Honours
In 1975 he was elected to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and two years later Apps was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
There are several institutions named for him, including the Syl and Molly Apps Research Centre in Kingston, Ontario, and the Syl Apps Youth Centre in Oakville, Ontario. The sports arena in his home town of Paris is named the Syl Apps Community Centre.
In 2001, Canada Post included Apps in a series of NHL All-Star 47-cent postage stamps.
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