Ron Robison

Robison to remain WHL commissioner

Jun 17, 2021 | 7:00pm

Ron Robison isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. The Western Hockey League announced Thursday afternoon that Robison, an Indian Head native, has agreed to a new three-year contract extension to remain as Commissioner This will be his 22nd year as the league’s boss and makes him the longest-serving commissioner in league history as he surpassed Ed […]

Robison speaks on WHL return and the challenges they are facing

Oct 15, 2020 | 4:27pm

WHL Commissioner Ron Robison spent part of Thursday afternoon trying to answer many questions that have come up since the league announced it would start the 2020-21 season on January 8. During a Zoom call, Robison said the January 8 date is a firm date and not a tentative one, and that the biggest challenge […]

WHL needs arenas at 50 percent capacity to begin 2020/21 season

Jun 19, 2020 | 7:05am

October is a long ways away, and the Western Hockey League hopes they’ll be able to begin a full 68 game regular season on October 2nd. The league released its return to play protocol earlier this week, on it are a lot of hurdles that need to be cleared before the puck can drop once […]