If you were lucky enough to spend enough time around Bill Watters you certainly laughed a lot, heard a whole bunch of stories, was regularly entertained. Wilbur was one a kind. There’s not enough of him around pro sports anymore.
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Bill Watters, the longtime hockey executive, player agent. broadcaster and friend to so many passed away this morning. Wilbur was 83.
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RIP Ken Newans. A Calgary broadcasting legend and a huge influence in the early years of my career and many others.
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