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23rd Annual SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

2015

Contents

Bulkley Valley Health Care & Hospital Foundation...... 2 Message from the Chairmen ...... 3 Tournament Rules ...... 4 Calcutta Rules...... 5 rd On Course Activities...... 6 23 Annual Course map...... 8 Schedule of Events...... 10 SMITHERS Sponsor Advertisers Index ...... 11 Hole-in-One Sponsors ...... 11 Other Sponsors...... 11 CELEBRITY GOLF History of the Celebrity Golf Tournament ...... 12 ...... 14 Angus Reid...... 14 TOURNAMENT ...... 16 Brandon Manning...... 20 Chanel Beckenlehner...... 22 Charlie Simmer...... 22 August 13 – 15, 2015 ...... 24 Smithers Golf & Country Club ...... 24 ...... 26 Garret Stroshein ...... 28 Geneviève Lacasse...... 28 Harold Snepsts...... 34 Jack McIlhargey ...... 36 Jamie McCartney...... 36 Jeff Carlson, , Dave Hanson. . . . . 38 Jessica Campbell...... 40 ...... 40 Jimmy Watson...... 42 ...... 44 Kaitlyn Herbst...... 50 Kerry Fraser...... 52 ...... 54 Rachelle Brown...... 54 Rebecca Johnston...... 55 Sebastian Clovis...... 56 Stan Rey...... 56 Steve Darling...... 57 Tessa Bonhomme...... 57 Todd Talbot...... 58 The in Smithers ...... 64

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2 23RD ANNUAL SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Message from the Chairmen

On behalf of the board of directors of the Smithers Celebrity Golf Tournament & Hockey Game we would like to welcome all guests, sponsors, and celebrities to our event. This year marks 23 years we have hosted this event and we are pleased to have partnered with the Bulkley Valley Health Care & Hospital Foundation again this year. In 2011, initiated by the tireless work of Jo Ann Groves, a group of community members felt the need to form a local health care foundation. With the phasing out of traditionally organized local hospitals, long-term care facilities and medical centres, the management of local facilities had been transferred to regional health care councils with government appointed boards. In creating a local foundation, the focus would be to raise funds and act as a conduit for com- munity members who would like to make philanthropic donations to local health care facilities and initiatives within the Bulkley Valley. With this in mind, Jo Ann and ten other Directors formed a society in the summer of 2012. On August 14, 2013 the Bulkley Valley Health Care and Hospital Foundation was officially incorporated, and has since become a registered charity. In 2013, from the generous donations and sponsorships we received at the Smithers Celebrity Golf Tournament & Hockey Game we were able to donate $80,000 to the Bulkley Valley Hospital & Health Care Foundation. From those funds the BVHHCF purchased a new digitizer, which allows the Bulkley Valley Regional Hospital to send x-rays to specialists for patient diagnosis, saving lives and unnecessary travel costs. The BVHHCF were also able to purchase additional cribs for the maternity ward. This year our donation through the BVHHCF will be going toward the redesign and reconstruction of the Bulkley Valley District Hospital’s existing maternity ward. This will add more private rooms for patients and their families. This new facility will benefit many people in Smithers and the surrounding communities who use our Hospital. In closing we would like to say, none of this would be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and the donation of time and memorabilia by our celebrities. Thank-you. J.C. Brown & Kent Delwisch

3 23RD ANNUAL SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Tournament Rules

1. Each team will consist of five players. 2. When the horn sounds (-gun), the “A” teams will play first followed by the “B” teams when the fairway or green is clear. Note! Please maintain a reasonable speed of play. Try to keep up with the team in front of yours. 3. All players tee off at each hole. A. Women hit from the yellow tee blocks B. Men hit from the white tee blocks 4. The team then selects the best drive and the player whose ball has been chosen marks the position (within 12 inches) with a tee (not nearer the hole). A. A minimum of two tee shots per player must be used. B. Scorecards must note whose tee shot was chosen on each hole. C. Golf balls can be placed within 12 inches on closely mown areas if the chosen ball in play is in the fairway. D. Golf balls must be dropped within 12 inches if the chosen ball in play is in the rough or a hazard. (i.e.: If the chosen ball in play is in the rough, players must play from the rough) 5. The above method of play is followed until the green is reached. Each time, all players get to shoot from the chosen location, even the player whose tee shot was selected. 6. On the green the ball chosen is marked within a putter head length and players putt from the same spot in turn. 7. Each player must mark their ball after putting. Play continues from each chosen position until the ball is holed. 8. Each pin will be marked with black tape 30” from the bottom of the flag. Any ball within this diameter from the hole is considered a ‘gimme.’ Team is not required to make that putt but it does count as a stroke. 9. The score is the total number of shots from the chosen spots (including the tee shot). At the end of the round the total for each hole is added together, the sum being the Team’s final score. The team score- card is to be turned in to registration at the clubhouse. 10. Mulligans may be used as required if purchased at the clubhouse prior to com- mencement of the Tournament. A Mulligan can only be used by the person who purchased it and cannot be used to claim a prize (i.e.: hole-in-one, KP etc.) To make use of a Mulligan, the player must state and present to their team, a Mulli- gan voucher. The Player must record their name and the hole # on the back of the Mulligan voucher upon use and turn it in with their scorecard upon completion of the round. 11. In the event of a final score tie between two or more teams, a count-back from the 18th hole will apply with the highest score first taking precedent. The count- back includes every team sharing the overall score over the 18 holes of the event. Comparing scores counting back from hole number 18, any team whose score is less than the largest amount on a hole by hole basis is eliminated. The process continues until only one team remains. 12. All other rules of golf apply to the “Ball in Play”

4 23RD ANNUAL SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Calcutta Rules

1. As we are playing a one day tournament with teams having five players each, all teams will be grouped based on a formulat- ed “average” of your team member’s handicaps. The handicaps from the entire field of golfers will be divided by the number of teams and each team will be grouped according to that average. 2. On Friday evening, we will post all teams prior to the Team Auction. 3. With this information, people bid, auction style on the team who they think will post the best score (you can bid on your own team and / or other teams at your preference). The highest bidder will become the owner of that team. 4. As the owner of a team, there is no obligation to sell any percentage of your team to anyone else; team member or group. It is your option to sell any portion of the team to anyone else. You control 100% ownership of that team and are responsible for 100% of the payment of that team prior to tee off (9:30am Saturday, August 15th). If the purchase price is not paid in full prior to this time, the Celebrity Golf Tournament will retain the rights to this team and any winnings will go to the Charity. 5. All the money raised through the “auction” goes into the pot. At the end of the tournament, the owners of the teams that posted the best scores get a pre-determined payout from the auction pool. 6. The Smithers Celebrity Golf Tournament will donate 30% of the Team Auction total to Charity with the remaining 70% to go into the auction prize pool. 7. Payouts will be given as follows: A. 1st Place 40% B. 2nd Place 25% C. 3rd Place 20% D. 4th Place 10% E. 5th Place 5% 8. The cash payout amount will be determined by the final auction amount at the end of Friday evening’s events. This means the more bids there are, the higher the payout! 9. There will be no Countbacks for placing. In the event of a tie, payouts will be split amongst those teams. For example; if there is a tie between two teams for 3rd place, the payout for 3rd and 4th will be combined (25%) and split amongst those two teams (12.5% each). If there is a tie for 5th Place, the 5% payout will be equally distributed between those teams. 10. There is a $200 dollar minimum for each team, and every team will be auctioned off. If no one bids on a team, the team will be retained by the Tournament Committee, and if that team wins, the Charity gets the proceeds.

5 23RD ANNUAL SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT On Course Activities Hole #1 Hole #8

Corona/Michelob Ultra hole – Labatt Representative, Aaron Calderwood Realty Hole - Team Prize - Closest to the “Calde- Stack will be on-site as your host. Look for special events at rwood House” off the tee wins $500 in cash to split amongst the Tee Off team members.

Hole #2 Hole #9

McKenzie Investments – KP in three – Team Prize – Closest to Hole in One Prizes. Two flags on the hole. First Hole-in-One the Pin after three shots. wins either a 2015 Ford F-150 from BV Electric or a 2015 Har- ley Davidson from Total Floors. See the Hole-in-One Prize Hole #3 Page for photos and details.

Closest to the Target – Team Prize – Look for a Target on the Hole #10 FAIRWAY. Closest to the center of the target on your drive wins two flats of Labatts Beer. Clearwealth – KP in two Women - Individual Prize - Closest to the Pin after two shots for Women only. Hole #4 Hole #11 Hole in One Prizes. Two flags on the hole. First Hole-in-One wins either a 2015 Jeep Renegade from AltaGAS or $20,000 in Hole in One Prizes. Two flags on the hole. First Hole-in-One cash from Driftwood Diamond Drilling. See the Hole-in-One wins either a 2015 Can-Am XT 1000 Camo Side-by-Side from Prize Page for photos and details. Pro-Tech or a 2015 Polaris RZR Side-by-Side from Pacific Truck & Equipment Inc. See the Hole-in-One Prize Page for Hole #5 photos and details.

Northern Gateway – KP in two – Team Prize – Closest to the Hole #12 Pin after two shots Bud Light hole – Labatt Representative, Aaron Stack will be Hole #6 on-site as your host. Look for special events at the Tee Off.

Northern Gateway – Long Drive Women – Longest Drive Hole #13 within the played fairway. Look for two Markers: 0-17 handicap and 18-36 handicap. Manulife – Long Drive Men – Individual Prize – Longest Drive within the played fairway. Look for two Markers: 0-17 Hole #7 handicap and 18-36 handicap. Celebrity Long Drive Hole - For a $25 donation, our Celebrity Long Ball hitter, Garret Stroshein will crank your ball down Hole #14 the fairway. Sullivan’s RV Watering Hole – Better your drive • Each drive requires a $25 donation to the Charity. • A temporary green and pin will be placed approximately • Only one drive per $25 donation and the location of the 40 yds from the tee. Around the pin will be a series of resulting drive is treated as per regular procedure. circles, like a target. • Each member of your team is able to have Garret hit their • Each Player has the option to attempt a short Chip toward drive for them. That hit then counts as that team mem- the designated pin and bullseye instead of Driving Ball ber’s drive and can count as one of their two (2) required down the fairway. drives if it is chosen and played. • The closer your ball lands to the hole (center of bullseye) • A team member may have Garret hit more than one ball the farther down the fairway remaining Team members for him if he surrenders the corresponding number of get to drive their ball from. Mulligans and makes additional donations of $25 each • Each player gets only one shot. They can use their shot drive. to attempt the chip or they can use their shot to drive the • Garret will hit drives for men and ladies. ball.

