The ceremony will be held on Aug. 14, prior to the game against SWB Yankees.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Red Wings have announced their Walk of Fame Class. The group will be inducted on Sunday, August 14 prior to the Red Wings 1:35 p.m. game against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The 2016 inductees are as follows:

Name Category Notes
Josh Whetzel Media Voice of the Rochester Red Wings since 2003.
John DiTullio Media Local Sports Talk Show Host since 1997
Mark Morris Amateur Coaches Led Pittsford Men’s Swimming to 11 Consecutive National Titles
Joe Nucci Amateur Coaches USSSA Hall of Fame Slow Pitch Softball Manager
Bob Ward Amateur Coaches St. John Fisher Men’s Basketball Coach (1987-2001) and Athletic Director (1987-present)
Fred Strauss Contributors/Administrators Former President of the Rochester Red Wings; instrumental in the building of Frontier Field
Janet Whitaker Contributors/Administrators 40 National Canoe Titles; coach for USA Canoe/Kayak Paracanoe teams
Craig Jones Amateur Sports Former RIT Basketball player and 1997 Division III Player of the Year
Chuck Smith Amateur Sports Fast Pitch Softball Legend
Lyndsay Wall Amateur Sports Churchville Chili HS grad and member of the 2002 Bronze Medal Women’s Ice Hockey Team
Kent Weisbeck Professional Sports Former Athletic Trainer for the Rochester Americans (30 years)
Stephen Gionta Professional Sports Greece Native and veteran of 270 NHL games, all with New Jersey
1966 East Rochester Senior Little League World Series Champions Team of the Ages  
McQuaid Invitational Chairman’s Choice 52-year history; one of the largest Scholastic Cross Country Meets in the U.S. (Drew over 7,000 entrants in 2015)

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