This year’s inductees will be officially welcomed into the Hall of Fame at a May 9 gala at Casino Rama.

One of the city’s crowning on-ice achievements will be recognized this year as the Orillia Sports Hall of Fame welcomes its newest class of inductees.

The Orillia Travelways, a team that captivated the city by winning a Centennial Cup on home ice at the fabled Orillia Community Centre in 1985, will be inducted in the team category.

The Travelways will be joined by a local hockey player who skated his way into the NHL, a world-class figure skater, and a figure skating coach who has mentored generations of local athletes.

This year’s highly-anticipated gala ceremony will be held on May 9 at Casino Rama.

This year’s inductees were announced by the Orillia Sports Council, which oversees the process.

In the team category, the Travelways will be just the third team to enter the Hall. The Travelways exemplified team success in the early 1980s, and won the Centennial Cup, emblematic of Jr. A hockey supremacy in 1985.

They will be joined by two athletes.

Ryan Smith, with his partner, became a Canadian champ as a novice skater in 1997 and dominated the emerging ice dance competition for several years, winning several medals at the provincial and national level.

Richard Scott will also be inducted as an athlete this year. Scott shone for the Couchiching Terriers from 1994-98, played for the Oshawa Generals of the OHL, and played 10 games with the New York Rangers between 2001-2004.

In the builder’s category, Tracey Zwiers will be inducted as a figure skating coach who has, for four decades, shaped generations of young athletes through her role with the Orillia Figure Skating Club and the local Special Olympics organization.

“These inductees truly represent the best of Orillia,” said Roy Micks, president of the Orillia Sports Council. “We are proud of their accomplishments and look forward to celebrating them.”

This will be the 11th class of inductees since the Orillia Sports Council started the Hall of Fame in 2015. Past inductees are honoured in the Hall of Fame Lounge at the Orillia Recreation Centre.

The new honourees will be officially inducted at the Orillia Sports Hall of Fame Gala, which will be held May 9 at the Nightingale Ballroom at Casino Rama.

Original Article by:  Orillia Matters Staff
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Date: March 25th, 2026