Six inducted Thursday at 鲍鱼直播 Sports Hall of Fame luncheon

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Six inducted Thursday at 鲍鱼直播 Sports Hall of Fame luncheon

Published: 13 October 2011

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MONTREAL - Martin Raymond, an assistant coach with the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning, headlined a cast of six inductees enshrined Thursday into the 鲍鱼直播 Sports Hall of Fame, bringing the list of honoured members to 107 since the pantheon opened in 1996.

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The induction luncheon kicked off the University's Homecoming Week celebrations.

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Raymond, an all-Canadian 鲍鱼直播 from Pierrefonds, Que., flew in from Tampa for the event, then flew out to Long Island immediately after the induction ceremony, for Tampa's game against the Islanders Thursday night. Raymond who graduated as the second-leading scorer in the 鲍鱼直播 hockey record books, later went on to become the all-time winningest coach in 鲍鱼直播 history.

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Other honourees include All-Canadian soccer players Natalie Ioanidis of Beaconsfield, Que., and Marc Mounicot, a native of France who currently serves as head coach of the 鲍鱼直播 women's soccer team. Inducted posthumously will be Rocky Robillard, a football and hockey star originally from Ottawa and the late Dr. Ross Hill, a Montrealer who will be inducted in the builder category.

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Rounding out the new slate is 鲍鱼直播's 1997 national championship men's soccer team, which posted a 10-6-6 record overall, including an upset victory over heavily-favoured UBC in the CIS gold medal game.

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Submissions for future inductions can be made by obtaining a nomination brochure from Kathryn Weaver at kathryn.weaver [at] mcgill.ca. A list of previous inductees can be found online at (www.mcgill.ca/athletics/varsitysports/athletes/hof/inductees/).

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The selection committee, chaired by Richard Pound, was composed of a group representing students, administrative staff, university officials and alumni, including Prof. David Covo, Tom Thompson, Mike Nelson, Dawson Tilley, Sally McDougall, Gael Eakin, Bob Winsor, Gayle Noble, Robert Watt, Stephen Lloyd, Matthew Chesser, Leanne Roach, Drew Love (secretary), Kathryn Weaver (recording secretary) and Earl Zukerman (research coordinator).

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DETAILED PROFILES OF EACH INDUCTEE ARE POSTED BELOW:

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Martin Raymond

Hockey star Martin Raymond has been selected in both the athlete and builder categories and is among a half-dozen 2011 new additions to the 鲍鱼直播 Sports Hall of Fame.

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Raymond, a native of Pierrefonds, Que., played five seasons for the 鲍鱼直播 Redmen, earning all-conference honours three times and All-Canadian status in his final season (1991-92) when he served as team captain. He finished his playing career as 鲍鱼直播's all-time assist leader with 144 (now ranked second), is still third in career points (253 in 154 games) and third in career goals (109).

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Raymond was also a member of the bronze medal-winning Team Canada squad at the 1991 Spengler Cup tournament in Davos, Switzerland. He received the Forbes Trophy in 1992 as 鲍鱼直播's male athlete of the year, and the Bobby Bell Trophy as Team MVP in 1991-92 after leading the Redmen in scoring with 34-37-71 in 36 games. He also won two annual Molson Cups as the 鲍鱼直播 hockey team's leader in three star selections.

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Raymond graduated from 鲍鱼直播 in 1990 with a bachelor of education and returned to work on a master's degree in physical education. He played professional hockey in Germany (EA Schongau) for one season before returning to 鲍鱼直播 in 1993 to complete his master's degree, which he finished in 1996.

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A recipient of the R.E. Wilkinson Award in 1991, given annually to a 鲍鱼直播 graduate student who best combines academic merit and exceptional leadership, Raymond became only the sixth team captain in 鲍鱼直播 hockey history to be named head coach. He served for three years as an assistant coach with the Redmen then took over the head coaching duties for the next 14 years, becoming the all-time winningest coach in 鲍鱼直播 hockey history.听 He finished the 2008-09 season with a lifetime 293-192-35 record overall (.597) in 520 career games as 鲍鱼直播's bench boss, including a 206-110-30 mark (.639) in 346 regular season contests and a 33-26 record in 59 post-season affairs.

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Raymond is a four-time OUA East coach-of-the-year recipient. He won the award in 2000, 2005, 2006 and 2009. He first won the award in 1999-00 after leading 鲍鱼直播 to a school record for wins with a 21-5-0 second-place finish.

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In 2005-06, Raymond became the first 鲍鱼直播 coach to win the Father George Kehoe memorial award as CIS coach of the year in men's hockey. He was also honoured as Quebec coach of the year by the Foundation for Quebec University Athletics, after guiding the Redmen to a stunning 20-1-3 regular season record and their second straight divisional title en route to winning the OUA East championship in 2005-06. The back-to-back, first-place finishes marked the first time since 1946 that 鲍鱼直播 had finished atop the standings.

