Louis Secco

Louis was born in Trail in January of 1927.

Louis excelled in hockey and played all his minor hockey in Trail.

He was a member of Provincial Championship Teams in each of the Midget, Juvenile, Junior and Senior hockey divisions.

Louis was called up to play with the New York Rangers in 1945, but decided to stay in Trail to play with the Smoke Eaters.

Perhaps Louis' greatest achievement occured in 1952 when he and Gord Robertson were invited to join the Edmonton Mercuries who were representing Canada in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The Mercuries went on to win the Olympic Gold medal in hockey. earning Louis a place in hockey history in trail.

In 1968, Louis was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.

Louis began work at Cominco in April of 1943 and retired as a supervisor of the Warfield Fertilizer Operations in May of 1985, after 42 years of service.