Doug Bodger, a native of Chemainus, BC, played 16 seasons in the NHL. After two seasons with Kamloops of the WHL, he was the 9^th player taken in the 1984 draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Bodger played 8 seasons in Buffalo where he topped the 40 assist mark twice. He played 1071 NHL games and recorded 528 points. NHL teams included Pittsburgh, Buffalo, San Jose, New Jersey, Los Angeles and the Vancouver Canucks. Doug has recorded more NHL points than any other British Columbia born defenceman. He is currently a coach with Cowichan of the BCHL and a member of the Canucks Alumni.

Bernie Pascall has an extensive background in television and radio sports, spanning more than 40 years. He had an association of 30 years with BCTV and called the play by play of the NHL Vancouver Canucks for several seasons. He also broadcast 10 World Hockey Championships and various Canadian Junior, College and Midget championships nationally on CTV, including New Westminster Bruins Memorial Cup Championship and Burnaby winning the Air Canada Cup. Bernie covered 6 Olympic games including the only live play by play of the historic USA/Russia game at the Lake Placid Olympics. He was recently inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Ernie "Punch" McLean, coached 16 seasons in the WHL with New Westminster and Estevan Bruins. After the 1970/71 season, McLean and his partner Bill Shinske, moved the Bruins from Saskatchewan to New Westminster. New Westminster under McLean’s coaching, were the WHL Champions 4 consecutive seasons and won two Memorial Cups 1977 and 1978. He is second all time in WHL number of games coached with 1,067. He was Coach of the Year in 1975 and was the recipient of the WHL Governors Award in 2004.

Larry Ashley was an innovative trainer with the NHL Vancouver Canucks for 14 seasons. He was a founding member of the Professional Athletic Trainers Society and was a former President of the NHL’s Trainers Association. Ashley was also called upon to act as trainer in two NHL All Star Games and served as Team Canada trainer on three occasions. He passed away on September 16^th. 1995 at the age of 42 after a lengthy battle with cancer. The Canucks Alumni hosts annual hockey and golf events with proceeds going to the Larry Ashley Scholarship Fund. The BC Hockey Hall of Fame awards an annual plaque in memory of Larry Ashley to trainers and members of the medical profession that assist with Hockey in B.C.

Voting was conducted by the selection committee, comprised of representatives from the media, amateur and professional hockey. Induction ceremonies will be held in Penticton on Friday July 28^th, 2006.

Further information:

Bruce Judd

Director-BCHHF

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