Castlegar's Travis Green one of handful to be inducted into BC Hockey Hall of Fame
By Emanuel Sequeira KIJHL Director of Communications
This summer, on July 11, the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame will welcome another Stanley Cup champion in Travis Green, as well as Andrew Ladd and Josh Gorges, along with Malcolm Ashford, Daryl Reaugh and the 2008-09 and ‘09-10 Vernon Vipers.
Green, a Castlegar native, was drafted by the New York Islanders in 1989 in the second round, 23rd overall. He played in 970 career NHL regular season games and had 193 goals, 262 assists for 455 career points for the Islanders, Anaheim Ducks, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. In the playoffs, Green played in 56 games and had 10 goals and 21 points. He enjoyed his deepest playoff run with the Maple Leafs in 2001-02 playing 20 games.
“I don’t know if I could put it into words. The magnitude of being honoured like this – I don’t even know if it’s still sunk in. It’s such a great honour. I’m thrilled,” said Green.
Ladd, a Maple Ridge native, was selected fourth overall by the Hurricanes in the 2004 NHL Draft. Two years later he became a Stanley Cup champion with the Hurricanes (2005-06) and won his second with the Chicago Blackhawks (2009-10). Ladd played in 1,001 NHL regular season games and had 256 goals, 294 assists for 550 points. He played in 65 career playoff games and registered nine goals and 18 points.
His induction is giving him a chance to pause and reflect on the people and journey that shaped his career.
“It really gives you a chance to stop and reflect on the other impactful people who are in the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame, and to be included in that group is a real honour,” said Ladd, who retired from the NHL in 2023 following 16 NHL seasons. “Sometimes you just speed past what you’ve accomplished, so it’s nice to slow down and take pride in it.”
Gorges, a Kelowna native, played four seasons for his hometown Kelowna Rockets in the WHL, and signed with the San Jose Sharks as an undrafted free agent in 2002. In 783 career NHL games, Gorges had 124 points with the Sharks, Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres. He played in 68 career NHL playoff games and had nine points.
With the Rockets, he helped them win the WHL championship in 2003 and advance to the Memorial Cup. The following season, he won the Memorial Cup and was named the tournament’s most sportsmanlike player – the George Parsons Memorial Trophy.
“It’s just a special honour,” said Gorges. “When you’re a kid, even a teenager, you go to be an adult while you’re still playing this game—you don’t think about these things. It’s not something you aspire to achieve. Then, you get the call and you’re just filled with gratitude.”
Reaugh, a Prince George native, was named the 2025 recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. Known as “Razor”, he began his broadcasting career in 1995-96 and says his induction as a media member is an incredible surprise and “obviously an honour.”
“I got a bit of a heads up from Rob Shick when we were in Anaheim, and he said to expect a call. I was like, really? Just expect a call. It was a wonderful, truly delightful call to get,” said Reaugh. “It’s just not something that I expected in any way. I was joking with someone, maybe I should fabricate my playing career a little bit too and see if I can get both categories.”
Razor has been working on the Dallas Stars broadcast as a color analyst on radio and television for the past 29 seasons.
Ashford, born in Middlesbrough, England, served as an NHL official from 1969 to 1979, refereeing an impressive 947 regular-season games and 10 playoff contests.
“It was pretty special and a bit of a shock,” said Ashford of his induction. “To be recognized after almost 40 or 50 years in hockey officiating it’s a gift. It’s humbling.”
The 2009 and 2010 Vernon Vipers are BCHL and RBC Cup national champions. The 2009 team had a remarkable season, finishing the BCHL regular season 42-14-1-3. The 2010 Vipers capped an extraordinary season with a 51-6-0-3 regular-season record, earning 105 points.
Mark Ferner, coach of those Viper squads, said it’s “a tremendous honour” to have both teams inducted.
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