2008 Hall of Fame Class

HOF inductees - Class of 2008

Players
 

Phil Rodger

Phil was a member and co-captain of the Ottawa team, Wax, who won the National Championships in 1993 and 1994. In fact, in 1994, he was named the tournament MVP. Phil set a huge example for the team with his intensity while at the same time acting as a calming influence when needed.
        No one made better catches then Phil ‘Layout’ Rodger, and some say that at the time he was the best layout artist in Ottawa. Phil was one of the most creative players out of his day.

• Member of waX 1988 -1996
• Captain of waX 1993 and 1994
• National Championship 1993 and 1994 (MVP)
• Represented Canada at 1994 (Bronze) and 1996 World Ultimate & Guts Championships
   

Jamie Wildgen

Jamie Wildgen has played in the Ottawa summer league since it was formed in 1986. Jamie showed himself to be a player of exceptional ability soon garnering a reputation as the best defensive player in Ottawa Ultimate and was often assigned to the other team’s key offensive player.
        Jamie was selected by to join the National open team at the 1990 World Championship's in Oslo, Norway, as the sole Ottawa representative. Again his role was to shut down the top offensive players on the other side. When Canada pulled, Jamie would sprint downfield faster than the disc and would be waiting to mark before the receiving had caught the pull.
        A fair and spirited player, Jamie ‘The Crippler’ Wildgen is still playing in the OCUA summer league today, on the team Area 51, where he plays with his daughter Sara.

• Member of waX 1988 – 1995
• National Championship 1993 and 1994
• Represented Canada at 1990 World Championships
• Represented Canada at 1994 (Bronze) World Ultimate & Guts Championship

Steve Oldenburg

Steve, moving to Ottawa from Vancouver, helped revolutionize men's competitive Ultimate in the city. Steve instituted practices and a higher fitness level for competitive players, unheard of at the time. He was arguably the top player in Canada during his day and always played with the utmost Spirit of the Game.
        Steve 'JetBoy' Oldenburg starred for waX at the 1993 and 1994 National Championships, taking home the Most Valuable Player award in 1993. He represented Ottawa and Canada on the world stage in 1990, 1992 and 1994.

• Member of waX 1993-1995
• National Championship 1992 (MVP), 1993 (MVP) and 1994
• Represented Canada at 1990, 1992 and 1994 (Bronze) World Championships
   

Shawne Kokelj (nee Clarke)

Shawne was one of the first women's players in Ottawa a vital component of developing the sport in the city. She started playing in 1987 in Ottawa's city league and played for city champion teams for six straight years.
        She played in Women's pickup games at the first two Canadian Nationals, before joining a Montreal team for the third in 1989. From 1990 to 1992. Shawne was a member and coach of the Ottawa Women's team, Spider Women from Mars that played at Nationals, finishing second in 1991. After that she was a coach and player with Horizont'elle and Stella, winning one National championship while playing in four finals. She was a member of Stella in 1997, the first Canadian team to qualify for UPA Nationals.
        Shawne coached individuals, teams and co-organized the first Women's Ultimate clinic in the city. She was not only a great player, but a true force in developing women's Ultimate talent in Ottawa.
        Shawne currently resides in Yellowknife, NWT.

• Member of Northern Lights, Environmentally Sound, Spider Woman from Mars, Horizont'elle, Stella 1988-1990, 1991 (Silver) 1992, 1993 (Gold), 1994 (Silver), 1995 (Bronze), 1997 (Silver)
• National Championship 1993
• Represented Canada at 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 (Bronze) World Championships
   

Joanna started playing Ultimate in North Bay in 1989 and put together a team of young athletic women to play in their first tournament, Ottawa’s No Borders. Despite not knowing the rules of the games or how to throw, the team was welcomed and Joanna's love of Ultimate was born. The following year Joanna started the first Canadian women's Ultimate league in North Bay with 4 teams.
    Joanna migrated east to Ottawa in 1990 and after a few summers mostly lost to tree planting she started playing with Horizont'elle in 1993. She continued playing with Ottawa's top competitive team until 2000, then played with Meanads and then Dame.        

