Minto Sports Wall Of Fame

MINTO SPORTS WALL OF FAME	2023 INDUCTEE	MARK WELTON Athlete Multi-Sport


MARK WELTON Athlete - Multi-Sport - 1977-1979 - Won Minto Junior High School Singles Badminton Championship. - 1980-1981 - Ranked #1 in the Provincial Senior High School Badminton Championship. This Championship was cancelled due to an Extracurricular Work to Rule. - 1979-1981 - Captain of the Provincial AA and AAA Champion Minto High School Tigers Hockey Team. - 1980-1981 - Established a record for most goals ,assists and points in a single season in the New Brunswick AAA High School Hockey League – 70 points in 20 games. Mark recorded 156 points during his High School career. - 1980-1981 - Goaltender for the Provincial Class A Champion Minto High Tigers Soccer Team. Recorded 7 consecutive shutouts. - 1980-1981 - Member of the NB Midget Softball Championship Team and participated in the Canadian Midget Softball Championship in Swift Current Saskatchewan. - 1981 - Awarded an Academic Hockey Scholarship to attend Princeton University. - 1981-1982 - Left Princeton to join the OHL Major Junior Toronto Marlboros , scoring his 1^stgoal in his 1^st game played at Maple Leaf Gardens. Played against future NHL Hall of Fame players Doug Gilmour ,Scott Stevens ,Steve Yzerman ,Dave Andreychuk ,and Al MacInnis. - 1982 -1984 - Finished first or tied for first in points for the UNB Red Devils Hockey Team. - 1982- 1983 - Earned the Rookie of the Year Award for the UNB Red Devils Hockey Team. - 1983-1984 - Led the UNB Red Devils in playoff points. - 1983-1984 - Won the AUS Hockey Championship as a member of the UNB Red Devils. - 1982-1985 - Won numerous UNB Athlete of the Week and UNB Academic/Athletic Awards. - 1985-1986 - Member of the Senior AAA Minto Alpine Lakers Hockey Team and was selected to play in the annual NB Senior Hockey League All Star game. - 2011 - Inducted into the Minto Sports Wall of Fame with the Provincial AA and AAA High School Hockey Champion Minto High School Tigers. - 2017 - Inducted into the Minto Sports Wall of Fame with the Provincial "A" High School Soccer Champion Minto High School Tigers.