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• Mulligans cannot be used to attempt chip but can be used • If player does not have the club named on the piece of on your drive. paper, he must use the next lowest club in their bag. • Example: One team member can attempt a chip. If they • A player may choose to use a mulligan on this hole if they land in the 50yd bonus area, all remaining team members do not like their tee shot. In this case, they must draw a hit their drives from 50 yds up. If three team members new piece of paper and play the club named. Once a mul- attempt a chip, choose the best bonus (ie: 150yd bonus ligan has been used, on this or any other hole, a player area) and the remaining two team members hit their may NOT use their previously played ball. drive from 150yds up. • Normal play continues from the second shot on but you • If one of the team members sinks their Chip in the hole, must record whose drive was taken as one of their re- all team members immediately move to the green and quired two (2) drives. putt from the designated area. Hole #18 Hole #15 Long Putt – Individual Prize – to everyone, longest Putt Ideal Office Solutions – KP in three Men – Individual Prize – made wins a prize. Closest to the Pin after three shots for men only. Hole #19 Hole #16 Chip and putt – Play the hole around the obstacles mini golf Hole in One Prizes. Two flags on the hole. First Hole-in-One style. Your score will be recorded for use in case of a tie at the wins either $20,000 cash from Pro-Tech DWG Contracting end of the round. The lowest score on this hole wins in a tie Ltd. or $20,000 in building supplies from Smithers Lumber breaker. Yard. See the Hole-in-One Prize Page for photos and details. Hole #17

Draw the Club – • The name of each club is listed on a piece of paper and Drift wood Dental is placed in a bucket. honoured to support the • Each player will draw a piece of paper out of the bucket. The club named on the piece of paper drawn is the club Celebrity Golf Tournament. that player will have to use for their tee shot. Come out and show your support!

Th ank you to all the celebrities for supporting our Smithers community.

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9 23RD ANNUAL SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Schedule of Events Thursday, August 13 • Sign up for Long Drive Competition. 5:30 pm Dinner at Golf Course Celebrity Hockey Game—Smithers Arena 6:30 pm Long Drive competition – Sponsored by Delwisch Design Group 6 pm Doors Open • Steve Darling will be the Play by Play an- • CFNR will be on Location nouncer • Silent Auction Room (Minor Hockey Meeting • $25 donation to Charity gives entrant a sleeve of Room) will be open with a wide variety of lim- ProV1 balls for 3 drive attempts. ited edition Celebrity items available for bids. • Driving from Number 10 tee up 13 fairway, • Program / souvenirs / 50-50 sales at door and participants will compete for the championship within arena. • Surveyors with RTK GPS systems will be on #13 • Beer Gardens at North end of Building fairway for precise measurements. 6:30 pm Warm-up • Public is encouraged to visit Golf Course to 7:15 pm Puck Drop watch the competition from clubhouse and 10 pm Post Game Party at Pizza deck area. 8:30 pm Team Auction • Private party for Celebrities, Sponsors and Special Guests. Closed to the general public. • Introduction of Celebrities by Steve Darling Tournament Issued Lanyard required for entry. • Auctioning of all Teams and wild cards • Transportation provided to Celebrities and to Friday, August 14 patrons in the Smithers Area. Telkwa area to use cab service. Donations to Charity are ap- 9 am Helicopter rides for Celebrities courtesy of preciated Canadian Helicopters

Autograph Sessions with CFNR on Location Saturday, August 15 9 am Coast Mountain GM – Bobby Orr, Joe Watson, Celebrity Golf Tournament – Smithers Golf & Charlie Simmer, Brandon Manning, Sebastian Country Club Clovis, Todd Talbot, Stan Rey, Jim Cotter 10 am Hoskins Ford – Dan Hamhuis, Harold Snepsts, 9 am Tournament Photo Jack McIlhargey, Dennis Kearns, Mark Lofthouse, 9:15 am Rules review, Dispersal of teams to Starting Holes Garret Stroshein, Kerry Fraser 9:30 am Shotgun start – Best Ball Format 11 am BV Credit Union – Steve Darling, Kaitlyn Herbst, • 32 Teams of four plus 1 Celebrity to participate Chanel Beckenlehner, Angus Reid, Aaron Pritchett, Dave Faber, Seamus O’Neil, Jordan 12 pm Silent Auction at Clubhouse Pritchett 4:30 pm Completion of 18 Hole Round 12 pm Seabridge Gold (Bovill Square) – Steve Carlson, • Gazebo Party Sponsored by Sullivans RV, Fea- Jeff Carlson, Dave Hanson, Tessa Bonhomme, tured Aaron Pritchett Rebecca Johnston, Jessica Campbell, Genevieve 6 pm Awarding of Prizes and Team Auction winners Lacasse, Rachelle Brown. 7 pm Banquet – Sold Out 11 am Celebrity & Sponsor Practice Round – Smithers Golf & Country Club 9 pm Live Auction – Featuring Incredible Items (open to the Public) • The traditional practice round of golf preceding the Golf Tournament. We offer the opportunity • “Once in a Lifetime” Trips to Sporting Events for Sponsors to play 18 holes with Celebrities. around North America • Silent Auction at the Smithers Golf & Country • Extremely Rare Memorabilia Club • Celebrity donations and gifts • Registration for Saturday Golf Tournament • Rides home for participants throughout the evening

10 23RD ANNUAL SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Sponsors/Advertisers We gratefully acknowledge the support of our sponsors

All-West Glass...... pg. 49 Mackenzie Investments...... pg. 59 Ambleside Park...... pg. 39 MacKenzie Travel...... pg. 17 Ambleside Park...... pg. 47 Manulife Investments ...... pg. 58 Apex Diamond Drilling Ltd...... pg. 43 McDonalds...... pg. 39 Aqua North Plumbing & Heating ...... pg. 15 McElhanney ...... pg. 60 Billabong...... pg. 21 Michelob...... pg. 53 ...... pg. 43 Pacific Northern Gas Ltd...... pg. 17 Bulkley Valley Credit Union...... pg. 23 Paul’s Bakery...... pg. 63 Bulkley Valley Economic Development Association. . . pg. 15 RBC Dominion Securities Inc...... pg. 39 Bulkley Valley Financial Services...... pg. 23 Re/Max Bulkley Valley...... pg. 21 Bulkley Valley Home Centre...... pg. 37 Seabridge Gold KSM Project ...... pg. 35 Bulkley Valley Insurance Services...... pg. 23 Smithers Feed Store Ltd...... pg. 29 Bulkley Valley Printers Ltd...... pg. 47 Smokescreen Graphics & Embroidery ...... pg. 21 Calderwood Realty...... pg. 53 SMP RV...... pg. 41 Canadian Helicopters ...... pg. 61 Spark Design Co...... pg. 58 Canyon Contracting Company ...... pg. 41 Sullivan GM ...... pg. 41 Capri Motor Inn...... pg. 55 TransCanada...... pg. 45 Castle Building Centres...... pg. 37 True Consulting...... pg. 59 Central Mountain Air...... pg. 25 Vandergaag & Bakker ...... pg. 19 CFNR...... pg. 29 Vihar Construction Ltd...... pg. 59 Coast Mountain GM...... pg. 62 Dairy Queen...... pg. 29 Delwisch Design Group ...... pg. 19 Driftwood Dental...... pg. 7 Edward Jones...... pg. 41 Environmental Mats Ltd...... pg. 27 Fink’s Sawmill Ltd...... pg. 45 Frontier Chrysler...... pg. 60 Hawkair...... Back outside cover Hoskins Ford...... pg. 51 Ideal Office Solutions...... pg. 15

Hole-in-One Sponsors See pages 32 & 33 Driftwood Diamond Drilling Pacific Truck & Equipment Pro-Tech Forest Resources Ltd. Total Floors Altagas Ltd. DWG Consulting Smithers Lumber Yard BV Electric Other Sponsors

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11 23RD ANNUAL SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT History of the Celebrity Golf Tournament

In the early 90’s Murray Hawse had a vision to put together a Bob Kelly, Garry Valk, Jason Priestly, Dave Schultz and Reggie charity fundraising event. He wanted to raise money to build a Leach. much needed facility for children with disabilities in our com- In 2000 the fundraising goal was accomplished and the new munity. The costs associated with constructing a new structure Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre was constructed. A were staggering and it was obvious that it would take a sub- new era began and the fundraising efforts were then turned stantial amount of financial support and assistance to generate over to the Rotary Club in support of local community proj- enough revenue to complete such a project. It also became evi- ects. In 2011, the 20th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament be- dent that it would require a special event to get the fundraising gan to build momentum once again and the focus on fundrais- started and achieve that goal. ing was re-established. It was in 1992 that the Smithers Celebrity Golf Tournament This year we are extremely happy to welcome Bobby Orr to began under the direction of Murray and his committee of the community. A long-time friend of Joe Watson, Orr vis- Toni Perrault, Trevor and Patty Johnson. The fundraising ef- ited Smithers once, as Joe’s Best Man, during his wedding in fort would go toward the Bulkley Valley Child Development 1969. He never came back. After hounding him for 40 years, Centre where Murray’s son Jeremy attended. Local Celebri- the greatest who ever played, and ever will play, ties Joe & Jim Watson, Alan Kerr, Ron & Rob Flockhart, Bill is here to help us achieve the same vision that Murray Hawse Stephens teamed up with Glen Anderson, Ken Berry, Garry established in 1992. We are all here to raise money for a local Nyland and other Celebrity guests to host the inaugural Tour- charity that needs our help to make life better for those that nament. need help in our small community. Hosted by John McKeachie of BCTV, the event was a great We are grateful to all of the Celebrities here this week and es- success and raised thousands of dollars for the charity. The pecially those that continue to donate their time to come to Smithers residents had never seen such an event in their com- Smithers year after year to help us out. Each year we welcome munity and were eager for more. Murray Hawse continued to many new faces and new friendships. We can appreciate roll with the idea and added a Celebrity Hockey Game in 1996 that these Celebrities have a huge demand on their time yet which featured , Tiger Williams, Charlie Sim- they continue to support our charities and community fun- mer, Al Secord, Lochlyn Munroe, the Watson Brothers and draisers. Please make sure to thank the Celebrities, buy them more. Subsequent years included , Alan Thicke, a drink, shake their hand and let them know how much our community appreciates their help.

