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Fred Page had a long and rich history in hockey, beginning in the 1930's
as a player and referee.
His resume as a hockey 'builder' is several pages long and covers all
levels of hockey, ranging from local minor hockey to the highest levels
of international competition.
His contribution to amateur hockey throughout Canada, but especially in
B.C., is wide-reaching. He was president of minor hockey associations in
Ontario prior to moving to British Columbia in the early 1960's.
Page moved up to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) where he
served as president from 1966 to 1968.
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He then became the first vice
president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), which
included being the chairman of the ice hockey competition at the
Sapporo, Japan Olympics in 1972.
In 1973 he became involved with the B.C. Junior Hockey League as the
executive director (1973-1982), president (1982-1983), then chairman of
the board (1980-1996), retiring in 1996.
Page was inducted into the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
Fred Page gave seven decades of his life to building and improving the
game of hockey. He never accepted a salary for his work and always put
the game of hockey first, and himself second.
A tireless worker at all levels of the sport, Fred Page is a true
builder of the game of hockey.
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