Originally created in 1991 at the West Side Arena, the Sports Wall of Fame is now located on the second level of the Vale Health & Wellness Centre.
The 2027 Sports Wall of Fame Ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2027.
To nominate an individual, team, organization, or volunteer for the 2027 class, please complete our nomination form. Applications for inductees will be accepted until the last day of November for the following induction year.
2026 Inductee Ceremony
Sport Wall of Fame Inductees
Martel resides in Port Colborne, and stands as one of the legitimate scoring machines in NCAA hockey history, and lettered as a hard-throwing righthander on the Northeastern Huskies varsity baseball…
Jerry Leitch born on October 22, 1916 in Port Robinson, Ontario, went to Midland at the age of two. He began organized hockey at the age of 10 and his minor hockey was played in Midland. In early…
Born in Crowland, Ontario in 1927, Johnny was a natural play maker throughout his Minor Hockey and Junior Career in Port Colborne. His pro career began with Portland of the P.C.H.L. in 1948 In 1949…
John Smits was born in Port Colborne in 1955. He lived just outside the border in Wainfleet for most of his life until moving into Port Colborne in the 1970s. John played hockey in the Port Colborne…
Jonathan (PJ) Bolger is a Port Colborne native and was first introduced to the Special Olympics in 1990 at the age of 13 when he joined the swim team. He has continued to enjoy participating and…
Joe Fabiani was born in Italy on April 29, 1950. His family immigrated to Canada in 1952 and settled in Port Colborne. At PCHS, Joe was an all-star athlete – talented in several sports,…
Joe Krahulec was born in Port Colborne. A defenseman, he began his hockey playing in Lions Minor Hockey. He played on the Junior “C” Championship Team of 1945/46, the St. Catharines Teepees Junior “A…
Born in Port Colborne, Ontario in 1959. Scott played his Minor Hockey in Port Colborne and attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts from 1976-1978. After University, Scott played in…
Kevin Keith was born and raised in Port Colborne. He was very active and participated in multiple sports growing up in the community. In 1967 Kevin was a member of the Port Colborne Bantam…
Lloyd Leslie Goss was born on August 24, 1931, in Fenwick, Ontario, and moved to Port Colborne in 1938. At the age of 18 he began working at Inco, and on August 25, 1952, he married Patrecia Halstead…