Four Greats Inducted into Squash Canada's Wall of Fame by Danny Da Costa June 9, 2014 - OTTAWA (ON)
– Former World #10, Canadian Squash star Graham Ryding of Toronto and
St. Catharine’s Mark Sachvie, the Godfather of Canadian junior squash,
headline the Class of 2014. Joining Ryding and Sachvie are Ottawa’s
renown official Penny Glover and Squash Canada’s Men’s National Coach
Yvon Provençal of Montreal. The Wall of Fame is reserved solely for
individuals who have made a significant contribution to the sport of
squash in Canada and are awarded at the discretion of the Squash Canada
Board of Directors; the last inductions being in 2010. The announcement
was made at Squash Canada’s AGM on June 7, 2014 in Ottawa, ON.
PENNY GLOVER, Ottawa, ON - OFFICIAL Penny Glover’s
contributions to the game of squash in Ontario and in Canada have
spanned over 4 decades. Glover began her squash career on the
court and chalked up a number of Ontario and Canadian women’s
championship titles. But the lure of the clipboard beckoned her
and she turned her attention almost exclusively to officiating, working
her way to national examiner status. Penny is a former chair of both
the Squash Ontario Officiating Committee and Squash Canada Officiating
Committee. In 2006 Penny was recognized by the Government of
Ontario with the Syl Apps Volunteer Award and in 2013, and the Simon
Warder Officials Outstanding Achievement Award – nominated and voted
upon by her peers.
YVON PROVENÇAL, Montreal, QC - COACH Yvon Provençal, a
highly respective coach in Canadian and International squash circles,
obtained a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education degree at the
University of Montreal in 1983. Provençal has been the Squash Director
at the Club Sportif M.A.A. in Montreal since 1990. He has also been
Quebec Provincial Coach for the past 20 years as well as serving as
Squash Canada’s National coach for the Espoir Squad from 1999 to 2009 –
and starting in 2009, National Coach for the Senior Men. He has coached
Canadian teams at multiple international events including the Pan Ams,
Commonwealth Games and World Championships. Provencal is a valued
member of the Squash Canada’s High Performance, the Coaching Committees
and is a Level 4 candidate and NCCP Master Learning Facilitator.
Under Provençal’s tutelage, he has developed several top ranked
Canadian and professional players such as Shawn Delierre, David
Phillips and Alex Norman.
GRAHAM RYDING, Toronto, ON - ATHLETE Graham Ryding
illustrious career incudes 7 Canadian Junior Championship titles, and 3
senior national titles (1997, 1998 and 2004) joining the likes of Gary
Waite and Heather Wallace in Squash Canada’s Wall of Fame. Ryding
represented Canada at the 1998 World University Championships, bringing
home a bronze medal. He was a member of Team Canada at the Men’s
World Championships in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005. The 1997 team
gave Canada’s its best ever-international team result – a silver
medal. Ryding also represented Canada at the Pan American Games
in 1999, winning a gold individual medal and as part of the team
bringing home another gold medal and he won individual silver honours
at the 2003 Pan Ams as well as a gold team medal. In Ryding’s
professional squash career, he was one of only two North Americans to
reach a top #10 PSA ranking. Ryding, a member of the Squash Canada High
Performance Committee, continues to be a huge asset to the development
of squash in this country
MARK SACHVIE, St. Catharines, ON – BUILDER Mark Sachvie was the
Racquets Director at The Club at White Oaks for 32 years.
Sachvie, one of Canada’s premier event organizers and builders of
squash, hosted over 220 squash tournaments during his illustrious
career including 10 Canadian Junior Open’s and 2 Canadian Junior Squash
Championships. Sachvie successfully bid to host the 2014 Women’s World
Team Squash Championships which are being held December 1 – 6,
2014. On the court, Sachvie was a leading squash professional,
coaching thousands of squash players in Canada, and organized annual
events to Europe with various Canadian players. He helped place
hundreds of players in US Colleges including his three children, Chris,
Lauren and Nick, all of whom attended Cornell University. Sachvie
founded the Squash Ontario’s Junior Committee, was the curator of the
Ontario Squash Hall of Fame and sat on the Squash Ontario Board of
Directors as President for 3½ years until his sudden death from a heart
attack on November 30th, 2013.
Sachvie was twice the
Canada Games coach, an international tour organizer, a mentor to young
squash professionals and an advisor to squash owners and
managers. In March 2014, he was awarded St. Catharines
Sportsperson of the Year.
