B.C. Sports Hall of Fame inductees honoured

By Peter Meiszner Global News

Posted September 25, 2014 6:10 pm

Updated September 26, 2014 12:41 am

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Angus giving the WAC Bennett award to the relative of Erwin Swangard. Ted Field, Global News

The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame will recognize their 2014 inductees at a special ceremony tonight in Vancouver.

The 46th annual Banquet of Champions takes place at the Vancouver Convention Centre and will honour ten individuals and one team for excellence in sport. 115 people were nominated.

In the athlete category, five athletes – Greg Athans (freestyle skiing), Sarah Burke (freestyle skiing), Lars Hansen (basketball), Scott Niedermayer (ice hockey), Joanne Sargent (basketball) will be inducted tonight.

In the builder category, Bob Nicholson (ice hockey) and Dr. Jack Taunton (sports medicine) have been selected.

In the pioneer category, Robert Powell (tennis) and in the W.A.C. Bennett category, Erwin Swangard will both be inducted tonight. The 1978 Doc’s Blues Women’s Softball Team has been selected for induction in the team category. Paul Carson has been selected for induction in the media category.

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