Cam Neely attended Golden Ears Elementary School, Westview and Garibaldi as he grew up in our community. Maple Ridge's Cam Neely was the perfect hockey player, a blend of toughness, intimidation and scoring touch. Cam began his drive to the top of the hockey world as part of the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey program from 1976 through 1981. In fact, Cam was captain of a team that included another local sports legend, Larry Walker. Cam played Ridge Meadows Minor Baseball from age 11 to 16 in addition to his hockey pursuits. The term "power forward" described Cam perfectly. Neely played 13 seasons in the NHL, starting with the Vancouver Canucks but made his name with the Boston Bruins. When he retired after 726 games, he had recorded 395 goals, 299 assists and 1,256 minutes in penalties. Neely showed his heart when he returned from serious injury to record his third 50-goal season. Cam Neely was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in the year 2000 and continues to be a hero for local youth playing hockey in the arena named after him at Planet Ice.