Players Hall of Fame #18 Lino Chioma Forward Toronto Whalers

Career 1979 - 1983 Toronto Whalers (TBHA) 1984 & 1989 Midas Athletics (TBHA) 1986 Tabangi Hawks (TBHA) 1987 Oshawa Bruins (Oshawa) 1988 Sole Canadians (NWT) 1990 Maple Pre Cast Eagles (NWT) 1993 Bleacher Shooters (Masters) 1994 Toronto Top Guns (NWTier II) Lino Chioma , who was nomadic in his travels in the Ontario Ball Hockey Ball Hockey Association, was an industrious two-way player whose dedication and hardwork both on and off the floor led to one of the most successful careers in the sport of ball hockey. A player's player and one of the true aficionados of the game, Lino toiled for 8 different teams in three leagues where he amassed over 300 points in 15 years of participation at the AAA level of competition. Lino Chioma , pound for pound, was considered one of the most physical players in the game. He was a perennial league allstar who was the TBHA's Leading Scorer and League MVP in 1982 who captured league titles in the TBRA, Oshawa Ball Hockey League and NWTBHL respectively. Lino celebrated a rare feat in ball hockey as a member of the Toronto Midas Athletics in 1984 when he sipped champagne from the Toronto, Ontario and Canadian Cup in the same year. Lino Chioma was honoured by the NWTBHL in 1993 with the Golden Jet Award for a lifetime of excellence in the sport of ball hockey. Today, Lino, who has become homologous with the game, coached Team Canada 1998 in Prague, Czech Republic to a bronze medal and remains actively involved as a league and provincial executive in the province of Ontario. Lino Chioma is indeed one of the premier practitioners in the history of "Orange Ball" who has earned his rightful place in the OBHA Players Hall of Fame.