The Western Canada Professional Hockey Scouts Foundation is to hold its second annual Wall of Honour induction dinner in Okotoks on July 29. . . . If you aren’t aware, the Wall of Honour makes its home in the Viking Rentals Centre in Okotoks. . . . And the dinner will be held right there, too. . . . It’ll be a night of fun, fun, fun, what with various auctions and a Hot Stove session or two involving members of the hockey-playing Sutter family. . . . Tickets for the dinner are available on the Foundation’s website (hockeyscoutsfoundation.com). . . . With all that in mind, we are introducing members of the Wall of Honour’s Class of ’25, so we would like you to meet the late Glen Cochrane. . . .
GLEN COCHRANE
(Jan. 29, 1958 — Jan. 13, 2024)
Born in Kamloops and raised in Cranbrook, he was living in Kelowna at the time of his passing, which came after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2023. . . . Was an assistant coach with the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets (1995-98) before getting into scouting. . . . Started as an amateur scout in Western Canada with the Colorado Avalanche (2001-07). . . . Moved on to the Anaheim Ducks in 2007 and spent 17 years with them. Was still scouting for them at the time of his death. . . . As a rough-and-tumble player, he split 411 regular-season NHL games over 10 seasons between the Philadelphia Flyers, who selected him 50th overall in the NHL’s 1978 draft, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers. . . . Won an AHL championship with the Maine Mariners in 1979. . . . Became successful Little Caesars Pizza franchisee after playing career ended.
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