2012 Inductees

Adam Foote - Athlete ~ Hockey

Born in Toronto on July 10, 1971. In 1976 he moved to Whitby with his family. As a student in Whitby he attended E.A.Fairman and Colonel Farewell public schools and Henry Street High School.

A product of the Brooklin-Whitby Minor Hockey Association (now the WMHA), he was part of the two time OMHA "AA" Minor Bantam championship teams from 1984-85 and 1985-86. Adam was drafted in 1988 to play for the OHL Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds where he played for 3 seasons culminating in a Memorial Cup appearance in his final season. He played 186 regular season games with the Greyhounds scoring 37 goals with 125 assists for 162 points. In 14 playoff games he had 5 goals and 12 assists. Adam was named to the OHL All-Star team for the 1990-91 season.

Drafted 22nd overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Adam played in Quebec for four seasons prior to the team moving to Colorado as the Avalanche. With the Avalanche he won two Stanley Cups; the first at the end of the 1995-96 season and then again at the end of the 2000-01 season.

Following the NHL lockout of 2004-05, Adam signed on with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2005-06 season and stayed with that team until traded back to Colorado in Feb. 2008. He became captain of the Avalanche at the start of the 2009-10 season. His final game was April 10, 2011 with the Avalanche winning in overtime against Edmonton and Adam being named the game's first star.

During his NHL career this 6' 2", 226 lb. defenceman played in in 1154 regular season games, scoring 66 goals with 242 assists for a total of 308 points and an additional 170 playoff games in which he had 7 goals and 35 assists.

Internationally Adam played for Canada in the inaugural World Cup in 1996, played for Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics, won gold for Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics, gold in the 2004 World Cup, and skated for Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Wayne Primeau - Athlete ~ Hockey

Born in Scarborough on June 4, 1976, Wayne moved to Whitby with him family in 1980. He attended F.M. Heard Public School, Pringle Creek Public School and Anderson CVI.

Wayne is a product of the Brooklin-Whitby Minor Hockey Association (now the WMHA). As a Whitby Midget AAA player, Wayne was drafted 4th overall by the Owen Sound Platers in 1992 and played for the Platers for the 92-93, 93-94, 94-95, and part of the 95-96 seasons finishing off his last year in Junior with the Oshawa Generals. During his time in the OHL, Wayne played in 249 regular season games scoring 96 goals with 181 assists for 277 points and an additional 30 playoff games with 8 goals and 22 assists. He was drafted as the 17th overall pick in the first round by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1994 draft.

In 1992, Wayne was chosen for the Team Ontario U17 team and followed that honour up with his selection to Team Canada's U18 team in 1993.

Wayne appeared with the NHL Sabres for 1 game in 1995 and 2 games in 1996 while still a Junior. He also played 32 games for the Rochester Americans in 1996 winning the Calder Cup and again with the Americans at the start of the 1996-97 season. He played with the Buffalo Sabres for four seasons before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2000. While with the Sabres, Wayne played in the 1999 Stanley Cup finals losing to the Dallas Stars. During his career, Wayne has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Throughout his NHL career, this 230lb, 6' 3" centre played in 774 games, scoring 69 goals with 125 assists for a total of 194 points in the regular season and another 90 games in the playoffs with 7 goals and 14 assists.

Anne Windover - Athlete ~ Lacrosse

Born in Whitby, March 25, 1974 and is a graduate of St. John the Evangelist School, Whitby and Dennis O'Connor High School, Ajax, Ontario.

At the age of 5, Anne started playing box lacrosse in Whitby's Minor Lacrosse Association with her two brothers; she played nine years on Whitby's Representative boys' lacrosse teams from Tyke through Midget. Anne possessed a gifted natural talent for lacrosse – particularly her prolific goal scoring abilities which enabled her Whitby Lacrosse Teams to achieve a high degree of success in League, Provincial and National competitions.

In her high school years, Anne was a dominate player in high school field lacrosse, as well as for the Ontario Senior Women's and Canadian Women's Field Lacrosse Teams, participating in numerous tournaments including the U.S. Nationals, the Vail Shootout, in Vail, Colorado and the Canadian Championships. Other highlights of Anne's high school years included participation in the following:

1991 – Member of the British Columbia's Senior Women's Lacrosse Team that played in the International Friendship Games held in Tokyo/Kyoto, Japan.

