956 Rowing Athlete Won significant local and international races in single-sculls between 1864 and 1874. 1994 Figure Skating Athlete Won the World Figure Skating Championship in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1993. First skater to execute a quadruple toe loop in competition. 2009 Canoe / Kayak Sprint Athlete 10-time World champion; 3-time Olympic medallist; Northern Star Award winner (1999) 2014 Ski jumping Athlete 4-time Olympian 1996 Figure skating Builder Successful coach; trained 26 Canadian medallists at World Championship and Olympic level 1965 Figure skating Athlete Olympic bronze medallist (1964); Northern Star Award winner (1965); Bobbie Rosenfeld Award winner (1964, 1965) 1977 Speed skating Athlete 3-time World champion 1972 Shooting – Rifle Athlete Youngest ever to win The King's Prize (1924) 2014 Freestyle skiing Athlete World champion (2005) 2015 Swimming Athlete 3-time medallist at the 1930 British Empire Games, including a gold in the 800 yard freestyle relay 1955 Boxing Athlete World Heavyweight Title (1906) 1997 Canoe / Kayak Sprint Athlete 2-time Olympic medallist (1984), including a gold in C1 500 2015 Ice hockey Builder First p