the vt cup, named and for ’s dad, clark gillies shaving clark gillies displayed by his sons steve shutt for charity doug bodger happy fan bob bourne bob bourne on the kill

team team captain clark gillies bryan trottier

Billy Smith

dave semenko Steve Shutt and clark gillies

the entertainer sportscaster john mckeachie and bob bourne with the VT cup

ring Larry Melnyk Cliff Ronning (L) and new buddy Steve Shutt and Better Half Dale Hawerchuk hockey greats fantasy camp Ron Flockhart (R) Tells all Kelowna was the site of an exceptional hockey camp upper decks into Okanagan Lake last August that brought together many of the game’s and the Okanagan Golf Club greats and a whole bunch of recreational players hosted the group for 18 holes on (affectionately called hockey mutts) for an amazing the Bear course. Michael Burgess, holiday. The Hockey Greats Fantasy Camp is hosted the Canadian tenor that portrayed by Kelowna’s own Bob Bourne who enjoyed a very Jean Valjean in the Toronto produc- successful NHL career and was a key contributor tion of Les Misérables has played to the four consecutive Stanley in the Hockey Greats league for Cup wins in the early 1980s. Through relation- years now and as one of the biggest ships formed during his NHL career and beyond, bonus treats, he sang at all the Bob was able to bring top stars to the Okanagan. major events. Impromptu jam ses- Puck legends like Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies, sions and sing-a-longs with all the , Dale Hawerchuk, Cliff Ronning, players rounded out a near perfect Steve Shutt, Dave Semenko, Larry Melnyk, Ron four-day extravaganza that can Flockhart and Doug Bodger (who count 28 only be described the way it was Stanley Cup rings between them) skated with named — a fantasy for any hockey mutts from all over Canada. From rink, to fan, player or mutt. Bob’s partner, golf course, to houseboat, the camp proved Dave Duncan has played a major to be the hockey experience of a lifetime. role in the success of this camp and Wives and significant others enjoyed wine tours, the 2010 roster (so rumour has it) complete with limo and driver. Houseboating was will feature and a big hit as players launched themselves from the Theoren Fleury.— John Paul Byrne

Billy Smith

bob Bourne’s hockey greats fantasy camp game day high five ron flockhart from a fan and dave semenko clark gillies bryan trottier

winning team trottier coaches bench time celebrations goalies in practice

fans score autographs from nhl hockey greats

bob bourne and doug bodger

clark gillies after seven and bob bourne stanley cups, bryan trottier has no trouble hefting the vt cup