1992 – Member of Canada's Senior Women's Lacrosse Team that toured England, Scotland and Wales.

1993 – Selected to the Canadian Women's Lacrosse Team that competed in the 1994 World Cup, in Scotland. Anne was the youngest player to compete in the Lacrosse World Cup, and was the tournament's leading scorer.

1994 Commonwealth Lacrosse Games held in Victoria, British Columbia.

Following graduation from high school, Anne attended Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, Virginia from 1993 to 1996 on a full athletic scholarship for Women's Field Lacrosse, NCAA Division 1, graduating with a degree in Health Sciences and Physical Education.

Anne starred for ODU's Lady Monarchs field lacrosse team, leading the team in scoring four straight years completing her career at ODU with 165 goals, 39 assists and 204 career points - an all-time high at ODU. In 1995, she scored 30 goals to lead the Lady Monarchs to their first NCAA Division 1 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship. Anne was a three-time All-CAA, four-time All-South Region All American player selection and ranks among ODU's top two lacrosse players in career goals.

Anne coached College Women's Field Lacrosse for nine years:

              . 1997-2000 Assistant Lacrosse Coach Canisius College, Buffalo, New York

              . 2002-2003 Head Coach Alfred University, Alfred, New York

              . 2004-2006 Head Coach Niagara University, Niagara Falls, New York

2011 Inductees

Dan Ladouceur - Athlete ~ Lacrosse

Dan was born in Thunder Bay Ontario in 1973, and his family soon moved to the small town of Whitby.  He attended St. John the Evangelist Public School and Denis O’Connor High School in Ajax. 

Dan began his lacrosse career right here in Whitby playing Box Lacrosse for the Whitby Gerrard Road Runners.  Continuing in the system soon to be named Whitby Minor Lacrosse, Dan graduated through the ranks, working his way to the Whitby Warriors in the Junior A loop of the Ontario Lacrosse Association.  There he was united for the first time with Hall of Fame coach Peter Vipond, who had a dramatic and lasting impact on his young career.  While success at this level eluded Dan, he did enjoy the role of Alternate Captain and began to fine tune a game that would eventually show him the success he envisioned.

Once graduated from the Junior A loop, Dan stayed in Whitby, choosing to battle with the Brooklin Redman of the OLA Major Series.  These were the years where a real foundation was formed for success at the next level

Dan was invited to training camp as a walk on with the Ontario Raiders of the National Lacrosse League.  After falling short of making the squad the first year, he pursued his opportunities and reported to camp for the Toronto Rock in their very first year.  Dan signed as a free agent in 1999 and enjoyed his entire career in the National Lacrosse League with the Toronto Rock.

During his 10-year career in Toronto, Dan appeared in 6 Champions Cup games, winning 5 National Lacrosse League Championships.

While not overly blessed with soft hands and creative playmaking, Dan was able to make his mark and make his presence known in the league year after year.  Dan is the current Penalty Minute Leader in Toronto Rock history and retired as the Penalty Minute Leader of the National Lacrosse League.

After retiring from playing in 2008, Dan stepped behind the bench to explore the world of coaching.  For Dan, so far, so good. Dan has won National Championships coaching at the Team Ontario Peewee and Team Ontario Bantam levels as well as Provincial Championships with his girls Box Lacrosse team playing out of his hometown club, Whitby.

Dan is currently coaching with his former team, the Whitby Warriors in the JR A loop of the OLA.  He hopes that the Minto Cup that eluded him as a player will soon find a place on his mantel as a coach.

David Mudge - Athlete ~ Football

Born October 22, 1974, David attended Kathleen Rowe Public School in Whitby.   At age 6 he started playing minor sports; first in baseball and then hockey.   In 1988 David was presented with the Boy's Athletic Award as he graduated from Kathleen Rowe.

At Henry Street High School, David played a number of sports, basketball, volleyball and rugby in grade 9, basketball, volleyball, shot-put and rugby in grade 10, basketball, rugby, badminton and football for the first time in grade 11.  That same year, David was chosen as a starter for the Canadian National Under 17 Rugby Team. In Grade 12 the Hawks football team became the LOSSA Football champions.  In 1993 not only did David give the valedictorian address in his graduating year but he also signed a letter of intent to accept a football scholarship at Michigan State University.