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AARON PRITCHETT With numerous top ten hits, music videos, and tours with mine. I was going , Brooks & Dunn and many others, CCMA fishing, camping, Award-winner Aaron Pritchett has gained a significant fol- and riding buses lowing across . Over his career he has earned many to hockey tourna- accolades and awards, including a CCMA for Independent ments in even Male Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year for the smaller towns than anthem, “Hold My Beer”. my own, life was a Acclaimed for bringing “rock energy” to “country audiences”, lot more country Aaron Pritchett than rock and roll. continues to hold That feeling resonated with me and I strive to convey that in the title of one of my music today”. the most sought Pritchett got his start as a DJ at Rooster’s Country Cabaret after artists in the bar in Pitt Meadows, BC and played in a house band per- business. His forming country cover tunes. Still there is no doubt that his passion and rock roots have had a major influence on his sound with hits intensity for his such as the classic’s “Big Wheel”, “Hold My Beer” and “Let’s art overflows on stage and spills into his unwavering dedica- Get Rowdy” to his latest “Boat on the Water”, “Hold You Like tion to his fans. My Whiskey” and “Wake You With A Kiss”. Growing up in Kitimat BC, Aaron drew his earliest musical Following on the heels of a cross Canada tour this year, influences from 80’s Rock, but the transition to country mu- Pritchett’s first greatest hits album, Body of Work: A Collec- sic came naturally, “it was based on being able to relate to the tion of Hits, was released in May. stories that country songs told. Those stories were a lot like

ANGUS REID Angus Reid is a two time Grey Cup winner with the BC After undergoing Lions. The former offensive lineman who played in the CFL ending for 13 years went to Simon Fraser University and played back surgery, for the Simon Fraser Clan. The Richmond, B.C. native was Angus decided to selected fourth overall in the ‘01 CFL draft by the hang up the cleats Argonauts. However, the former Simon Fraser star was re- and announce leased during training camp and spent time on the his retirement Alouettes’ practice roster before being dealt, along with a 5th in 2014. Angus round draft pick, to BC for Adriano Belli. In 2004, Reid was is now a highly selected to the West Division All-Star Team for the first time sought after public in his career. He was also named CFL lineman of the week speaker in the for week #7. In 2005, Reid started all 18 games including the lower mainland West Division Final against the Eskimos. and appears every Angus has been an All Canadian, multiple time conference Monday on Global All Star, lineman of the year nominee, lineman of the week BC’s “Morning winner, a “Friday Night Gladiator”, 8 time team , and Blitz” with Steve a 2 time Grey Cup Champion. The six-foot-one, 305-pound Darling where they talk football and review the weekend Reid appeared in over 200 regular-season games, 11 playoff games. contests and three Grey Cups with the Lions.

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BOBBY ORR Truly special athletes, the ones that fathers talk about to their players away from the net. sons and daughters, change the game they play. Arguments He also recorded his first emerged late in the 20th century about who most deserved to - an assist. be called the greatest hockey player of all time. Perhaps it was Orr was better than good the retirement of in 1999, or perhaps it was in his first season. He won a desire to sum up 100 years of a sport that had come into its the Calder Trophy as the own and grown exponentially around the world that led to best rookie and also made these discussions. the NHL’s Second All-Star Hockey fans in Parry Sound, , in the late 1950s saw a Team. He was second in lot of this hockey genius in its infancy. the league in scoring by Doug Orr, Bobby’s dad, had been a defensemen and was a speedy player and gifted scorer in his plus-30. Not only did he score and pass, he fought when own right. He wanted his son, still small needed, defeating his opponent more often than not, and for his age but also enormously talented, could play a physical game. But some observers felt he was to play forward in order to take advan- too daring, that he left himself open to hits with his all-out tage of his speed and puckhandling rushes and that his body had yet to develop to sustain him abilities. Bucko McDonald, a former over the regular-season grind. Orr did suffer an injury in his NHLer who played defense in the 1930s rookie season, hurting his left knee on a daring rush. It was and 1940s and coached Bobby when the the beginning of a long battle with his knees that eventually youngster was 11 and 12, believed his charge had all the ended his career. makings of an outstanding defenseman. He taught Bobby the Orr won his first Stanley Cup in 1970 and it was with a ins and outs of the position and encouraged him to use his offensive skills as well. Professional teams agreed. The went to un- usual lengths to land the small prospect. When Orr was 14, Boston made arrangements for him to play with the Generals in the . He continued to live at home and commute to each game. Though he didn’t attend a single practice with the team, Orr was selected to the league’s Second All-Star Team. All the speedy youngster required was size to make him a bona fide star. He was 5’6” and 135 pounds at 14. The next year, when he moved to an Oshawa high school and played in the Ontario junior league, he was 5’9” and 25 pounds heavier. By the time his junior career was over - when he was all of 17 and a man playing flourish only he could manage. His Bruins, a team that hadn’t with boys - he was a sturdy 6’ and almost 200 pounds. The won the Cup in 29 years, were attempting to sweep the St. phenomenon Boston fans had been reading about since he Louis Blues in the finals. Game four went into . Orr was a freckle-faced kid with a brushcut was ready to enter had taken ’s pass from the corner and the professional game. flashed in front of the net to bury it behind Blues goalie In his first Hockey League game, against the Detroit . As Orr streaked past the net, he was upended by Red Wings and , 18-year-old Orr impressed the defenseman . Orr jumped, or flew, as he saw the home crowd and the many reporters with his defensive abili- puck beat Hall and the arena erupted. The resulting picture, ties. He blocked shots, made checks and moved opposing with Orr’s arms raised and his body floating three feet above the ice, was in newspapers and magazines around the world.

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Orr was awarded the as the ’ Orr took advantage of a chance to play in a major interna- most valuable player, an award he would win when Boston again won the title in 1972, again with the Cup-winning goal coming off Orr’s stick. Orr revolutionized the sport with his scoring ability and playmaking from the blue line. Other defend- ers, beginning as early as Lester Patrick in the nascent days of the game, had been offensive threats, but Orr domi- nated. He won two scoring titles, the only defender to accomplish that feat, and had career season highs of 46 goals and 102 assists. More tional competition - the 1976 - when Chicago than just statistics, Orr management gave him permission to play. Having missed all had the ability to control the game, to take over. He had the of the , the Canada Cup proved to be Orr’s speed to float away from defenders and also to recover only major appearance in a competition against the best the should he lose possession or get caught on a rush. Often, world had to offer. odd-man rushes in the other team’s favour were reversed by He was outstanding in the Canadian team’s run to the his effortless strides. Some argued that he wasn’t defensively championship. He was co-leader of the team in scoring, sound, but hockey people rejected these claims. finishing the seven games tied with another great defender, For eight consecutive seasons Orr won the Norris Trophy as the ’ , with nine points. Orr the best defenseman and three times he was the league’s most was selected to the tournament All-Star team and capped the valuable player to collect the Hart Trophy. Orr’s plus-minus experience with the most valuable player award. rating when he was at his best was untouchable at plus-124 Orr’s performance at the Canada Cup had the Chicago in 1970-71, when he scored 139 points. faithful energized for his At the beginning of the 1971-72 season, Orr signed a first appearance in colours contract that guaranteed him $200,000 per season over five other than Bruins black and years. It was the first $1 million deal in hockey and Orr’s gold. But Orr’s left knee agent predicted at the time that Orr would someday own would once again impede part of the team if he continued to star for Boston. As it his career. He played 20 turned out, when it came time to negotiate a new contract games of his first season in prior to the 1976-77 season, the Bruins did offer Orr a piece Chicago weakened by his of the ownership but the star player said his agent never sixth operation on the knee informed him of the proposed deal. Orr, who had struggled in April 1976. He spent the with his left knee and played only 10 games in 1975-76, felt entire 1977-78 season as though Boston no longer wanted him and signed instead recuperating, trying to with the Chicago Black Hawks. Once considered the saviour revive his battered knee, and then the hero of the rejuvenated Bruins, Orr left the which doctors described as team that had been a part of his career since he was a teen in nothing but bone rubbing Parry Sound. bone after so many operations and injuries.

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He made a valiant attempt to return, playing six games at the conference. Cosell refused, jokingly saying that he didn’t start of the 1978-79 season. Though Orr didn’t feel incred- “cover old news.” ible amounts of pain, he was limited in his movements and Because of his continuing problems, Orr had never collected unable to practise much with the team. In one game against a paycheck from the Black Hawks. He said he was paid to the , he was on the ice for four Detroit play hockey, and after his retirement he accepted a reduced goals and described his play as “terrible.” At the age of 30, he salary to become an assistant coach, a position he had filled decided he was only hindering his Chicago squad. Howard while sitting out the year before. Cosell, the legendary sportscaster, announced in October Orr was inducted into the in 1979. He 1978 that Orr had retired, though it later turned out he had worked frequently with charities in the coming years and mistaken Orr for , who was also contemplating maintained close links with the game. He later became an leaving the game. A few days later, Orr called Cosell and told agent, helping young players benefit by sharing his difficult him he was indeed retiring and asked him to attend the press early experiences through the business side of the sport.

BRANDON MANNING Brandon Manning returns for a second time with the Ce- goals and 41 assists. Manning was lebrity Golf Tournament and Hockey Game. Hailing from third on the team with 138 PMs Prince George BC, Manning is an NHL Defenseman for the and was +20. having played the majority of this past The following season Manning season for their AHL affiliate team, the Lehigh Valley Phan- attended the toms. He lead the team in points and minutes and training camp but was not signed was the Phantoms lone All Star representative, his second and returned to Chilliwack as a selection to the AHL All Star Game. Manning participated in 20-year-old. Manning was the team the hardest shot competition, firing the puck at 96.0, 94.4 and captain and was a presence both on the scoreboard and 97.0 in his three attempts for the East. Manning then played physically for the Bruins. Despite appearing in just 53 games in the game on January 26th, tallying an assist and two shots due to some nagging injuries and a seven-game suspension, in the 14-12 Western Conference win. Manning led Chilliwack defensemen in scoring with 21 goals The former Chilliwack Bruin has played well in his numerous and 32 assists. NHL call-ups with the Flyers who will be looking for him to fill a regular spot on defense next season. Manning signed a one-year, one-way extension with the Flyers recently which will give him the opportunity to show what he can do. In the 11 games that Manning dressed for the Flyers last season, the 24-year-old impressed management and the Flyers fanbase and earned his spot on the roster quickly. Manning made his full-time debut with the WHL as an 18-year-old in the 2008-09 season. He played 72 games for the Bruins and led the team in penalty minutes (132). Manning scored 11 goals with 18 assists for 29 points. In 2009 Brandon attended training camp with the Maple Leafs before returning to Chilliwack. He was team captain for the Bruins in his second season and took a leap forward statistically. He was the Bruins’ third-leading scorer with 13

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CHANEL BECKENLEHNER Miss Universe Canada 2014, Chanel Beckenlehner was born Chanel is an avid golfer. Each season, and raised in the picturesque town of Caledon, Ontario, she tries to get in at least 30 rounds. Canada. She attended the University of Toronto as a Political She lives a very active lifestyle; work- Science Specialist. Down to earth, positive and approachable, ing out, riding horses since the age of Chanel has dedicated much of her life to giving back to the two. Having elite athlete training in community by working with several charitable organiza- the equestrian sport of Dressage, one tions that help orphaned young children by providing food, of her goals is to represent Canada at health care and shelter to families in need. As a University of the Summer Olympic Games. Toronto Political Science Specialist, Chanel not only has the A natural in front of the camera or on charisma, but the skill set to lead and empower others. She is stage, one of her ambitions in a strong, confident woman who is not afraid of a challenge. life is to pursue an entertain- In her own words: “Find your mentor! This is a message I ment career, particularly as a would give to young women and little girls. Build a relation- television presenter. Obtaining ship with someone that you respect, look up to and wish to the title of Miss Universe would emulate. A mentor is someone who prioritizes and commits allow Chanel to bring attention their efforts to ensuring you are progressing toward your to important issues around the goals; not just giving advice”. world, especially those that involve women and children.

CHARLIE SIMMER Charlie Simmer grew up in Terrace Bay, Ontario on the In 1984 Simmer had north shore of Lake Superior. It was here where his hockey the chance to play in skills were cultivated playing minor hockey as a child. He left the All Star Game in town to play for the Kenora Muskies and later moved to the before he OHL Soo Grey Hounds. After being drafted by the California was traded to Boston Seals, who later moved to Cleveland to become the Barons, in the fall of 1984. he then signed with the . Here he was Here he had his first united with Marcal Dionne and to form The chance to play on an team and play alongside Ray Triple Crown Line. When united with Dionne and Taylor, Bourque in the old . After the 1986 season, Simmer scored 21 goals in 38 games to close out the 1978-79 Simmer was voted the Bill Masterton Trophy winner by the season. The next season, he scored 56 goals in 64 games. The media. After the 1987 season he was traded to the Pittsburgh next season, he scored 56 goals in 65 games. That’s a total of Penguins. 133 goals in 167 games, or an average of 0.80 goals per game. As Charlie puts it, he fell into broadcast- For some context, in his brilliant NHL career, Wayne Gretzky ing by accident during the Kings run to averaged 0.60 goals per game. During these two seasons the finals in 1993 and started full time the Charlie Simmer was an NHL first team all-star left-wing next season when the Anaheim Mighty twice and played in 1981 All Star Game at the L.A. Forum. Ducks joined the NHL. He moved on to A terrible injury ended Simmer’s dream season on March 2, Phoenix when the Jets relocat- 1981. During a game in Toronto, Simmer’s right leg was shat- ed in 1996. In 2005, Simmer moved to tered. He didn’t skate again until late November. His dam- where he broadcasted games for aged leg was held together by a metal plate and nine screws. Rogers until the end of the 2014 season. Charlie is married to Jody, and has three children Brittany, Jake, and Austyn.

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DAN HAMHUIS Dan Hamhuis was born and raised in Smithers, to parents where they lost Marty and Ida. He has two sisters, Erin and Cindy. Begin- to the Boston ning to play organized hockey at the age of four, Hamhuis Bruins. was competing against other players as old as eight years. He Playing in his went to provincials four seasons in a row and won the title second season with the Smithers Storm in overtime during his last year of with Vancou- minor hockey. ver, Hamhuis Dan left home at the age of 15 to start playing junior in recorded 4 Prince George. During his time there, he met his wife, Sarah. goals and a They have three daughters together. He played major junior career-high hockey with the Cougars of the 33 assists for (WHL) and was selected 12th overall by the Nashville Preda- 37 points, one tors in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. The following year, he was short of his awarded the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy and Four Bron- personal best. He also led the Canucks in plus-minus with cos Memorial Trophy as the league’s best defenceman and a +29 rating. His efforts helped Vancouver to a second con- player of the year, respectively; he would also be named the secutive Presidents’ Trophy. Individually, he ranked 10th in top defenceman in the (CHL), the Norris Trophy balloting with two second-place votes. governing body of major junior hockey in Canada. Hamhuis has scored 52 goals while adding 238 assists for 290 After a final season in the WHL, Hamhuis made his profes- points in 814 games with the Canucks. He has represented sional debut with the Canada on multiple occasions, appearing in two World of Juniors where he won a bronze and silver medal, six World the American Hockey Championships winning gold in 2007 and this past May. He League (AHL), a minor was also a member of the 2014 Canadian Olympic Team who league affiliate of the won gold in Sochi. Predators. He made his Dan still resides in Smithers during the summer months and NHL debut the next year plays a significant role in helping local charities with fund- for Nashville. After five raising. Dan has been a big supporter of the new Smithers seasons with the club, Arena and the Celebrity Golf Tournament. In the early years Hamhuis became an unrestricted free agent and signed a of the tournament, when Dan was a young boy, he would six-year contract with the Canucks. In his first year with the caddy for the visiting Celebrities. club, he helped Vancouver to the 2011 ,

DENNIS KEARNS Dennis Kearns was an excellent puck-moving defenceman Kearns played junior with the with a good shot from the point who spent his entire ten- hometown year NHL career with the . He was useful of the OHA in 1965-66 then spent on the power-play and with the team’s transition game but a year with the city’s senior Aces. he needed to be paired with someone who would stay back Originally property of the Chicago when Kearns embarked on one of his rushes or was pinching Black Hawks, Kearns was a stalwart in at the blueline. in WHL with the Portland Bucka- roos from 1967 to 1970. He scored 117 points in three years and was voted on to the league’s second all-star team 1969 and the

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CELEBRITY BIO first all-star squad in 1970. Kearns then spent the 1970-71 Kearns mobility and offensive savvy were sought by Team season with the CHL’s Black Hawks where he scored Canada at the 1977 and 1978 World Championships. By the 52 points and was named to the league’s first all-star team. 1979-80 season, Kearns was slowing down and the team was Around this time Chicago was deep on defence and decided giving Lars Lindgren and Kevin McCarthy more ice time and to expose Kearns in the Intra- power play work. The veteran rearguard retired after playing League Draft. He was claimed by 46 games in 1980-81. Vancouver on June 8, 1971 and Kearns finished his career with 31 goals and 290 assists for embarked on a successful 677-game 321 points in 677 games, adding 386 penalty minutes. His 55 career. The young blueliner scored assists in 1977 remains the franchise record for defencemen. 29 points for the Canucks as a His 321 career points was the all-time mark for Canucks rookie in 1971-72 and became a defencemen for over three decades until surpassed by Mat- fixture on the team’s defense. tias Öhlund at the end of the 2009 season; he remains the During this period he was often franchise leader in assists by a defenceman. paired with or John Schella. Offensively Kearns In retirement, he and his family live in Vancouver, where he put up his most impressive numbers between 1975 and 1978 owns an insurance business and his son, , when he recorded 158 points in those three years. He made his NHL debut with the on October registered 60 points in 1976-77, a team record until Doug 20, 2011 against the . Lidster broke it with a 63-point effort in 1986-87.

FABER DRIVE Faber Drive is a four-piece -nominated Canadian Discovered by rock band from Mission, British of and signed to Columbia. At age fourteen, Dave his label, Faber Faber’s dad bought him a drum kit Drive released their debut which Faber promised to practice album “Seven Second Sur- on every day. “Coming from a gery” on May 1, 2007, which was followed by the release of family of seven kids, this was a huge four singles. The band’s biggest influences are , The Police, deal,” he remembers, “seeing as how my dad could barely Def Leppard, , Stryper and Winger. The even afford to feed us.” Faber may not have kept his promise, band also featured in the American drama television series but that’s because he put down the drum sticks to become Kyle XY. Two of their songs, “Killin’ Me” and “Summer Fades frontman and founding member of Faber Drive, one of to Fall”, had featured in the show. The band also made an Canada’s hottest bands. appearance in episode 3.01, “Psychic Friend”, which aired on They have toured with bands such as Nickelback, Hedley, January 19, 2009. Stereos, Marianas Trench, The band’s lead singer Dave Faber is married to Ricarda and Metro Station. They have gained a Faber and has four kids—Faith, huge amount of popularity in many David Dayton, Patience and Isaiah. parts of Canada. Already well known for Lead guitarist Jordan Pritchett, the a local fan base, Faber Drive hit 1 on young and extraordinarily talented Much Music, saw 3 top 10 radio singles son of Canadian country star Aaron and was nominated for the Juno award for Best New Artist in Pritchett. Seamus O’Neill, drummer, 2008. Faber Drive’s second album “can’T keEp A SecrEt” is is the newest member to the lineup bonded by the coherent force of a band ambitious enough to but definitely does not disappoint. With his high energy live challenge itself and possessing the confidence and poise to performances, happy-go-lucky personality, and the way he actually pull it off. The first single “G-Get Up and Dance” connects with his fans, Seamus was welcomed with open song turned into a platinum-selling iTunes grand slam in arms by the fans of Faber Drive. only 2 months. 26 23RD ANNUAL SMITHERS CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Environment Mats Ltd.

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GARRET STROSHEIN Garret Stroshein is a former professional hockey player Garret, a Calgary City Firefighter for hailing from . Measuring up at a whopping 6’7” and the past 6 years, has been competing 245 lbs, he primarily filled the role as an Enforcer. Signed as a in long drive competitions throughout free agent by Wash- North America looking to qualify for ington, July 14, 2003, World Long Drive Championships for he played three the past 3 years. He is also a regular games in the National participant in Charity Golf Tourna- Hockey League for ments donating his time to help raise the money for groups such as the Bulkley Valley HealthCare and Capitals during the Hospital Foundation. 2003–04 NHL We welcome Garret as a first time participant in our event season, and spent and this weekend he will be our designated long drive hitter another 4 seasons in helping us to raise money by offering up his 350 plus yard the AHL. He was signed as a free agent by the Boston Bruins drives for donations on hole number 7. Also look for Garret in August of 2005. to be a dominant competitor in Friday evening’s long drive championship at the Smithers Golf Club and a towering force in the Celebrity Hockey Game on Thursday evening.

GENEVIÈVE LACASSE Geneviève Lacasse started playing hockey at age eight after Lacasse joined the Boston visiting an activity fair where she picked it as her winter Blades of the Canadian sport… Her older brother and his friends would always put Women’s Hockey League for her in net when they played road hockey… She played for a the 2012-13 season. In her boys’ rep team because her house league wouldn’t allow her rookie year the team won the to play goal all the time. regular season title as well as Lacasse graduated from Providence College in 2012 after a the . Lacasse was a major contributor to the success. She led the league in six goaltending statistical categories and was named the CWHL’s of the Year. Geneviève was one of three for Team Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, winning gold. Lacasse has been a part of the national team program since 2009 when she attended the under-22 selection camp. She was the third goaltender for the Canadian team at both the four-year collegiate career that saw her rewrite the school’s 2012 and 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championships, win- goaltending record book. She had the most wins (64), most ning gold and silver. She played a prominent role in Malmo games played (127), most saves (3482) and most shutouts this past April, winning a silver medal at the 2015 IIHF Ice (20) for the Providence Friars. She was also the team captain Hockey Women’s World Championship. during her senior year.

