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ORDER OF HOCKEY IN CANADA
2022 HONOUREES
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Kim St-Pierre (2022)
Lanny McDonald (2022)
Guy Lafleur (2022)
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Kim St-Pierre (2022)
Lanny McDonald (2022)
Guy Lafleur (2022)
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SCORE BOARD
Bill Hay - 2021 Order of Hockey in Canada Honouree
HOCKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
President of Hockey Canada in the mid-1990s
Instrumental in the merger of Hockey Canada and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Supported the creation of the Bill Hay Future Leaders internship program with Hockey Canada
Major role in working with the Seaman Hotchkiss Hockey Foundation on special projects
Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame board of directors from 1998-2013
Strengthened HHOF relations with the IIHF, NHL, NHLPA and Hockey Canada
Led creation of the D.K. (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre
Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame board of directors from 1995-2013
Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee from 1980-95
President and CEO of the Calgary Flames from 1991-95
Recorded 386 points (113 goals, 273 assists) in 506 NHL games
Won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks (1961)
Won the Calder Memorial Trophy (1959-60)
Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1960, 1961)
Played with the men’s hockey team at Colorado College from 1955-58
Won the NCAA championship with Colorado College (1957)
Named an NCAA West First Team All-American (1957-58)
Named to the WIHL First All-Star Team (1956-57, 1957-58)
Named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (1957)
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND
Born on December 9, 1935 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
He and his wife, Nancy, have three children, Pam (Dan Brown), Penny (Grant Fagerheim) and Donald, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild
His father, Charles Hay, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974
Involved with the Bill Hay Future Leaders Internship Program with Hockey Canada
HONOURS
Inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015
Inducted into the Saskatchewan Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013
Inducted into the Saskatchewan Oil Patch Hall of Fame in 1999
Inducted into the Colorado College Hall of Fame in 1995
Inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1992
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