Bill Hunter

Ice hockey coach

1920 – 2002

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Who was Bill Hunter?

William Dickenson Hunter, CM was a Canadian hockey player, general manager and coach. Hunter was involved in hockey, football, baseball, softball and curling but he is best known for founding the Western Hockey League, being a key player in the upstart World Hockey Association and for his efforts to bring professional hockey to previously overlooked Western Canadian cities, especially in Edmonton and in Saskatoon.

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Born
May 5, 1920
Saskatoon
Also known as
  • "Wild Bill" Hunter
  • William Dickenson Hunter
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Saskatoon
Died
Dec 16, 2002
Edmonton

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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