Ralph Currie has been a goalie in ice hockey since he was 14 years old and now 83 years old, he still plays three times a week and says he loves the exercise, camaraderie and longtime friendships hockey has to offer!!

Ralph moved to Etobicoke with his wife Rosemary in 1958 where they raised their five children.  With his children’s interest in sports, he instantly became a community volunteer coaching teams in hockey and lacrosse.

Ralph is also a Co- Founder of the West Mall Oldtimers League which is celebrating their 37^th anniversary this year.  Currie is rightfully proud to boast that the league started with four teams and now has sixteen teams made up of four divisions.

As a youngster, “no one wanted to play goalie because they couldn’t afford all of the equipment” said Currie so he volunteered not knowing anything about the position, only to point out that ESHOFamer Turk Broda was his idol.  He remembers stuffing magazines in his hockey socks to use as goalie pads.  Fast forward almost 70 years and Currie is still the backstop for his team.

An all ‘round athlete participating in baseball, golf and swimming, Ralph also remembers doing lengths  in Lake Ontario from the Humber River to the CNE with another ESHOFamer Cliff Lumsdon.

“Ralph is a wonderful community man. He’s young at heart and an inspiration to so many” says Joanne Noble President of the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame.