BALES, Lindsay

(Spirit)

QUINTOS, Shiellah

(contributor)

POSPISIL, Jason

(player)

BOYD, Tony - player

I had the good fortune of getting turned on to Ultimate in 1985, when it was just getting started in Canada. A new beautiful and exciting sport, totally intense, where every player had to play both O and D, and most importantly, where sportsmanship meant everything as there were no refs. Oh yeah, and all using the coolest imaginable trajectile, a simple, sleak, 175 gram disc. Magical. I played competitively for Montreal from 1987 to 1997 (1st with the Ultimatoes, then Mephisto), was co-founder of the AUM, attended every Canadian Nationals from 86 to 96, played numerous World Club Championships, and won 2 silver medals at the World Ultimate Championships as a member of the Canadian National Masters Team: 1994, Colchester England and 1996 Jonkoping, Sweden, where I was captain and named MVP.

HUNT, Ken

(contributor)

JACQUES, Stéphane - Contributor

I played one game of ultimate in the spring of 95, and became an instant addict, and have been in it ever since. After playing for a season or two, I thought this was such an amazing sport that I wanted to participate in making it grow, and to make sure this growth was as permanent as possible. So I joined the board in late fall of 97 up to 2004.

One of the most unique aspects of this sport is that it can be played by men and women *together*, on the same team, at a competitive level. I decided that I would dedicate my competitive Ultimate player efforts to help develop the mixed division. In 2005, Lorne Beckman, Naomi Jackson, François Lanouette, Caroline Lacoste and myself founded Camelot. We had an awesome year. Winning many tournaments, including the National Championship. Making Camelot Montreal`s (and this province`s, for that matter) first team to win Nationals.

I want to be remembered:

As a contributor: As a guy who did what he could to help this sport get known and grow. To help it become as permanent as possible in the Montreal region. To teach as much as I could to as many individuals as possible. (of course, that will not stop in the years to come)

As a player: I`d like to be remembered as a player who did his small part in helping mixed competitive to evolve. As a good, reliable handler; one of the faster guys around, and one of the best popper and ISO players Montreal will have known.

(player)

(Special Mention - Spirit)

BECKMAN, Lorne - contributor

I came to Montreal in time for the 1993 (inaugural) season. All I did that summer was cycle around and play Ultimate. Every day, I’d meet friends to go throw in a park. Whenever we went out at night, we’d bring along a disc or two to throw back and forth across boul. Saint- Laurent as we walked along The Main. Like some drug-addled fool, I was completely dependent on my Ultrastar™. One touch of that plastic and my heart started racing and my palms began to sweat. It made me feel all the happiness in the world.

Soon, I was travelling all over the country and around the world to Canadian and World Championship events in search of bigger and better highs. Back home in Montreal, I became a big-time pusher: teaching at clinics, building teams, organizing the league, publishing newsletters, coaching, and running tournaments. I was always doing everything I could to get more and more people hooked.

After all this time, I still feel the same euphoria when I play—and that is what it’s all about. When I won Gold at Worlds in 1998, it wasn’t about the medal. When Camelot won CUC in 2006, it wasn’t about being champions. It was always about smiling and having fun. That’s what I meant when I formed the team “Grin” in 2001. I’ve been smiling all this time and I hope you are too.

DROUIN, Luc

(contributor)

FARQUHAR, Sue

(player)

ZIMMERL, Mark (Shaggy) - player

I first played ultimate in the spring of 1993. It was a revelation that a team sport could be so fun, so intense and also so honourable. I was hooked and played in my first Canadian National Championship that same season. I helped found Mephisto, Quebec’s top open team for over 15 years running. The team came from modest beginnings yet quickly climbed the national rankings, reaching the finals of the Canadian Championships five times, including a championship win in 2009. Mephisto also qualified for four World Club Championships. Ultimate remains a team game and I learnt a great deal playing on various excellent teams: Furious George at the World Championships in 2000 and also GOAT at the 2008 USA Championships, reaching the semi finals in a magical run in the toughest tournament in the world. In all, I’ve won four medals, including Gold, at various World Championships. The greatest satisfaction, however, still comes from playing great ultimate with the boys in Montreal!