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HAROLD SNEPSTS Harold Snepsts was a hugely popular player on the west After 3 years in Detroit, coast, perhaps the most popular ever. He was a cult hero he was released of his in the old , where fans would boisterously contract and seemed chant “Haaar-Old! .... Haaar-Old! .... Haaar-Old!” over and destined to retire. over. Even in the later years of his career when he would re- However he did desire visit Vancouver as a member of another club, the fans would to return to Vancouver, cheer for their hero. and publicly said he Snepsts would intimidate the opposition. You would think will only play with the twice before traveling to the slot in front of the Canucks Canucks. The Canucks net, as Harold would punish you with enjoyment. He loved were interested as well, to hit and did so with great aggression and authority. In his as new general manager had been critical of the younger years he was a willing and good fighter. lack of leadership and experience in Vancouver in the previ- ous couple of years. One of the reasons why Harold lasted over 1000 games in the was because he was as popular with Snepsts signed and played almost two full years in Vancou- his teammates as he was with the fans. He had a legendary ver. He was instru- sense of humour and was a great leader. The character he mental in teaching showed every day of his career was an immeasurable contri- one of the brightest bution that far outweighed any amount of goals or body- youngsters in checks he collected. Canucks history. He was the road trip Snepsts started out as an NHL prospect because of his size roommate of 18 year and toughness, but even he knew he was a long shot. “All I old phenom Trevor wanted was to get drafted anywhere and get a tryout.” he said. Linden. Linden would His wish was granted when he became the third-round pick go on to become one of the Vancouver Canucks in the 1974 entry draft. of the best players in Canucks history, and is even better After his initial training camp with the Canucks he was sent known as one of the nicest guys off the ice. Both accomplish- to the minor leagues, though by midseason was recalled ments have a little Snepsts magic in them. permanently to the NHL. He would be a standout in his Snepsts became the 70th player to appear in 1000 NHL own style of defense in Vancouver, and twice represented the games. There was a party for Snepsts on the night of his Canucks in the mid-season all-star game, including the 1977 1000th game. Snepsts, who scored the game winning goal game which was held in Vancouver. The crowd went wild against Detroit in his 999th game (just his 4th goal since when they introduced the local folk hero. He played in the 1984!), said “With this body, I’m just trying to get to 1,001.” All-Star Game once again in 1982 when the Canucks made a Ironically, Snepsts hurt his hip in game 1001 and never run for the Cup. finished the game. He ended his career with 1,033 games, 38 He played 10 seasons with the Canucks before being traded goals and 195 assists. He also had 2,009 penalty minutes, the to Minnesota in 1984. The Canucks thought Snepsts was equivalent of 33.5 games in the penalty box. dispensable because of age, injuries, and because promising youngsters like Rick Lanz, Michel Petit, and J.J. Daigneault were in the system. He stayed only one season in Minnesota and signed as a free agent with the Red Wings in 1985, and became a cult hero in Motown as well.

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JACK MCILHARGEY Jack McIlhargey born in Edmonton, Alberta, is a retired Originally hired by the club as Special defenceman who played in the NHL with the Philadelphia Assistant to the General Manager in the Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and . His fall of 1984, McIlhargey was responsible playing career spanned eight years on defence, beginning for establishing the Canucks Alumni when he turned pro with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974. He Association and a number of scouting became a Canuck in 1977 and was later traded back to Phila- assignments. He moved into coaching delphia in 1980. McIlhargey completed his playing career for only three months later and spent the next the Hartford Whalers and retired from professional hockey seven years as an Assistant Coach to Harry following the 1981-1982 season. He was a key member of the Neale, , Bob McCammon and Pat Vancouver Canucks coaching staff and organization for over Quinn. 18 years. In 1991, McIlhargey was placed in charge of Before being named Canucks Assistant Coach on June 18, Vancouver’s affiliate 1999, McIlhargey spent eight seasons as in Milwaukee where he spent the Head Coach of Vancouver’s top minor 1991–92 season. He remained as league affiliate in Milwaukee, Hamilton Head Coach of Vancouver’s farm and Syracuse. He was the first Head teams as they moved to Hamilton Coach in the history of the Syracuse for the 1992–93 season, then Crunch franchise. On September 9, it finally to Syracuse from 1993 to was announced that McIlhargey would 1999. be working as a pro scout for the In 1999, McIlhargey was voted one of the 30 All-Time Great- Vancouver Canucks. est Canucks.

JAMIE MCCARTNEY Jamie McCartney, a native of Smithers, is the Strength and Julien Cousineau, Mike Janyk, Conditioning Coach for Alpine Canada, Consultant for Ca- Trevor White and Brad Spence nadian Sport Center Calgary and Head of Athletic Develop- of the Canadian Ski Team are ment for Titan Performance in Calgary BC. Established in all athletes that use the Titan 2010, Titan offers a body of knowledge developed through Performance Advantage and years of training as a varsity/professional athlete, as well as have worked extensively with consulting numerous elite football, bobsleigh, martial arts McCartney. Jamie’s motto is and alpine skiing athletes. “Challenges are merely opportu- Jamie states, “The transition from being an athlete to training nities with obstacles athletes was relatively natural for me. My passion to become and any opportunity the best athlete I could be and the skills that I have developed is worth taking.” His through my athletic career pours into the motivation and vision is to develop work ethic that I aim to inspire in each one of my athletes. international and Among the number of athletes that I have worked with, my national recognition primary group consist of the Mens Canadian Alpine ski as an elite service team, a group which I train and travel with nearly all year provider; through round. Working with this group has been one of the greatest top tier consulta- opportunities I could ever ask for. To plunge into a role work- tion, of some of the finest athletes on the planet. ing with such great athletes and staff has proven to be both fulfilling and stimulating every day.”

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JEFF CARLSON, STEVE CARLSON, DAVE HANSON is a classic movie from the 70’s that every Canadian season, Steve was hockey fan is familiar with. To most people, the Carlson acquired by the brothers will be forever known as the . Los Angeles In the movie, these three players who played in the “Iron Kings of the League” are picked up in a by the Charlestown Chiefs NHL. Steve went and make a huge splash in the Federation League. It is hard on to play that to believe that these boys, from Virginia, have ended up be- season with the Kings, never afraid to “drop the gloves”. coming legends around the world. To believe that the movie’s Jeff Carlson knew how to put the puck in the net as well. success is because of these “based on real life” characters who Although most of his career was played in the minor leagues, are actually Jeff and Steve Carlson and Dave Hanson could he netted almost 400 points and 1400 penalty minutes in not have been predicted. 536 career games. While the Carlson’s did a lot of scoring, Jeff and Steve Carlson, sons of Jack and Kathy Carlson, they were well-known for their “physical” play. The Carlson were born and raised in Virginia, Minnesota. The Carlson brothers never backed down from anybody, never! You can brothers took their Virginia hockey talents to heights that find many of these classic WHA games and fisticuffs all over nobody could ever imagine. Growing up in the Ridgewood YouTub e. Addition of Virginia, the Carlson brothers took part in little Dave Hanson also played professional hockey including the league baseball, pony league football, many other sports and WHA and NHL for 10 seasons winning two league and three activities, and were stars in everything they played. After playoff championships. He was named team MVP, team very successful high school hockey careers at Virginia High captain, scored over 300 points and racked up nearly 3000 School, Jeff and Steve went on to play semi-pro hockey by minutes of penalties in 700 games. the . This is where the Carlson Brothers’ lore While playing for the Johnstown Jets, a teammate’s sister, begins. Nancy Dowd, watched Dave Hanson was born in Cumberland Wisconsin but grew her brother play up in St. Paul Minnesota. He too was a three sport athlete alongside the Carlson and was recruited by numerous Universities and Colleges Brothers. She was a deciding to attend University of Minnesota on a full scho- screenwriter and was lastic scholarship after being recruited by US Olympic Gold prompted to the idea Medalist coach . Dave left the University to join of writing about this team and all of its flavour. This was the the St. Paul Vulcans Junior team where he won two National start of the movie classic in the making. Whether it was story Championships and was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings. lines of off the ice antics or actual on the ice action, the film He started his professional career in the minor leagues play- cuts right to the chase of minor league hockey. Actors who ing for the Johnstown Jets where he met Jeff and Steve. could skate well enough to portray professional hockey After the Johnstown Jets years, the Carlson Brothers and players proved hard to come by. Nancy suggested that Hanson arrived in Pro Hockey, director, George Roy Hill, give the Carlson brothers a chance. WHA and NHL. In 1978 Steve After all, they really didn’t have to act - they were “playing” played for the WHA New themselves. Way back in the the brothers all had long England Whalers making it to hair, thick glasses, and consecutive sweater numbers. Slap the WHA Cup Finals; equiva- Shot starred Jeff and Steve Carlson as Jeff and Steve Hanson lent to the NHL Stanley Cup. (named changed to protect the guilty) and added to the mix During the 1978-79 season, the was Dave Hanson to take the place of their brother Jack final season of the WHA, Steve went to the WHA Edmonton Carlson for he was still playing and couldn’t be released from Oilers, where he roomed with the Great One, Wayne his playing contract to shoot the movie. It was a fun summer Gretzky. Not only did he room with Gretzky, Steve is one of job, but no one ever dreamed it would be more than that. only two players in the history of hockey who played with And here we are today, almost 40 years later. Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe. Following the 1979

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Cotter would move up to the position for much of the At this year’s Brier in Calgary, Cotter won the Ross Harstone 2010-11 season, while Ursel was nursing a knee injury. The Trophy, presented each year to the player chosen by his peers team qualified for the 2011 without Ursel as the curler in the Brier who best represents Harstone’s high who decided to not play the following season, and Cotter ideals of good sportsmanship, observance of the rules, exem- took control as skip for the full season. plary conduct and curling ability. In 2013, Cotter announced that Olympic champion John “Tere were many others just as deserving, if not more,” said Morris would join the team for the 2013–14 season. Cotter. “With that said, it’s a real honor to be chosen. It very well could be a team award because my teammates bring the best out in me and any one of them could have been selected.”

