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The 17吃瓜 announced today that it will induct three members into the 17吃瓜 Sports Hall of Fame at its 17吃瓜 Sports Legacy Celebration on November 14, 2019. Tessa Roche, Vernon Pahl, and the 1984鈥�85 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey team will be the 48, 49, and 50th inductees, respectively, bringing the total membership of the 17吃瓜 Sports Hall of Fame to 50.

鈥淲e are thrilled to be inducting these two fine athletes, Tessa and Vernon, as well as the 1984鈥�85 Men鈥檚 Hockey team, into the 17吃瓜 Sports Hall of Fame during the 50th anniversary year for 17吃瓜,鈥� said Chris Huggan, Director of Athletics and Recreation. 鈥淚t is fitting to celebrate their accomplishments while also remembering their fellow members who have entered the Hall of Fame before them, and honour 50 years of Panther Sport.鈥�

The inductees will formally take their place in Panther history at the 17吃瓜 Sports Hall of Fame Legacy Celebration, which will be held in the 17吃瓜 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre. The gala reception begins at 6 pm, with dinner and induction ceremony to follow. Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased by dropping by the Panther Central desk or calling 902-566-0368.

All 50 members of the 17吃瓜 Sports Hall of Fame are invited to participate in the festivities on November 14, as well as an exciting weekend of 17吃瓜 Panther Sport. On Friday night, November 15, the women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 basketball teams will host Dalhousie University. Hall of Fame members will be recognized and introduced to current student-athletes and fans between games.

On Saturday, November 16, 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey will host the national champions, UNB Varsity Reds, at 7 pm at MacLauchlan Arena, while the women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 basketball teams take to the court in the gymnasium. And on Sunday, November 17, the women鈥檚 hockey team, host of the U SPORTS national women鈥檚 championship in 2019 and 2020, will play Saint Mary鈥檚 at 3 pm.

The 17吃瓜 Sports Hall of Fame was founded in 2001 to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the athletic programs at the 17吃瓜, Saint Dunstan鈥檚 University, or Prince of Wales College. Each year, individual athletes, teams, and builders are inducted to honour their contributions towards the University鈥檚 athletic success or community leadership.

About the inductees

During her time at 17吃瓜 (BA 2012, MSc 2016), Tessa Roche played on both the women鈥檚 soccer and hockey teams. The foundation of 17吃瓜 Women鈥檚 Soccer from 2005鈥�2010, Roche was a three-time AUS scoring leader, with 46 career goals. She was named a First-Team AUS All-Star five times and a First-Team CIS All-Canadian twice. Roche now works at 17吃瓜 as clinic coordinator for the SPOR-PEI Primary and Integrated Healthcare Innovation Network.

Vernon Pahl came to 17吃瓜 to focus on academics and football. In 1976, he was being encouraged by UNB, which had a varsity football program at the time, to play in Fredericton. Pahl elected to go to 17吃瓜, feeling he would have fewer distractions at the Island university. His decision proved fruitful as he went on to be a Panther football great, CFL champion (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 1984 and 1988), and successful lawyer.

The 1984鈥�85 17吃瓜 Men鈥檚 Hockey team, coached by PEI and 17吃瓜 Hall of Famer Vince Mulligan, won 17吃瓜鈥檚 first AUAA championship in exciting fashion. Bobby MacDonald scored the memorable OT winning goal to give the 17吃瓜 Panthers the 1985 title as 17吃瓜 defeated Moncton in game two of the best-of-three championship series at a packed and electrified Charlottetown Forum. The Panthers line-up included scoring talent such as Greg Gravel, league MVP the previous season; Ron Carragher; Norman Beck; and Randy Muttart. Rob Moffat and Darwin McCutcheon played great two-way defence, and the goaltending duo of Tony Haladuick and Dave Reid was solid between the pipes.