Christopher Terry

Christopher Terry

Chris Terry is an exceptional athlete who began skating at the age of three and who has excelled in thesport of hockey since he was five years old. He achieved his childhood goal of becoming a professionalhockey player through hard work, perseverance and dedication.

In addition to ice hockey, Chris plays inline hockey and has played for eight successful seasons for theBrampton Radicals. In August 2009, Chris was a member of Team Canada which played at the Federationof International Roller Sports (FIRS) World Inline Hockey Championships in Varese, Italy. The team wonthe Silver Medal in the Senior Men’s Division.

Chris currently plays hockey in the American Hockey League as a left winger for the New York Albany River Rats (anaffiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes). He played left wing for the Plymouth Whalers who won the 2006-07 Ontario HockeyLeague (OHL) Championship and then represented the OHL at the Memorial Cup. Chris had the opportunity to representTeam Ontario at the World Under-17 Tournament and was invited to two additional Team Canada camps. Chris alsoplayed centre/wing for the Markham Islanders from 2004 to 2005. In Chris’ final minor hockey year the team participatedin the OHL Showcase Tournament and won the bronze medal. Chris was recognized as the “Tournament MVP”.

As captain of the Plymouth Whalers, Chris led the team in community involvement. He volunteered with and taught Learnto Skate classes, visited schools regularly to help students, and volunteered with camps and clinics. He was the mostrequested player from the community.

Chris received the “Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy” in 2009 as the OHL’s Humanitarian of the Year. Also in 2009 Chris wasthe inaugural recipient of the OHL “Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy” for leadership on and off the ice. While playing forthe Plymouth Whalers, Chris achieved “Top scorer on team”, “Team MVP award”, “2nd highest scorer in the OHL” andTeam Captain.

Born and raised in Brampton, Chris’ sports career has been largely influenced and supported byhis parents and sister. Chris’ passion and love for hockey are attributed to his father and paternalgrandparents (who played active roles in Chinguacousy Minor Hockey), while his commitment to thecommunity can be credited to his mother and maternal grandparents.

Inducted May 26, 2010