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During his tenure at 鲍鱼直播, he produced 29 players who have gone on to playing careers in pro hockey, including one in the NHL (Mathieu Darche) and five others with stints in the AHL (Greg Davis, Pierre Gendron, Daniel Jacob, David Urquhart, Jean-Michel Daoust).

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He also coached the Quebec provincial team to a bronze medal at the 2004 under-17 world hockey championships in St. John's, Nfld. At the pro level, he coached the Roller Hockey International's Montreal Roadrunners for two summers in addition to running the Montreal Canadiens rookie camp in 1997.

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He left 鲍鱼直播 in 2009 to serves as an assistant coach with the AHL's Hamilton Bulldogs and after that season, made the jump to the NHL, where he was appointed to Guy Boucher's coaching staff with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Dr. Ross Hill

Ross Olgivie Hill has been selected in the builder category.

Dr. Hill was a most avid varsity sports fan and a longtime supporter of 鲍鱼直播 Athletics, in general. An active member of both the Friends of 鲍鱼直播 Hockey and Football executives, he also served as honorary president of the football team and was honorary captain of the hockey Redmen.听 The men's basketball squad awards its annual team MVP with the Ross Hill trophy, a crystal glass bowl, named in his honour and donated by the 鲍鱼直播 Alumni Association.

"During my (three decades), there was no single individual more supportive of 鲍鱼直播 Athletics and (our) student-athletes than Ross Hill," said Bob Dubeau, who served as director of athletics at 鲍鱼直播 from 1978-2005.

"His most significant impact was as a mentor and supporter of coaches, student-athletes and his promotion of the values of intercollegiate sport to his academic colleagues, university governors, administrators and to 鲍鱼直播 graduates."

Born Ross Ogilvie Hill on Canada Day, 1923, in Montreal, he completed his primary and secondary schooling in Montreal. He attended West Hill high school and 鲍鱼直播, earning a bachelor of science in 1946 and a medical degree in 1948, specializing in radiology.

He played on the University's undefeated intermediate football championship team in 1945 and was a member of the 鲍鱼直播 Outing Club and the Sigma Chi fraternity.听 He also served on the Pre-Medical Society executive.

Hill became a member of the Faculty of Medicine at 鲍鱼直播 in 1965, attaining the rank of associate professor in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology in 1973. He served on 鲍鱼直播's board of governors, was a professor emeritus, was a governor emeritus and served on numerous committees.听 His devotion and dedication to the University was widely recognized.

Hill also spent three decades as a radiologist at the Montreal General Hospital before retiring in 1994. He passed away in Ottawa on Jan. 15, 2006.

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Marc Mounicot

Soccer coach Marc Mounicot has been selected in the athlete category.

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He was born Oct. 10, 1963 in Arin Luzien, France and attended 鲍鱼直播 from 1995 to 1998, earning a master's degree in physical education. He played three years for the men's soccer team, earning all-conference honours each season and twice merited all-Canadian status.

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A prolific 鲍鱼直播, Mounicot scored 26 goals in 54 career games with the Redmen and won the Bill Searles trophy as team MVP in his final campaign, when he led the Quebec league in scoring, was voted conference player of the year and co-captained 鲍鱼直播 to a national title.

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At the 1997 CIAU championship tournament in Halifax, Mounicot put 鲍鱼直播 in position to win the gold medal match 1-0 over heavily-favoured UBC by scoring a crucial tying goal in what proved to be a 5-4 decision on penalty kicks. 鲍鱼直播 won the championship on its next shot, a goal by Peter Bryant.

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Mounicot was selected Game MVP in the CIAU tourney opener against York, was named to championship all-tournament team and went on to capture the Forbes trophy as 鲍鱼直播's male athlete of the year in 1997-98.

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After graduating, he went on to serve as head coach of the 鲍鱼直播 Martlets, where he became the all-time winningest coach in 鲍鱼直播 women's soccer history and earned CIS coach-of-the-year honours in 2009.

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Rocky Robillard

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Hockey and football legend Rocky Robillard has been selected in the athlete category.

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Born Rock Anthony Robillard in Ottawa on Aug. 28, 1922, he was educated at Lisgar Collegiate and St. Pat's College, where he was a standout multi-sport athlete.

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Prior to enrolling at 鲍鱼直播, he served with the army and air force during the Second World War, from 1942 to 1945. As a member of No. 429 Squadron, he flew numerous missions in the Avro Lancaster, a four-engine, heavy bomber, which was arguably the most famous and successful night bomber during the war.

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A gifted athlete and humble recipient of many athletic awards, Robillard entered 鲍鱼直播 in 1947, where he competed with the intermediate basketball and track teams as a freshman but was primarily a two-sport athlete, playing both football and hockey.

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''Rocky'' had the rare distinction of captaining both the hockey and football teams in his final season, when he received the Forbes trophy as 鲍鱼直播's male athlete of the year in 1949-50.