At MSU, David was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team in 1994, 95, 96 and 97.  He was also named to the Dean's Honour List in 1996.  During his time at MSU the football team appeared in the Liberty, Sun, Independence and Aloha Bowls.  David was selected to play in the NCAA all-star Hula Bowl.  He was also the recipient of the Potsy Ross Award as Michigan State Football's top scholar athlete, the Jim Adams 'unsung hero" Award  and the Dr. James Feurig Achievement and Services Award for his involvement in campus and community activities.

In 1997, David was a 3rd round pick of the Toronto Argonauts but signed instead as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills.  After spending 1998 on the Bills' practice squad and being assigned to the Amsterdam Admirals for development, David was released by the Bills following training camp in 1999.

In September of 1999, David signed with the Argonauts but was then traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers prior to the 2000 season.  In Winnipeg, David was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman in 2001, and a Division All-Star and a CFL All-Star in 2001 and 2002.

Traded to the Montreal Alouettes late in the 2005 season, David's illustrious CFL career came to an end following the 2008 season.  His teams appeared in four Grey Cups and he sustained injuries requiring 11 operations over his career.

Since retiring from football, David has graduated with an MBA in Finance from McGill University and works as an Investment Advisor for BMO Nesbitt Burns.  David continues to live in Montreal with his wife Chantal.

Luther Vipond - Builder ~ Lacrosse

Luther Vipond (1914 – 1982), a life long resident of Brooklin / Whitby, distinguished himself over a 5 decade period, as an athlete, coach, manager, executive, sponsor, mentor and community builder.

As a lacrosse player, Luther began his career in the early 1930's playing for Brooklin. Luther was one of the leading players on Brooklin's Senior B teams of the late '30's and early '40's.  As with many of his contemporaries, Luther's lacrosse career gave way to the more pressing matters of WW II.   He was among the 14,000 Canadians who landed on Normandy's beaches, on D – Day.

Luther was among the volunteers who erected a new arena in Brooklin.  The building was officially dedicated as Whitby Township's war memorial on November 6, 1949.

At the age of 37, he helped lead Brooklin to its first ever OLA championship (Intermediate C).  In 1953 Luther retired as a player to assume the role of coach of the Brooklin Broncos lacrosse club and led them to the OLA Intermediate B finals. The following season Luther joined the lacrosse club's executive, beginning his long involvement with the "off floor" direction of Brooklin's lacrosse clubs.  In 1954 Luther assumed the role of Brooklin (Whitby Township) arena manager, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1979. Luther was active during these years as a coach of Brooklin minor lacrosse and hockey teams, including the 1955 OMHA Juvenile D champions.   

Luther, along with 3 of his Senior A lacrosse club executive colleagues, publicly committed themselves to re-establishing minor lacrosse in Brooklin.  During the early 1960's Brooklin's Senior A club laid the foundation for its operating model that is still evident nearly 50 years later. It would be a community owned and operated club that would strive to provide an opportunity for the best local players to play at a high level, while providing affordable "family friendly" entertainment for the region's lacrosse fans. And, importantly the team would maintain a close link to the community through local sponsorship and the support of minor and junior lacrosse in Brooklin and Whitby. No member of the club's executive better exemplified these principles than Luther Vipond.

The strong foundation created by Luther and his executive colleagues resulted in Brooklin's rapid ascent to the top of the OLA Senior A division. By 1964 Luther had assumed the additional responsibility of treasurer, a key position on the club's executive.  When the Redmen moved their home games to Oshawa in the 70's, the void created by the Redmen's move was, at least in part, filled by the Whitby B & R Transporters. Luther joined other long time local lacrosse builders Lloyd Gibson and Gene Dopp on the B & R executive.

The 1972 season was the last season that lacrosse was played in the glorious old barn in Brooklin. Over its 23 year history this great old rink had been home to 13 OLA and 3 national championship teams. Luther was a member of each of these teams as either a: player, coach, manager, executive or sponsor. In all but one instance (1952), he was also arena manager.

The new Brooklin Memorial Arena opened in 1973.  In 1976 Brooklin returned to Senior Lacrosse with Luther assuming his traditional role as club treasurer.