| Ed Chynoweth | |
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Born: Dec. 14, 1941, Dodsland, Saskatchewan Died: April 22, 2008, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Became first full-time President of the Western Canada Hockey League (now WHL) in 1972 ... One of the founders of the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (now CHL) ... Served as president of the WHL from 1972 to 1996 (with the exception of 1979-80 when he was the general manager of the Calgary Wranglers) ... Chairman of the 1974 Memorial Cup and all WHL-hosted Memorial Cup tournaments thereafeter ... Served as CMJHL president from 1975-1995 ... Governor and President of the Edmonton/Kootnay Ice, 1995-2008 ... Top Scorer Award at the Memorial Cup named after Chynoweth in 1996. |
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| Ray Scapinello | |
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Born: Nov. 5, 1946 Began officiating NHL games in 1971 ... Officiated his 2,000th game on Feb. 26, 1997 in Toronto ... Officiated his 2,500th and final game on April 2, 2004 in Buffalo ... Officiated 426 Stanley Cup playoff games and 20 Stanley Cup Finals, including three games in 2004 ... Officiated three NHL All-Star Games ... Was one of the first professional referees to officiate at Olympics, the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan ... Never missed a game in 33 years as an official ... Named "best in the business" 20 times ... Currently supervises officiating for the Ontario Hockey League and Central Hockey League. |
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