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    Larry Robinson

    During his twenty-year career, Robinson's teams never failed to make the play-offs. Gordie HOWE is the only other player ever to appear in the play-offs 20 times. His 228 play-off games played is an NHL record.

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    Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

    Laurent “Dr. Kill” Duvernay-Tardif, CQ, football player, doctor (born 11 February 1991 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, QC). Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is an offensive lineman with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was the 10th player ever drafted into the NFL from Canadian college and university football, and is the first Quebec-born football player to win a Super Bowl championship. Duvernay-Tardif is also the first active NFL player to become a doctor. He opted out of the 2020 season to work at a Montreal long-term care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was made a Chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec in 2019. In 2020, he was named a Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated, as well as co-winner (with soccer player Alphonso Davies) of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s athlete of the year.

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    Laurie Graham

    Laurie Graham, alpine skier (b at Orangeville, Ont 30 Mar 1960). A skier from the age of 5, she began competing in the Nancy Greene Ski League at 10 and reached the international circuit at 17, winning the Nor-Am downhill championship in her first year.

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    Laurie Skreslet

    Laurie Grant Skreslet, mountaineer and guide, outdoor equipment designer (b at Calgary 25 Oct 1949). Skreslet's affinity for international MOUNTAINEERING can be traced to early hiking and camping trips in the Rockies and a

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    Lela Brooks

    Lela Alene Brooks, speed skater (born 7 February 1908 in Toronto, ON; died 11 September 1990 in Owen Sound, ON). Brooks dominated women’s speed skating in the 1920s and 1930s, winning titles in all distances — from the 220-yard (200m) to the one-mile (1,600m) event. 

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    Lennox Lewis

    When the new heavyweight champion, Riddick Bowe, whom Lewis had beaten in the Olympic gold medal bout, refused to defend his title against Lewis, the World Boxing Council stripped Bowe of the title and awarded it to Lewis.

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    Red Kelly

    Leonard Patrick “Red” Kelly, CM, hockey player, coach, Member of Parliament (born 9 July 1927 in Simcoe, ON; died 2 May 2019 in Toronto, ON). Red Kelly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 20 seasons, winning eight Stanley Cups. He was a star with the Memorial Cup-winning junior team at St. Michael’s College before becoming one of the best defencemen in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he won the inaugural Norris Trophy and four Stanley Cups. In 1960, he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played there as a centre and was a key figure in another four Stanley Cup victories. A smooth skater and effective playmaker, Kelly scored 281 goals and 542 assists in regular season play, as well as 33 goals and 59 assists in the playoffs. He won the Lady Byng Trophy four times, had a successful career as a coach and served two terms as a Liberal Member of Parliament while still a player. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and the Order of Canada.

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    Lester Patrick

    Lester Patrick (born at Drummondville, Qué 31 Dec 1883; d at Victoria 1 June 1960), patriarch of a family which dominated the early development of HOCKEY as players and managers.

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    Liisa Savijarvi

    Liisa Savijarvi, alpine skier (b at Bracebridge, Ont 29 Dec 1963). Off to an early start at age 14 months, she began racing at 8 and was competing nationally by 14.

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    Linda Thom

    Linda Thom, shooter (b at Hamilton, Ont 30 Dec 1943). 

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    Lionel Conacher

    Lionel Pretoria Conacher, multi-sport athlete, politician (born 24 May 1900 in Toronto, Ontario; died 26 May 1954 in Ottawa, Ontario). Deserving of his nickname, “the big train”, Lionel Conacher was Canada’s greatest all-round athlete. He was named Canada’s Athlete of the Half Century in 1950. He also served as an MPP and as Ontario athletic commissioner, as well as a federal Member of Parliament. One of only three players to win both a Stanley Cup and a Grey Cup, Conacher was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame (1955), the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1963), the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame (1966) the Hockey Hall of Fame (1994) and Canada’s Walk of Fame (2022). The award for Canada’s male athlete of the year is named in his honour.

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    Lloyd Percival

    Lloyd Percival, sport figure (b at Toronto 3 June 1913; d there 23 July 1974). A controversial and versatile entrepreneur, Percival was an all-rounder in his youth, competing successfully in many sports.

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    Lori-Ann Muenzer

    Lori-Ann Muenzer, cyclist (born 21 May 1966 in Toronto, ON). Lori-Ann Muenzer is one of Canada's most decorated cyclists, having won 13 national titles and 11 World Cup medals. At the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens, at the age of 38, she became the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal in cycling. She won the 2004 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada’s female athlete of the year and has been inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.

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    Lori Fung

    Donna Lori Fung, gymnast (b at Vancouver 21 Feb 1963). Lori Fung excelled in a sport that at the time was virtually unheard of in Canada's sporting world. She began serious competition at age 21 and soon rose to the top of the ranks.

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    Lorie Kane

    Judith Lorie Kane, OC, golfer (born 19 December 1964 in Charlottetown, PEI). A four-time winner on the Ladies Professional Golfing Association (LPGA) Tour, Lorie Kane is tied with Sandra Post for the most LPGA wins by a Canadian golfer in a calendar year, with three. Kane is a two-time winner of the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (1997, 2000) as Canada’s best female athlete and an Officer of the Order of Canada. She has been inducted into the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.    

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