       Joanna brought an amazing level of athleticism to women's competitive Ultimate. She was not afraid to sacrifice her body for the disc, laying out for anything, and was a major defensive and offensive threat as a result. She was a great team player, an aggressive competitor, and a true in the Spirit Of The Game. Her enthusiasm had no limits and she was responsible for recruiting countless women to the sport.

Joanna's excellence was recognized early in her career with her selection to the Canadian National team for the World Championships in 1990 and she remained a constant on the world stage for the next 10 years. Joanna was also a key member of the Gold medal-winning Canadian National team at World's in Germany in 2000, a first for Canadian women. Joanna has moved across the country but maintains her love of the sport in her new home on Bowen Island, BC, where she currently helps coach a new crop of bourgeoning Ultimate superstars.

• Member of Horizont'Elle, Stella, Meanads and Dame 1993-2000, 2002, 2003
• National Championship 1993
• Represented Canada at 1990, 1992, 1994 (Bronze), 1998 (Bronze) and 2000 (Gold) World Championships
• CUPA Board Member
• WFDF Board Member

Builders
 

Marcus Brady

Marcus was one of the original fathers, along with Brian Guthrie, of the first Ottawa summer league, Ottawa competitive Ultimate and the No Borders tournament. After playing around with discs at Glebe Collegiate, he went on to start an intramural Ultimate program at McGill University. He returned to Ottawa and played pickup before starting the Ottawa Carleton Ultimate League Thing (OCULT) with Brian and members of five teams. Marcus was the tournament director for the first annual Canadian Ultimate Championships, held in Ottawa at St Paul's University in 1987.
        In working to promote Ottawa Ultimate, Marcus was relentless and possibly the first true Ultimate fanatic in Ottawa. He helped start the first funded program with the City of Ottawa to teach Ultimate in schools, organized the first three March Meltdown events, and was active in the start-up of DisCanada, the predecessor of the Canadian Ultimate Players Association (CUPA).        
Marcus is married with two boys and resides in Ottawa. More recently he has spent time in 2005-2007 as a coach of youth Ultimate programs.

• Co-Founder of the first Ottawa Ultimate Summer League
• Member of Capital Punishment, Sergeant Renfrew and the Howling Pull Toys, and PP Wax
• Represented Canada at the 1984 and 1986 World Championships

Brian Guthrie

Jack Webb is an individual who has contributed a huge amount to Ottawa Ultimate, be it serving as a League Coordinator or as a Tournament Director. Jack founded and ran local Ottawa tournaments including Equinox and the Ottawa Turkey Bowl. He organized and ran the first successful Fall League, succeeding where others had failed. He pioneered the use of indoor facilities for winter play of summer field sports, allowing players a chance to take part in the sport on a year-round basis.
        Jack led and won a bid for the 1998 Canadian Ultimate Championships where he served as the Tournament Director. He served on the OCUA Executive Committee, and later on the OCUA Board of Directors. He also worked hard in helping to prepare ‘The Ottawa Ultimate Review’ (T.O.U.R.) with editor Dave Brown, delivering tips and messages to the OCUA membership (pre-internet).        
       In 1995 Jack took an Ottawa Masters Team to the World Club's in Street, England where the team won the Spirit of the Game Award for the tournament.        
       In 2000, Jack devoted his time and resources to the Ottawa Juniors Ultimate program, helping to send a Canadian Junior team to the World Championships where they went on to win a silver medal in Sweden.

• Founder of the Ottawa Ultimate Fall League
• Founder of the Ottawa Ultimate Winter League
• Founder/Leader of the Ottawa Juniors Program
• President of OCUA 1992
• Assistant Editor, Contributor to The Ottawa Ultimate Review (T.O.U.R.)