Scott Abbott

With one stroke of his pen, Scott Abbott thrust Brampton squarely into the eyes of the Canadian sporting scene when he purchased an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) franchise in 1997. This occurrence set in motion a series of events that fundamentally laid the groundwork for the building of the Brampton Centre for Sports and Entertainment in 1998. This amazing, state-of-the-art facility is not only home to the OHL’s Brampton Battalion, but to the Brampton Thunder Women’s Hockey team, and the Brampton Excelsiors Major Lacrosse team. In addition, thousands of youth and adults enjoy the other ice rinks contained within the centre.

As owner of the Ontario Hockey League’s “Brampton Battalion”, Scott had an immediate impact, having developed four NHL fi rst-round draft picks in the team’s fi rst seven years of existence. This followed his success as original owner of the Metro Junior A Caledon Canadiens, whose graduates include NHL players Nick Boynton, Danius Zubrus and Bates Battaglia.

Scott is a chief fi nancial contributor not only to the Brampton Battalion Hockey team, but also to Brampton’s community programs. He is also a highly respected member of the Ontario Hockey League’s Board of Governors.

An added claim to fame is Scott’s signifi cant contribution to the world of board games. When living in his birthplace of Montreal, Canada, on December 15th, 1979, he became the co-inventor of what would become the internationally acclaimed “Trivial Pursuit.” A fl eeting 11 years later, he went on to become a co-owner of the world-ranked “Devil’s Pulpit” golf course in Caledon. Upon its opening in 1990, Devil’s Pulpit became widely acclaimed as an earth sculpture that broadened traditional notions of golf course design.