A retired teacher from Rainy River who spent the better part of four decades coaching will be headed to Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.
Don Gale says the selection came as a complete surprise.
"It really shook me up that I would be inducted," says Gale. "I never thought that it would happen. I played a lot of sports and I coached a few. I was just kind of overwhelmed, but very honoured."
Gale began coaching hockey when he moved to Rainy River in 1969 before switching to curling and golf.
