Bill Hanley

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Bill Hanley

Bill Hanley (William Hanley, February 28, 1915 – September 17, 1990)[1] was a Canadian ice hockey administrator inducted into the builder category of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Career[]

Hanley was born in the village of Ballyeaston when his mother was visiting what is now Northern Ireland, and he returned to Canada when he was only a few weeks old and grew up in Toronto.[2] During high school, Hanley played on the Oakwood Collegiate Institute hockey team.[3] After high school, Hanley attended the Ontario Agricultural College, and later worked on his parents' farm.[2] Hanley joined the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II,[2] and also served with Conn Smythe's 30th Battery that was part of the 7th Toronto Regiment, RCA.[3]

His career in hockey started as a timekeeper for the Toronto Marlboros games at Maple Leaf Gardens and eventually assumed the same responsibilities for the Toronto Maple Leafs.[2] In 1951, Ontario Hockey Association president Jack Roxburgh hired Hanley as business manager, a position he retained until 1973.[3][4] When W. A. Hewitt retired in 1966, Hanley also assumed the position of secretary-manager.[4] When Hanley retired, he was succeeded by David Branch.

Hanley received the OHA Gold Stick Award in 1965.[5] He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986 into the builder's category.[1] The Ontario Hockey League named the William Hanley Trophy in his honour, awarded annually to the most sportsmanlike player in the league.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Hanley, Bill—Honoured Builder". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hanley, Bill—Biography". Legends of Hockey. Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. ^ a b c Young, Scott (1989). 100 Years of Dropping the Puck. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc. pp. 202–216, 251–255. ISBN 0-7710-9093-5.
  4. ^ a b "OHA HISTORY". Ontario Hockey Association. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. ^ "Gold Stick Award". Ontario Hockey Association. 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  6. ^ "OHL Awards". Ontario Hockey League. Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 2017-12-24.

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