{"id":58461,"date":"2014-04-07T12:22:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T17:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=58461"},"modified":"2014-04-07T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T17:22:32","slug":"wcha-announcing-new-commissioner-tuesday-robertson-is-lead-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2014\/04\/07\/wcha-announcing-new-commissioner-tuesday-robertson-is-lead-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"WCHA announcing new commissioner Tuesday; Robertson is lead candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"
The WCHA is planning to announce its new commissioner Tuesday, and all signs suggest it’ll be Bill Robertson, the former vice president of communications and broadcast for the Minnesota Wild.<\/p>\n
Robertson was identified as the primary candidate by Let’s Play Hockey.<\/p>\n
Former #mnwild<\/a> executive Bill Robertson is the lead candidate to replace Bruce McLeod as WCHA commissioner. Expect an announcement soon.<\/p>\n
— Let’s Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) April 7, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Robertson, 53, is a longtime public relations professional who, before joining the Wild and parent company Minnesota Sports & Entertainment in 1998, worked in media relations for The Walt Disney Company’s sports properties.<\/p>\n
He also worked for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the Target Center from 1989 to 1993.<\/p>\n
Robertson left his position with the Wild in 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n
WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod is resigning<\/a> at the end of this, his 20th season in charge of the league.<\/p>\n
The league is also looking for a new commissioner for its women’s league. Sara Martin is retiring at the end of this season<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The WCHA is planning to announce its new commissioner Tuesday, and all signs suggest it’ll be Bill Robertson, the former vice president of communications and broadcast for the Minnesota Wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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