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On the gridiron, he was an all-star running back but also played as a kicker and quarterback, scoring 62 points, including seven touchdowns in 18 career games over three seasons. He led the league in scoring during his junior year and won the team's Fred Wigle trophy as most improved player in his senior campaign.

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Robillard also led the hockey Redmen in scoring in each of his final two years and compiled a 17-17-34 record in 19 career games with the Redmen before graduating in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in science, majoring in physical education.

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After graduation, he was appointed as a teacher and administrator in the 鲍鱼直播 faculty of physical education. During that time he also took over as head coach of the hockey Redmen, where he served from 1951-52 to 1957-58, guiding the team to a 54-64-5 record overall. He also served seven years as an assistant coach for the football Redmen under legendary coaches Vic Obeck and Doug Kerr. In addition, he coached the junior varsity football squad to the Ottawa - St. Lawrence league championship in 1954.

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After stepping down from his coaching duties at 鲍鱼直播, Robillard moved back to his hometown to embark on a teaching and administrative career at the University of Ottawa, St. Patrick's and Fisher Park schools, Ridgemont and Highland Park high schools. He also was a sports broadcaster with CFRA and CJOH and play-by-play announcer for Ottawa Rough Riders.

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Robillard lived to the age of 86 and passed away in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2008.

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Natalie Ioanidis

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Soccer standout Natalie Ioanidis has been selected in the athlete category.

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Ioanidis was born Dec. 24, 1969 in Beaconsfield, Que., and was educated at Christmas Park elementary school, Beaconsfield high school and John Abbott College before graduating from 鲍鱼直播 with an elementary education degree in 1992.

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She starred for three seasons on the soccer field at Molson Stadium. A three-time all-conference midfielder and 鲍鱼直播, she was the first Martlets soccer player to merit all-Canadian honours three times and upon graduation, was the team's all-time leading scorer with 37 goals in 44 career contests.

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Ioanidis led the nation in scoring as a freshman in 1989 and again in her final campaign when she notched 12 markers in nine league games. After her second year, she won 鲍鱼直播's Uldis Auders Award as the sophomore who best combines academics with athletic performance. In 1991, she served as captain of the Martlets, was named as the Quebec conference player of the year and was voted Team MVP.

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She guided the Martlets to three league championships and three berths at the national championship tournament. In her final season, was named Game MVP of the Quebec final, after tallying the winning marker in overtime.

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After graduating from 鲍鱼直播, she started teaching with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and is currently employed at Stonecrest elementary school where she also coaches junior and intermediate boys soccer teams.

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The 1997 Redmen soccer team

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The 1997 鲍鱼直播 men's soccer squad has been selected in the team category.

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The Redmen overcame all odds to capture an unexpected national championship in what was thought to be a rebuilding season, marking the school's first CIAU title in any sport over the previous decade.

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The Redmen finished first in the Quebec conference with a 6-2-2 regular season record and posted a 10-6-6 record overall, en route to capturing the QSSF title and the CIAU's Sam Davidson trophy.

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In the CIAU gold medal match at Halifax, 鲍鱼直播 overcame the loss of Marc Labrom, an all-Canadian defender, to a red card only four听 minutes after the opening whistle. They played air-tight defence against heavily-favoured UBC and came away with a 1-0 victory, after a 5-4 decision on penalty kicks. Co-captain and all-Canadian Marc Mounicot tied the shootout round at 4-4 and Peter Bryant netted the decisive marker with his only goal of the season.

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Mounicot, who shared the conference scoring lead, was voted as the league's player of the year and won the Forbes trophy as 鲍鱼直播's male athlete of the year.

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Pat Raimondo earned conference coach-of-the-year honours and the team featured five conference all-stars, including Labrom, Mounicot, Kevin McConnell and goalkeeper Jason Forsyth, who was named CIS tourney MVP and later won the Uldis Auders trophy winner as 鲍鱼直播's top sophomore student-athlete.

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1997 鲍鱼直播 Redmen Soccer Championship Team Photo:

FRONT ROW (left to right): Kevin McConnell, Marc Mounicot (co-captain), Graham Butcher (asst. coach), Salim Brahimi (asst. coach), Pat Raimondo (head coach), Adam Mar (asst. coach), Sean Shepherd (co-captain), Peter Bryant (alternate captain). MIDDLE ROW: Marc Labrom, Rehan Ali, Gino Lalli, Shawndelle Hanna (student therapist), Jennifer Williams (student therapist), Caroline Lavoie (physiotherapist), Sabrina Polletta (student therapist), Robert Baird, Keith Dennis, Jason Frenette. BACK ROW: Gaetano Zullo, Dan Bernad, Simon Abadie, Jason Forsyth (goalkeeper), Simon Raby, Eddy Zuppel (goalkeeper), Justin Student, Andrew Eisenstark and Ehab Rashid.