GLACE BAY, N.S. – Doug Sulliman and Henry Boutilier were inducted into The Glace Bay Miners Hall of on Sunday.

Sulliman played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League and was drafted 13th overall in 1979.

“To come home in front of the people you grew up with, friends and family, and to be honoured in this way is humbling,” said Sulliman.

After a standout junior career with the Kitchener Rangers, Sulliman played 631 career NHL games, scoring 160 goals and 168 assists for 328 points.

He has many memories playing the game, but one stands out, when he was assigned to shadow Guy Lafleur.

“I was standing next to Lafleur and the puck dropped and all of a sudden he was gone. I saw him across the ice and i charged across the ice and then he was gone again. He ended up with 2 goals and 1 assist in the first period and that was then end of that experiment,” said Sulliman.

Joining Sulliman in the Hall of Fame is long-time Little League Coach Henry Boutilier.

He passed away at the age of 67 from cancer, and was well-known for his time as coach of the Glace Bay Colonels, helping the team to five national titles, along with several trips to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 

But he also spent a lot of time at the rink, as a coach and referee.

“He would be saying what's all the fuss for, but I’m sure he'd be honoured and humbled. He really would appreciate it,” said Cynthia Boutilier, Henry’s widow

The Hall of Fame pays tribute to those who have contributed to the game of hockey in Glace Bay over the years.

“We had both ends of the spectrum covered. We had a great hockey player, a great coach and we had another great coach in Henry Boutilier and an official. So it's very important to the community,” said James Edwards, Glace Bay Minor Hockey President

Sulliman's and Boutilier's picture will now be displayed in the Glace Bay Miners Forum for all to see and to learn about their contributions to the sport.

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Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association is proud to induct both Henry Boutilier and Doug Sulliman into the Glace Bay Minor Hockey Hall of Fame!

The pair will join alumni Naish Batten, Fred Courtney and Vince Ryan. Please join us at The Miner's Forum for the ceremony this Sunday at 3:00pm 

The Glace Bay U15 AA Miners defeated Sydney 5-1 in the final of the Cape Breton Cup on Sunday at Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre.

Caleb Green opened the scoring for the miners at 3:08 of the first period and led 1-0 after 20 minutes.

Green would add pot his second of the in the second period, and Steven Mann would score shorthanded to give the miners a 3-1 lead after 40 minutes.

The miners wouldn’t look back heading into the third, adding two more goals off the sticks of Matt Phillips and Landon Comer.

The Glace Bay U15 A Miners were also victorious on the weekend in New Waterford. 

The miners battled hard and defeated the Sharks in the U15 A Cape Breton Cup final on Sunday at the New Waterford District Community Centre. 

Congratulations to both teams and staff!!

SYDNEY, N.S. — Championship season will resume for local minor hockey teams as six Cape Breton Cup championship tournaments are scheduled to take place this weekend. 

The under-18 ‘C’ and under-11 ‘AA’ tournaments will be hosted by the Glace Bay Minor Hockey Association at both the Miners Forum in Glace Bay and the Dominion and District Community Centre. 

The under-18 ‘C’ tournament will kick off on Thursday with the Cape Breton County Islanders playing the Sydney Steelers at 6 p.m. in Glace Bay. Action continues on Friday with New Waterford and Cape Breton County at 6 p.m. and the two Glace Bay teams playing at 7:30 p.m., both in Glace Bay.

The event will continue on Saturday in both Glace Bay and Dominion. The semifinal is Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and the championship game is later in the day at 1 p.m., both at Miners Forum. 

As for the under-11 ‘AA’ event, the two-day tournament will kick off on Saturday with Glace Bay hosting Cape Breton West at 11 a.m. The Miners will also play at 4:30 p.m. against Cape Breton County. 

The semifinal will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. followed by the championship game at 2:30 p.m. Both are scheduled for Miners Forum. 

Meanwhile, the under-18 ‘AA’ tournament will be hosted by the Cape Breton County Minor Hockey Association and will be held at the Cape Breton County Recreation Centre in Coxheath.  

The tournament begins on Friday with Glace Bay and Northside at 2:15 p.m. followed by the host Cape Breton County and New Waterford at 3:45 p.m., Sydney and Northside at 5:15 p.m., New Waterford and Glace Bay at 6:45 p.m. and Cape Breton County against Sydney at 8:15 p.m. 

Games will continue on Saturday, running from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. The semifinal game is Sunday at 10:15 a.m. followed by the championship at 1:30 p.m.