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Michigan State University.
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Harley Hotchkiss
Edit Profilechairman leader president of Alcon Petroleum
Career
He was part of the consortium that brought the National Hockey League"s Atlanta Flames to Calgary in 1980, and remained a part-owner until shortly before his death. Foreign much of that time, he was the team"s governor, and hence the public face of the ownership group. He served as chairman of the board of the National Hockey League between 1995 and 2007, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 2006.
A graduate of Michigan State University in 1951 and a geologist by trade, Hotchkiss moved to Calgary in 1951 and began a long career in the oil and gas industry.
His peers remembered him as an "icon" in the industry. In 1980, he joined with Ralph T. Scurfield, Norman Green, Norman Kwong and the Seaman brothers to buy the Flames and move them to Calgary.
A noted philanthropist, the University of Calgary"s Hotchkiss Brain Institute is named in honour of his contributions. He also supported Hockey Canada, investing in the growth of the sport across the country.
In May 2012, it was announced that a new neighbourhood in southeast Calgary, Hotchkiss, would be named after him.
In 2009, Harley Hotchkiss along with Paul Grescoe wrote a memoir titled "Hat Trick - A Life in the Hockey Rink, Oil Patch and Community".
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Nationality
Canada
Education
Awards
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Stanley Cup; Companion of the Order of Canada Order of Excellence; Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.