Gordie Robertson

Gordie played every sport.

He had swum from Castlegar to Trail, played lacrosse, baseball, softball and hockey.

He played with a minor hockey bantam team which won the B.C. Championship. As a juvenile, he played for the Nanaimo Clippers in 1945 and came back to play for the Smokies in 1946-47.

In 1952, his team won the Gold Medal in the Olympics while he played for the Edmonton Mercury Champs. In 1958-59 he played with the Smokies when they went to the Allan Cup. Gordon "Gordie" Robertson was born on June 25, 1926.