JIMMY WATSON Jimmy Watson, despite being named the most outstanding Down on the ice, Jimmy defenseman in the Western Canadian Hockey League in and Joe helped goal- 1972, was not selected in the 1972 NHL draft until 39th over- tender to all to the Philadelphia Flyers. Two years later he was helping protect the team’s skinny the Flyers make the first of three consecutive appearances in 1-0 over the Bruins. As the Stanley Cup finals, winning it all in 1974 and 1975. the final seconds ticked Joe and Jim were amongst 6 brothers who grew up playing off the clock and jubilant hockey on frozen Lake Kathlyn near Smithers. Though the fans mobbed the ice, Watsons went on to big city careers, they never forgot their Jimmy and Joe met up hometown. with their father in the “Big cities like Philadelphia and Vancouver always make me triumphant Flyers locker appreciate the beauty of Smithers.” room. Jim Watson never really played like a rookie. He brought re- He played in 9 full NHL seasons, playing in 613 career markable poise and intelligence to the Flyers’ defensive corps games. He scored 38 goals and 186 points in his NHL career, right off the bat. The younger Watson’s skills and excellent had a plus/minus of +295 and of course won two Stanley Cup work ethic quickly earned him the trust of head coach Fred championships. He participated in 5 NHL All Star games and “The Fog” Shero and his teammates. In his rookie campaign was part of Team Canada at the 1976 Canada Cup. of 1973-74, Jimmy had an excellent +33 defensive rating for Injuries cut Watson’s career short. A scary eye injury at the the Western Division champions, to go along with a respect- 1976 Canada Cup was followed by a broken shoulder and able 20 points in 78 games. In the playoffs, he stepped up then spinal fusion surgery by 1980. Watson came back but his aggressiveness, compiling 41 penalty minutes and played knew he wasn’t the same player. increased minutes after All-Star defenseman Barry Ashbee With a touch of regret Watson retired early, taking a scout- sustained a career-ending eye injury in the semifinals against ing job with the Flyers. He later became a successful owner the New York Rangers. of a home construction business in Delaware, County, On the afternoon of Game Six of the Stanley Cup Finals . In 1997, Jimmy and several business partners against Boston, Joe Watson Sr. was on-hand to witness began a side venture tied to his first love – hockey. They built his son compete for hockey’s ultimate prize. He endured a and managed the four-rink Ice Works complex in Aston, 33-hour bus ride from Smithers to Vancouver to Denver, PA. Three years later, the five-time NHL All Star started a followed by a flight to Philadelphia. A colorful character with 16-and-up summer hockey training program called The Jim a heavy beard, the elder Watson loudly bragged about both of Watson Hockey Academy. his sons to anyone in earshot.

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JOE WATSON Reliability. Leadership. Hard work. Enthusiasm. Those are the Even as a young- traits that any employer covets and are the qualities that Joe ster, Watson Watson has come to personify in almost 50 years of nearly un- dreamed of play- interrupted employment by the Philadelphia Flyers. Whether ing in the Na- preventing opposition scoring chances as a mainstay on the tional Hockey Flyers’ blueline, working as a pro scout or in the organization’s League. When sales and marketing departments, Watson has earned his keep the weather and served with distinction. He was elected to the Flyers Hall turned warmer, of Fame in 1996. He always has a story to tell and his passion he turned his at- for people, hockey and his home town runs as strongly as ever. tention to base- ball. Watson was Joe Watson was born on July 6, 1943, in Smithers, when there quite accom- were only about 800 people plished on the living there,” recalls Watson. diamond himself. Nine years Joe’s junior, Jimmy loved to tag “There wasn’t a hell of a lot along with his older brother, following him to go skating or to do. With me, I was always play baseball. “Anything I’d do, Jimmy would want to do with very involved in sports and I me. In baseball, I’d be the pitcher and I’d make him be the moved on to other things catcher. I’d throw the ball as hard as I could,” said Joe years because of that, but a lot of later. people never left.” When he was 16, Joe Watson led his team to the British Co- Joe is the oldest of six Wat- lumbia baseball championship, winning tournament most son children, all boys. Broth- valuable player honors. An intriguing offer soon followed. ers Fred, Steve, Jimmy, Glen “There was a New York Yankees scout watching the tourna- and Jerry all followed Joe. ment,” remembers Watson. “He asked if I’d be interested in To support the family, their signing a contract and going to spring training in Florida.” Joe father worked as a butcher in the winter and a logger in the considered the offer briefly, but decided to decline. “I told him summer. Five of the six Watson sons played hockey. Fellow that I thought I had a better chance in hockey. There were too defenseman Jimmy later went on to become Joe’s teammate many guys playing baseball. Too much competition,” he ex- on the Flyers’ Stanley Cup teams and earned several trips to plains. the NHL All-Star game. Glen and Jerry played for the Allan In 1959, at age 16, Joe left Smithers to play for Estevan. He says Cup winning team, Huskies in 1993 where Glen that he’s grateful to this day for the role his Estevan coaches was named as the tournament MVP. He later went on to coach such as Scotty Monroe had in preparing him for a professional junior hockey. “Jerry was a really good player, too, but he was career. “I wasn’t the biggest guy or the fastest skater, but I the last one to leave the nest. My parents got divorced and knew the value of good defense,” says Watson, who stood 5-10 Jerry didn’t want to leave Mom alone to go off playing hockey. and weighed about 180 pounds in the prime of his career. “My So he stayed in Smithers,” says Joe. job was always to prevent goals, not score them. I always knew “In the wintertime in Smithers, it got to be 15 to 20 degrees my role.” below zero, and we only had one rink, which was outdoors,” While at Estevan, Watson honed many of the unglamorous, says Watson. “We’d put on our tuques, play two minute shifts but vital skills that later played an important role in two Stan- and then we’d all go off and the next group would go out for ley Cups. For a defenseman, body and stick positioning are two minutes.” crucial, especially if you lack the quickness to recover if you’re beaten on a play. Already a student of the game, Watson found that good hockey sense can compensate for disadvantages in speed, size, or reach.

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Watson didn’t shy away from taking the body, either. While a pretty girl named Marianne, a young nurse. He seemed to he was good at finishing his checks, he was never a heavily have a solid hockey future in Boston. penalized player (he never topped 56 penalty minutes in any Watson’s optimism soon turned to gloom. One of his buddies, season), “You can finish your check without putting a guy Jimmy Anderson, informed him of a radio report that the through the boards,” says Watson. “I always believed that I Philadelphia Flyers selected Joe in the NHL expansion draft. was a guy who helped the team more on the ice than sitting Joe was shattered. “Total depression,” is how he describes his in the box.” feelings at the time. Watson had no inkling that he was ex- In 1963, the Bruins offered Joe his first pro contract. He ac- posed in the expansion draft. “The Bruins didn’t protect me in cepted in a heartbeat, although Boston hardly lavished him the draft but they did protect a couple guys I’d just beaten out with riches. “They gave me $1,000 to sign the contract and for an NHL job. Hell, I didn’t even know where Philadelphia then I made $3,000 my first year,” he remembers with a chuck- was. I was devastated.” le. “I didn’t care. I was playing hockey professionally and I With his new team in first place and registering upsets against thought I was on top of the world.” the established team (the Flyers beat each of the “Original The Bruins started out very well in 1966-67 under coach Har- Six” at least once during their first season, including a win at ry Sinden, standing the Boston Garden spearheaded by a rare Watson goal in the in first place in late opening seconds of play), fan interest started to rise. November. Their suc- In the summer of 1969, Joe and Marianne got married in cess was thanks in Smithers. Orr served as Joe’s best man. The newlyweds settled large part to good de- in the Philadelphia area. Eight years later, the Watsons cele- fense and goaltend- brated the birth of their first child, Ryan. Daughter Heidi was ing. One thing they born three years later. weren’t doing was Watson says he enjoyed even some of the lean years. He loved lighting up the score- playing at the and says that he could see the roster board. The Bruins’ improving annually. A promising rookie named brightest hope was arrived in 1969-70 and other future building blocks filtered in Watson’s fellow rook- through the draft each year. On June 2, 1971, took ie, friend and room- over as the Head Coach. “I could see light at the end of the mate Bobby Orr. tunnel. I was very happy to be a Flyer,” says Watson. “I didn’t During the season, Watson and Orr shared an apartment really know that much about Freddie yet, but I was glad to be overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. a part of it.” “Orr did the cleaning and the cooking and really was a great Nevertheless, business was business. Discouraged by the Fly- cook. Bobby had so much energy that he did most of the work. ers contract offer and wondering whether the Flyers’ recent About all I did was wash the dishes and water the plants,” Wat- addition of defenseman Larry Brown meant they were shop- son recalls. ping him in trade, Joe walked out of camp in 1971. Shortly Watson still marvels at Orr’s play on the ice. “To watch Bobby thereafter, Joe received a phone call. It was Bobby Orr. “He on film, he made everything look so easy, but he worked very, really gave me hell,” said Watson three years later. “He told very hard. He was very smart, too. He was blessed with so me I could still play another five or six years at least and he much God-given hockey talent but he worked for everything reminded me that I was only twenty-eight and just reaching and he was a great teammate.” my prime. Then he told me I have a wife to think about, not After finishing his NHL rookie year, Joe returned home to just myself.” Smithers. He still wasn’t making enough money playing hock- Watson did not press the issue further with the Flyers. He re- ey to take time off during the summer, so he earned some ex- turned to camp. Looking back today, Joe says with a laugh, tra money at a job with the Town of Smithers Public Works “Yeah, and Orr is now a players agent. Hockey was different Department. Watson was in good spirits. He was in love with in those days.”

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Like many players, Watson thrived under Shero. It didn’t take Everything culminated in the Stanley Cup Finals against Joe’s long for Joe to stake his claim on the Flyers’ top defensive pair- former team, the Bruins. ing. The next year, in addition to his rock steady defense, Wat- Winning in overtime in the son even set a then-career high of 26 points (he later topped second game in Boston and out at 30 points); a respectable point total for any defensive then taking the next two in defenseman. Philadelphia, the Flyers Philadelphia rebounded strongly the next season, climbing needed one more win at the to second place as the pieces in the eventual championship Spectrum to win the Cup puzzle neared completion. Clarke won the Hart Trophy as the and avoid a deciding game Nation Hockey League’s most valuable player. Previously un- back at Boston Gardens. derachieving young talent Rick MacLeish finally blossomed, With Joe and Jimmy’s dad in the stands (after a 15 hour bus scoring 50 goals and 100 points. And rookie left winger Bill ride and a flight from Denver), the Watson brothers helped Barber burst onto the scene with 30 goals and strong two-way Parent preserve the team’s skinny 1-0 lead. In the closing sec- play. onds, Orr threw the puck down the ice in desperation and Joe The final piece of the puzzle came into place when the Flyers Watson ragged off the last few ticks behind the Flyers net. reacquired Bernie Parent in a deal for shortly before the 1973- Bedlam ensued in the Spectrum and around Philadelphia. 74 season. With Parent now emerging as the best goaltender Fans poured out onto the ice to mob the team as the Flyers’ in the league, the Flyers rocketed into first place and never celebrated. Back in the locker room, a teary-eyed Joe sat with looked back. While the Broad Street Bully era Flyers are best his father and brother. A little later, he connected with Orr in known for their record-shattering penalty minute totals and the corridor between the two locker rooms. Although bitterly a love of on- and off-ice hell raising, their true calling card disappointed, Orr offered his congratulations. “I offered him was their great goaltending and their ability to execute Shero’s some champagne,” Watson said a few months after the Cup mantra of hard work, balanced scoring, strong defense, and win, “but he was dejected and he said he didn’t deserve it.” tenacious checking. The Flyers and Watson were anxious to prove their Stanley Alluding to the team’s boisterous locker room filled with col- Cup victory was no fluke. The next season, they erased all orful characters, Joe says, “We were a team that liked to go out doubt that they were deserving champions, again taking first for a few babalooeys [beers] and have a good time and this place during the regular season, led by Hart Trophy winner and that. But we took the game very serious, so everyone had Clarke and winner Parent. Then they won the to be ready to play.” Stanley Cup again, this time defeating the flashy, offense-ori- No one took the pursuit of the Stanley Cup more seriously ented Buffalo Sabres in a six game final. than Joe. “You could hear Joe from across the building. He’d By 1975-76, the Flyers needed new challenges to prove them- usually encourage you, but he’d get on you if he had to,” said selves. Such a challenge came from the Soviet Red Army team, ex-teammate Bob “The Hound” Kelly in 2003. “Between Joe who were undefeated in their series of midseason exhibition and Crispy [], it was never, ever quiet in the room games against NHL opponents. That all changed when they or the bench.” came to the Spectrum. The elder Watson brother earned his first trip to the mid-sea- “Freddie said ‘we’ll show them a real Iron Curtain’ before the son all-star game in 1973-74, one of several Flyers to make the game, and that’s exactly what we did,” recollects Watson. The team. Meanwhile, the brash and brawling Flyers drew scath- Red Army got dominated. In the second period, Joe Watson ing criticism from the old guard hockey establishment and found himself doing something to which he was unaccus- non-Philadelphia media. The Flyers could not have cared less, tomed. With the Flyers shorthanded, he followed the play all so long as they kept winning. And win they did, taking out the the way up the ice. The former curler then swept home a Don in the first round of the playoffs and surviving Saleski rebound for what proved to be the game winner in the a seven game war with the New York Rangers. Flyers 4-1 victory.

