Edmonton Oilers Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Oilers Entertainment Group Bob Nicholson will be named to the Order of Hockey in Canada tonight. Nicholson joins CHL President David Branch, 2002 Olympic gold medallist Geraldine Heaney and 1987 Canada Cup winner, 2002 Olympic gold medallist and 2004 World Cup of Hockey winner Mario Lemieux in the Class of 2016.
Hockey Canada hosts its annual gala Monday at the Cunard Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, honouring the newest members of the prestigious Order of Hockey In Canada as well as the Canada’s gold medal winning squad from the 2016 IIHF World Championship, including Oilers’ players Connor McDavid, Taylor Hall and Cam Talbot.