Roumel Named Inductee to Guelph Sports Hall of Fame
GUELPH - The Guelph Royals Baseball Club is thrilled to announce that manager Dino Roumel will be inducted into the Guelph Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, May 20th.
Dino has been a fixture in Guelph sports throughout his life. In 1989, he took on the role of Manager for the Jr. Royals Intercounty Baseball team, guiding them to their first championship in 30 years. From 1992 to 1994, Dino managed the Guelph Royals Intercounty team, leading them to three consecutive finals appearances and capturing the title in 1993, ending a 28-year championship drought. Dino was also the General Manager of the 1997 IBL Champion Guelph Royals Team.
His success extended beyond Guelph. In 2007, Dino managed the Toronto Maple Leafs IBL team to a championship victory, and in 2012 he repeated the feat as a coach with the Brantford Red Sox. Remarkably, Dino remains the only coach or manager in the 102-year history of the IBL to win championships with three different teams. He also holds the distinction of being the youngest manager to win an IBL championship and the only manager to capture both a Junior and IBL title. In total, Dino is a three-time IBL Manager of the Year and two-time Junior IBL Manager of the year.
Roumel returned to the Royals in 2022 and was named IBL Manager of the Year in 2024.
Beyond coaching, Dino built a long career as the play-by-play voice for the Guelph Platers, Guelph Storm, and Gryphons basketball and football programs. He also hosted Sports Zone, a popular Rogers Cable phone-in show, for 18 years, where he promoted both local and professional sports.