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“Freddie told me I had set back Russian hockey twenty years pounds of pressure going crashing into the boards, Watson’s with that goal,” laughs Watson, who says that he still gets asked leg shattered, breaking in 13 places. He knew immediately that about that goal more than any other single play in his career. his career was over. “It wasn’t a fancy goal even, but it was a goal.” With his playing career over, Joe returned to Philadelphia. In Joe earned his second and final All-Star selection in 1977. By 1979, he accepted the first of many off-ice positions with the the end of the 1977-78 Flyers, serving as an advanced scout. During Philadelphia’s re- season, the Flyers had cord 35 game unbeaten streak in 1979-80, Joe traveled to scout begun to dismantle future opponents at the behest of Flyer coach Pat Quinn. “Ev- many of the pieces ery time the Flyers would win, Pat would send me to another from the Cup team city,” remembers Watson. “It got so that I was totally exhaust- rosters. Shero also left ed. To be totally honest, while I enjoyed the streak, I wasn’t all at the end of the sea- that sorry to see it finally end.” son to accept the head Joe’s future positions kept him closer to home. He moved from coaching and general ticket sales to the club’s marketing department, where he still manager job with the works. Watson also heads the Flyers Alumni team, traveling Rangers. near and far to play hockey and have a little fun. In 1996, Joe summoned thirty-six- was elected to the Flyers Hall of Fame in the final year the year-old Joe to his of- team called the Spectrum home. He just recently became a fice. Says Watson, grandfather for the first time after as his daughter Heidi gave “Keith told me that birth to a boy this spring. they were looking to rework the defense and that I could ei- While the Philadelphia area is Watson’s permanent home, ther stay with the Flyers and play about 30 games or give him Smithers still holds a special place in his heart. Joe visits a list of teams I’d be willing to be traded to. I looked for clubs northern BC annually bringing friends and colleagues to the where I could get a chance to play and maybe help out some area to fish and to help out with the Celebrity Golf Tourna- of the young guys. So I picked some clubs like Los Angeles, ment. Joe’s participation with this event is traced back to it’s Colorado and Pittsburgh.” inception and each year he plays a dominant role in lining up Watson was traded to the Colorado Rockies where he imme- Celebrities, acquiring items for our auction and signing a ton diately named captain. Just 16 games into the season, Watson of autographs. Truly, we could not have done it without you was on the receiving end of a check from Wayne Babych of Joe. the St. Louis Blues. With his right leg pinned and nearly 400

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“After graduating from high school, I attended Simon Fraser I backpacked by myself around Europe, and I experienced University where I took a wide variety of courses. I learned so many unbelievable things. I visited twelve countries in a lot in my first year at university: what I like, what I dislike, Europe and was exposed to many different cultures. I tried and what I want to pursue in life. However, I decided to take to learn as much as I could from each of them. That trip some time off from school before taking the next step in changed me in many ways; it was a great learning experience. my career because I wanted to see and experience more of I learned about history, culture, and religion, but most of all I the world. I realized my dream of traveling around Europe. learned a lot about myself.”

KERRY FRASER Kerry Fraser was born in , Ontario, Canada on May (1,904 regular 30, 1952. Kerry’s father, Hilt Fraser, was a professional hockey season and 261 player as well as a boxer, world class sailor and outdoorsman. Stanley Cup As such, Kerry first strapped on a pair of ice skates at the ten- Playoff games der age of 15 months; not too long after learning to walk and totaling 2,165 began playing organized hockey at the age of 5. NHL games). Progressing through youth hockey to the Junior A level in Kerry Fraser was selected to referee in 12 different Stanley Cup Canada, Kerry was known as a good “little” player that played Finals (his first in 1985, as the tougher and much bigger than opponents expected from his youngest referee ever); the 1996 diminutive 5’7” frame. After completing a successful Junior A World Cup of Hockey in both hockey career Kerry came to a crossroads in the game. Since Europe and gold medal round in he wasn’t drafted by the NHL or newly formed World Hockey North America; the 1998 Winter Association, rather than play in the minor professional leagues Olympics in Nagano, Japan; 2 NHL or accept one of the many Division 1 hockey scholarships All-Star games; and the 2010 Kerry had been offered, he decided to pursue a career within Winter Classic on New Year’s Day in Boston’s historic Fenway the game as a referee. Park. While attending a 5 day referee school that summer of 1972 in Kerry was overwhelmingly selected as the best referee in the Ontario, Kerry was scouted by the NHL Officiating Depart- NHL through independent polls of NHL players conducted ment and invited to attend their training camp a week later. annually by ESPN and the Toronto Sun, including in his final Kerry was assigned to work in the season. Referee magazine selected Kerry as one of the top 10 that season as a linesman to gain experience. The following officials of the century in any sport and he is arguably the most year young Mr. Fraser was signed to an NHL contract as a respected NHL referee ever to blow a whistle. referee. Upon retirement, Kerry wrote a National bestselling book, Kerry joined the NHL ranks as a full-time referee in the 1980 “The Final Call, Hockey Stories from a Legend in Stripes” that season and enjoyed a 30 year career directly in the NHL rub- was release on October 23, 2010 by Fenn Publishing. The Fi- bing shoulders with some of the greatest players the game has nal Call was released in a trade paperback and electronic book ever known. Kerry retired at the end of the 2009-2010 season, by McClelland & Stewart on November 12, 2011. working his final game of the regular season between the NY No stranger to the camera or microphone, Kerry Fraser cur- Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, April 11, 2010. rently brings his vast NHL officiating experience and candid The winner of that game determined which of those two teams approach to TSN as an analyst on the show, “That’s Hockey would secure the final playoff spot and a fitting way in which 2Nite.” Through his highly popular “C’mon Ref” segment, to end such as illustrious officiating career. The Philadelphia Fraser writes a fan friendly, informative column on tsn.ca dur- Flyers won in shoot-out fashion and marched to the Stan- ing the hockey season. Fraser is also a regular guest analyst on ley Cup Final while losing to the in six TSN Radio across Canada and joins former NHL player, Chris games. Kerry, on the other hand retired after the game with a “Knuckles” Nilan on his show, ‘Off The Cuff’ with a weekly record for most games as a referee in the history of the NHL “C’mon Ref” segment on TSN Radio 690 Montreal.

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MARK LOFTHOUSE Mark Lofthouse, from New Westminster B.C., was a stand- 103 points. Lofthouse was out in the BCJHL with the Buckaroos in 1973-74. presented the John B. Sollen- He then played three years for the berger trophy for accumulat- where he produced 158 career goals. In 1975-76, he scored 68 ing the most points in the goals and 116 points for the Bruins in 72 games played. Loft- league and was voted on to the house was chosen 21st overall by the AHL first all-star team. at the 1977 Amateur Draft after helping the Bruins win the In July 1981, he was sent to , being named to the tournament all-star team the Detroit Red Wings for and leading the Tournament in goals. goalie . In 181 Career Mark Lofthouse was a solid role player in the 1970s and ‘80s NHL Games, he scored 42 who could score and battle for times and added 38 assists for the puck. Although he was a 80 points. He was a role player dominant scorer in junior and for two years with his new club then relegated to the AHL on the minors, he never put it all a full-time basis. After scoring 101 points for the New Haven together in the NHL. The young Nighthawks in 1983-84, he was placed on the league’s second forward split his first pro season, all-star team. Lofthouse was a top AHL player until he re- 1977-78, between the Caps, the tired after scoring 32 goals for the in 1988-89. AHL’s Hershey Bears, and the After retiring from the NHL, Mark went on to pursue a of the career in the Real Estate world. Mark is one of the most rec- CHL. During the next two years, he was a regular with that ognized names in Real Esate in the Fraser Valley. His hard club and scored a combined 28 goals playing with Dennis work, dedication and passion for this business has launched Hextall and Bobby Girard. He was relegated to Hershey in him into the forefront as one of the top sellers of his time. 1980-81 and responded with a league-leading 48 goals and

RACHELLE BROWN Rachelle Brown was born and raised in Smithers, B.C. She Alberta at the 2013 began curling at the age of 11 and instantly fell in love with and 2014 Scotties the game. She moved to Edmonton in 2005 for university Tournament of and continued to pursue her love of curling. She tried out for Hearts. In 2014, the University of Alberta Pandas varsity team and was her team won the successful in her pursuit. She represented the U of A Pandas Canada Cup and curling team at 4 CIS National Championships and earned 2 the Masters Grand all-star lead awards along Slam of Curling. This past January they represented Canada the way. After graduating at the 2015 WFG Continental Cup and participated in the she moved into women’s TSN All Star Skins game. This year the team was ranked play and eventually hooked second in Canada and third in the World. Her ultimate goal up with her current skip is to represent Canada at the . Valerie Sweeting. Her current team plays all over Canada on the . Last year they won the 2013 Olympic Pre- Trials and just finished out of the playoffs at the 2013 Olympic Trials. She earned silver medals representing

