The Sackville Sports Heritage Hall of Fame Society is pleased to support The First Annual Bill Chase Memorial Cup as part of The Rally for The Rink and the launch for Kraft Hockeyville

Bill Chase * – Inducted in the Sackville Sports Heritage Hall of Fame in 2003 -Builder – Hockey.

His name is synonymous with the highly successful Sackville Blazers junior hockey club, but Bill Chase’s contributions to the overall sporting wealth of the community was not overlooked in his induction to the Builder’s Section of the Hall. As a prominent figure in the establishment of numerous sports groups aimed at bettering life for Sackville’s youth, Chase always seemed able to surround himself with volunteers equally impassioned at seeing whatever project they undertook was completed. While his name will forever be emblazoned on the community as the man instrumental in bringing about the arrival of Junior B hockey to Sackville, Chase’s thousands of hours volunteering and his financial support of numerous undertakings that earned him a permanent place in Sackville’s sporting history. He was a founding member of the Sackville Minor Hockey Association. When he noticed most of the players were disappearing after a certain age, Bill and several colleagues determined to find a higher level of play for the locals and a permanent tenant for the new Community Arena. Rejected by the Metro Valley League for an expansion franchise, the group purchased the Spryfield Rangers Junior C affiliate, moved the team to Sackville and the rest is history. The Blazers, under Bill’s tutelage, became a vital part of the Sackville sporting scene and have remained so for nearly a quarter century. With Chase shouldering most of the paperwork, including use of office space looking after much of the financial investments in the organization, the Blazers evolved into one of the most successful junior hockey franchise business operations in the country.

INDUCTEES 1981-2024

Eighty-four inductees in the SSHHoF. Thirty-five athletes. thirty-seven builders and twelve teams.

Athletes (35) Valerie Bechard, James Sheppard, Trevor Wamback, Ross Webb*, Paula O’Connell, Chris Scott, Derrick Dempster, Hannah Hubley, Leslie-Anne Young*, Danial Murphy, Rick Pinkney, Daniel J Romo, Bernard (Bernie)Bishop, Jillian D’Alessio, Paul Sheppard. Lewis Kelly Jr, Sarah Bray, Eileen Burke, Gladie (Mosher) Turple, James Blood, Nicolle Gillis, David Pinkney*, Kim Vanderhoek, Wayne E Gordon, Jeri Sharkey, Lisa (Carberry) Rowe, Ross Raymond Sampson, Scott Edward Kelly, Frank McMahon, Garnet Sydney Cooke, Robert Douglas Peverill.

Builders (37) William ‘Bill” Repchull, Darrell Dempster*, Gord Dwyer, Shawn Healey, Pat Henneberry, Mike Lidstone, Derrick Brooks, Bill MacDonald, Rob Morgan, Stephen Lane, Kevin Ross, Dr. Patricia (Benoit) Chafe, Donald J Syms, Larry Marchand, Hubert Earle*, Bud Bremner, Ray Ivany, George H Matthews, Ken Faulkner, Lake District Recreation Association, Hugh MacDonald, Barbara Ann Slaunwhite, Robert Eldon Bayard, John (Jim) Collins, Glen Slaunwhite, Herman H Wills, Les Mayo, Ken Barrett, Doug Mitchell, Bill Arsenault, John Sperdakes, Alison Arsenault, Bill Chase, Greta Marina Gordon, Pauline Stanick, Taylor Gordon*. *Members of Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame.

Teams (12) Sackville Under 16 Ladies Soccer 1980, Sackville Under 18 Men’s Wrestling 2013, Sackville Baseball Little League All-stars 1971, Sackville Bantam Acadians 1985-86, Millwood Knights 2011-12, Sackville High Kingfishers 1992-93, Sackville Chiefs 2012, Sackville Jr. B Blazers 2011, Sackville Acadians Softball 1983, Sackville Jr. C Blazers 1977, Sackville Scooters 2002.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Darrell Dempster – President, Ann Louise Kerr – Vice President, Ross Sampson – Treasurer, Steve Ferguson – Secretary. Members at Large – Darrell Jessome, Wayde Lively, Adam Lucas, Samantha Pashkoski, Glen Reid, Crystal Spence.