The Executive and Member teams of the NLU18MHL would like to extend their congratulations to two members of our hockey family for their recent induiction to the Newfoundland & Labraor Hockey Hall of Fame.

Mark Lee of Mount Pearl. In the history of hockey in this province, players from Newfoundland and Labrador who successfully navigated a 15-year professional career are few and far between. Our next inductee is one of those. Mark Lee’s career took him to seven countries and the top leagues in Germany, Denmark, and Finland. In many of his stops, his ability to put up points shone through. Lee found success in many other places outside the NHL. After a solid junior career, Mark played four seasons bouncing between the American Hockey League and ECHL, scoring at a rate of more than one point per game. When he found no opportunity, the game took him to Europe where he also found success for another decade, playing in nine leagues over the course of his career before coming home. Mark is a former Coach and founder of the East Coast Blizzard U18 Major franchise, havng guioded the team to its first championship title.

Jack Lee of Goulds. How do you summarize 35 years of hockey volunteerism in a few paragraphs? If you break it down, you will call it hockey development. Because over these years, hockey development is what comes to mind with Jack Lee and HNL. After his playing days, Jack slid seamlessly into the boardrooms in rinks around the province, working with minor hockey groups Saxons, and Trepassey and Mount Pearl leaving an imprint on the game across the province. His hockey involvement included 10 years as Hockey NL president; the introduction of the Breakaway Foundation to help people get involved with hockey. Jack’s contributions were recognized when he was awarded Hockey Canada Certificate for pivotal role in hockey development as well as the 2022 Hockey Canada Order of Merit for many years of faithful service, including time on the Hockey Canada Board.  But as much as he has done in the boardroom, it is on the ice developing the next generation of hockey players that has kept Jack never too far from a hockey rink. Jack is currently Governor/Owner of the East Coast Blizzard U18 Major hockey franchise.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame was established in 1994 to recognize, honor and pay tribute to all individuals based on playing ability, sportsmanship, and character and who have achieved extraordinary distinction in hockey whether that distinction be achieved in amateur or professional hockey. Hockey NL has a permanent home for all inductees at the Corner Brook Civic Centre in Corner Brook. The hall displays inductees, historical trophies and artifacts of the provincial association which was established in 1935. With the addition of the new members, the total number of inductees now stands at 222.

Hockey NL will honor its new class of inductees at the Hockey NL Annual General Meeting Induction Ceremony on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Albatross Hotel in Gander, NL.