Former hockey Axeman inducted into Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame


 It was a big night in Amherst, N.S. on July 18, 2018, when #AcadiaU alumnus and former hockey Axeman Mark McFarlane (’95) was inducted into the Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame. Mark was a member of Acadia’s University Cup hockey championship-winning team in 1993. Prior to joining the Axemen, he played for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League from 1988 to 1991, with whom he won a Memorial Cup.  After Acadia, Mark turned pro, suiting up for several teams in the Southern Hockey League, Central Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League. He won three Colonial Cup championships with the Quad-City Mallards and retired from professional hockey in 2004. His number was retired by the Mallards and his name was added to Acadia’s Hockey Honour Roll in 2010. Mark hails from Amherst and was inducted into the MESHOF along with Bill Riley and Craig Martin. Former Axeman Jeff MacLeod (’96) and Robin Hennigar (’65), along with Len Hawley, Marketing and Development Officer for Acadia Athletics, attended the event.


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