Dr. Pashby Sports Safety Award

Dr. Pashby Sports Safety Award

Nominations: Closed

Nomination Documents
Nomination Form (PDF), Criteria & Guidelines, Fact Sheet
Formulaire De Candidature (PDF), Critères et Directives, Fiche Documentaire

About the Award

The Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Award recognizes outstanding contributions, made by Canadians, towards the prevention of catastrophic injuries in sport and recreational activities.  These injuries, such as severe head, eye or spinal cord injuries, can leave victims debilitated for life.

The award can be won by researchers, sports equipment or facility designers, doctors, trainers, educators, entrepreneurs, rule makers, organizers, innovative athletes, coaches, referees, writers, broadcasters, parents or any concerned Canadian citizen.  Along with the honour and recognition, this prestigious Award comes with a $10,000 cheque.

In presenting this Award, the Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund is pleased to have the support of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame.  The Pashby Sports Safety Award and its winners will become part of a new Sport Safety display being designed for the Hall

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Current Winner

Ken Bocking, MD, FRCS(C), FACS – 2011 Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Award

Ken Bocking, MD, FRCS(C), FACS

Ken Bocking, MD, FRCS(C), FACS,  of St. Thomas, Ontario is the recipient of the 2011 Dr. Tom Pashby Sports Safety Fund Award given to a Canadian who has contributed significantly to the prevention of catastrophic injuries in sport and recreation.

Dr. Bocking graduated medicine in 1975 from the University of Western Ontario. He established a practice in St. Thomas and became Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital but his avocation was amateur hockey where he coached and later served as physician to the St. Thomas Stars junior B where his observations set him on a course that changed hockey.

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