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REBECCA JOHNSTON Rebecca Johnston was Johnston’s collegiate career took her to Cornell University. In born on September 24, 1989 in Sudbury, Ontario. She grew up in a hockey environment, with all 5 of her siblings playing hockey. Rebecca Johnston has three brothers and two sisters and at one point there were four of them playing on the same outdoor hockey team. A member of Canada’s National Women’s Team since 2007, Rebecca Johnston has competed at five IIHF Women’s World Championships win- ning four silver medals to go with the gold medal in 2012. At the 2011 World Championship she led the Canadian team 2007-08 she was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year finishing in scoring with four goals and two assists and was one of the season with 16 goals and 16 assists in 26 games. As a Canada’s top three players as selected by the coaches. She has sophomore she was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier competed in two Olympic Winter Games, helping Canada Award as the top female player in NCAA hockey. After win gold at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014. spending 2009-10 centralized with the national team, she returned to school and led Cornell to the NCAA Frozen She didn’t give much thought as to what she wanted to take Four and was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award throughout university, however she did know at a young age in both 2010-11 and 2011-12. Rebecca graduated with a that she wanted to play for team Canada during the Olym- Degree in Communications from Cornell in 2012. pics and represent her country. Hockey was her true passion, even though she played every sport you could think of grow- I think the cliché, “Living the Dream” is the most accurate ing up in . assessment of my time spent with the Canadian national women’s hockey team. I feel privileged and honored to have Rebecca Johnston participated in many sports and has repre- had the opportunity to represent Canada at every world sented local Sudbury teams in soccer, basketball and track & championships since 2007. field. Despite very little specific training, Rebecca has com- peted at the national level in track & field as well, and placed RCCGT 3889d (Capri Motor Inn).ai 1 10-06-15 10:29 AM third at the age of 16 in the Canadian Junior track and field championships in Sherbrooke , running a time of 55. 34 in the 400 meter distance. She is also a five-time medalist in track and field at the Ontario Federation of School Ath- Capri Motor Inn letic Association Championships. 61 Modern, Air-Conditioned Rooms Multi-room Suites · Restaurant on Site Within walking distance of downtown businesses and shopping Toll-free 1-800-663-3120 www.CapriMotorInnSmithers.com

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SEBASTIAN CLOVIS Sebastian Clovis is the star of HGTV’s Tackle My Reno. The Sebastian’s building career started in his pro-football player turned handyman teams up with over- family’s kitchen when he was 15 years old. whelmed homeowners to right their renovation wrongs. His parents hired a builder to renovate and Whether he’s on a football field or a construction site, Sebas- asked him to take on Sebastian as his ap- tian Clovis loves to play hard and get dirty! As the host of prentice. He loved the work and continued Tackle My Reno, he can’t wait to roll up his sleeves and help being a handyman through high school, overwhelmed homeowners achieve their reno goals. took a break to pursue a football scholar- ship at university and eventually the B.C. A former CFL defensive back, Sebastian played for the Lions came calling. Now doing renovations Saskatchewan Roughriders and full time for a loyal and diverse clientele, Sebastian thinks of the B.C. Lions, who he won the himself as the “Ultimate DIYer”…he just happens to be really, Grey Cup with in 2006. After really good at it. retiring from football in 2009, Sebastian’s taken the discipline he A skilled craftsman with an eye for detail, Sebastian thrives learned as a professional athlete on the challenges that come up during the construction pro- and applied it to being a self-em- cess. With an infectious spirit and energy to spare, he’s ready ployed contractor. to take any homeowner under his wing …as long as they give their all. DIY’ers, you’ve been warned: this guy treats every He is passionate about renovating reno like a championship game and wants you to score the because it allows him to be both winning touchdown every single time! physical and creative every day.

STAN REY Stan Rey, the 2010 Canadian ski cross champion was born in Ski racing is Sierre, . He moved to Whistler, British Columbia, in Rey’s blood with his family when he was seven years old. Not only does and his family’s Stan excel in the fast paced world of ski cross he is a talented connection to all-round athlete who excels in a variety of sports, from golf the sport helped to tennis, squash, baseball and surfing. fuel his early Weighing in at 170 pounds and 5 feet 7 inches, Stan made goals as a multi- the Canadian ski cross team in 2010. Just back from the discipline alpine last leg of the World Cup Season in Europe, the Canada Ski skier. Cross Team hosted the National Championships on March “My grandpa, René Rey, went to two Olympics and com- 27th and 28th at Canada Olympic Park, in Calgary, Alberta. peted in downhill and slalom,” Rey said. “He was in the 1952 In Men’s competition, Stan Rey took home both National Olympics in (Oslo), Norway and the 1956 Games in Cortina Champion titles for FIS and Open Category races. d’Ampezzo, Italy – for Switzerland . . . In the 2010 Nor-Am Cup podiums, Rey won three first place “I always had this dream to go to the Olympics. I was in finishes, two in Big White, BC and another in Whiteface, alpine and then changed that (dream) to ski cross. My dad USA. He also won a second place finish at the Nor-Am Cup was also on the Swiss development team, so ski racing was in in Sugar Bowl, USA. At the Aspen 2011, Winter X games t h e f am i l y.” Rey placed fourth in ski cross. He is a Canadian Champion On May 24th of last year the former alpine skier decided to winning first place in 2010 in Calgary, AB at the Canadian retire from ski racing. He has a contract with Salomon and Championships. is hoping to become a freeskiing video star in the years to come.

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STEVE DARLING Steve Darling is the numerous stories including 911, the Olympics and provincial anchor of the #1 rated elections. He was honoured for his work on the Vancouver morning program in Olympic announcement and won the RTNDA award for top BC. The award win- live programming for the 2012 Christmas wish breakfast. ning broadcaster start- He was also awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee ed his career in radio Medal for his community service. as a producer and We are happy to welcome back Steve for a second time as he then moved behind graciously takes on the role of our Master of Ceremonies for the microphone work- the weekend of Events. Steve hosts numerous charity events ing as a disc jockey at and is the Honorary Chair of the Ronald Mcdonald House. JRFM radio, then moved to CKWX as a sportscaster helping He is married to Jen and has two children, Hayley and to start the all news station news1130am. Following that Hunter. He also has a chocolate lab named Lucy. When he moved to BCTV covering sports and anchoring Week- Steve’s not covering golf, baseball and hockey, he’s playing end mornings and the Newshour. In 2001 he became the them recreationally. co-anchor of the Global BC Morning News. He has covered

TESSA BONHOMME Olympic gold medal- said, “and I have no doubt she will find success wherever her ist Tessa Bonhomme is a career leads her.” reporter and anchor for Bonhomme debuted with the Canadian squad at the 4 SPORTSCENTRE, Canada’s Nations Cup in 2004 in most-watched sports news Lake Placid, N.Y., and and information show. participated in the tourna- Bonhomme made her TSN ment eight times and debut in 2014 as a panelist winning six gold medals. for hockey broadcasts dur- She also played 18 games ing the Sochi 2014 Winter for Canada at the under-22 Olympic Games. tourneys from 2004-07, Tessa Bonhomme, a defenceman and 2010 Olympic cham- collecting nine points, and pion with the Canadian women’s hockey team, is the fifth- helping the squad to gold highest scoring blue-liner in Team Canada history with 51 medals in three consecutive points on 10 goals and 47 assists in 107 games. She also won years, starting in 2005. gold in the IIHF World Women’s Championship in both Since Vancouver 2010, Bonhomme has competed on two 2007 and 2012 and silver in 2009, 2011, and 2013. reality television shows, Wipeout Canada and CBC’s Battle of Hockey Canada president and CEO Tom Renney said the Blades on which she won the 2012 edition with Olympic Bonhomme not only has brought Canada success on the ice, gold medallist figure skater . she has helped grow women’s hockey off the ice. “She will continue to be a tremendous ambassador for the sport,” he

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TODD TALBOT As a kid, Todd Talbot spent countless hours repairing an Talbot). With array of miscellaneous items around the house, earning him this set Todd the name of “Mr. Fix It” by his grandparents. Other family managed to gut members celebrated his verbosity by making a shirt for him and renovate an that read “Motor Mouth.” It turns out these two nicknames entire base- have been instrumental in shaping his future career. ment. Now with As a teen, Todd got hooked on performing and became a a more compre- professional actor on TV with a starring role on the hit TV hensive tool series, Fifteen on Nickelodeon. Later, in his twenties, TODD collection completed his theatre training in England and from there, (which can be went on to build an award-winning stage career across categorized as a Canada that has spanned more than twenty years. serious addiction!) and some major renovations under his “tool” belt, he is still “Mr. Fix It” but just on a larger scale! In those early days, Todd entertained audiences at the theatre by night and soaked up Along the way, Todd has worked with a number of clients everything about the world of to help them successfully buy and sell real estate. Todd has real estate by day. His also created and operated several real estate companies in obsession grew as he method- marketing, design, and staging. One of those businesses, my- ically built his own portfolio RealDESIGN, still exists today. Additionally, Todd is a proud - investing, buying, selling, member of the Re/Max Masters family. renting, and renovating Todd believes that the only way to be truly happy in life is to multiple properties. With find something that you are passionate about and then figure each project, Todd made a out some way to make money at it! Both acting and real deal with everyone he hired estate have allowed him to do just that, and serendipitously that they had to work came together as he began a new adventure and chapter in alongside him and teach him his career as TV Host of Love It or List It, Vancouver for the their trade. At the time, all W Network (Canada) and Love It or List It, Too on HGTV Todd had was a Ryobi starter (USA). kit from Home Depot, purchased by his girlfriend (now wife; he is married to international singer and model Rebecca

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THE a few groceries when he heard the DJ on CFNR talking about the Cup in Smithers. He dropped STANLEY his groceries, got in his truck and phoned his wife CUP to tell her he was going to be late for supper. People lined up at the Smithers Arena all day long IN SMITHERS waiting for a chance to have their picture taken with this amazing historical monument of Ca- nadian Hockey. Joe Watson spent the entire day signing over two thousand autographs, posing for photos and telling stories like it all happened last week. The follow up party at Boston Pizza was equally as impressive with a capacity crowd who all seemed to have the same smile on their faces as the kids at This past St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2015, Joe Watson brought the Stanley the arena earlier that day. It was amazing to watch Cup home for the very first time. It was 40 years since Joe and brother Jim the energy and excitement that the Cup carries won the Cup for the second time with the Philadelphia Flyers. Although Joe into the room with it. Equally as impressive was left Smithers as a teenager to purse his hockey career with the Estevan Bru- Phil Pritchard who is the consummate ambassa- ins, he continues to visit Smithers regularly and contributes an enormous dor of an iconic symbol of Canadian history. Phil amount of time and energy into supporting the community. was happy to speak with anyone and everyone Central Mountain Air flew Phil Pritchard, the “Keeper of the Cup”, into sharing stories about his numerous encounters. Smithers for a 24 hour whirlwind viewing party at the Smithers Arena and He was gracious in his praise for our community subsequent Charity Fundraiser at Boston Pizza, this year’s Title Sponsor. and has donated a personal tour of the Hockey People from as far away as Terrace and Kitimat travelled here for a chance to Hall of Fame for our fundraising auction. view the Holy Grail. One fellow from Terrace told Joe that he was picking up

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