Welcome to RBC Hockey Leaderstop RBC Home Search Site Map Contact Us Legal Terms Franais RBC LocalHockey Leaders HomeNomination Form Video An RBC Local Hockey Leader Story Rules and Regulations Selection Panel Past WinnersFAQsProgram Partners Contact Information RBC Services BankingInvestmentsInsuranceCapital MarketsThey raise your local hockey spiritNow let them raise the nations UNSUNG HEROES OF THE GAME 2009 RBC LOCAL HOCKEY LEADERS ANNOUNCED Dedicated hockey volunteers to be recognized in the Hockey Hall of Fame awarded with $10000 in funding and a team spot in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch RelayRBC Insurance with support from Hockey Canada and the Hockey Hall of Fame today recognized Canadas most dedicated behindthescenes hockey volunteers as part of the annual RBC Local Hockey Leaders program This years 14 winners hail from Delta BC to Mount Pearl NLThis is a chance to celebrate the unsung hockey volunteers who are the lifeblood of hockey in this country said Neil Skelding president and CEO RBC Insurance This year for the first time ever we are rewarding these Canadians with a onceinalifetime opportunity to carry the Olympic Flame along with members of their local hockey community The 2009 RBC Local Hockey Leaders will receive a Team Spot in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay This Team Spot will give each winner and their team of up to 20 individuals the opportunity to collectively carry the Olympic Flame for one kilometre enabling the Local Hockey Leaders to recognize others who have come together to help them make a difference in minor hockey in their communities Winners will also be celebrated in their hometowns as a banner recognizing their achievement will be raised in their local arena Each winner will also receive $10000 towards a registered charityhockey cause in their community and a signed Team Canada jersey The winners one from each Hockey Canada branch and one RBC employee winner will also be recognized in a permanent display at the Hockey Hall of Fame which will be unveiled June 16 during a special ceremony honouring the 2009 RBC Local Hockey Leaders2009 Regional RBC Local Hockey LeadersRegionRBC Local Hockey LeaderCommunityHockey NorthDolphus NitsizaBehchoko NWTBritish Columbia Theresa WattsDelta BCAlbertaNick RuigrokOkotoks ABSaskatchewanMike SchweanMoosomin SKManitobaDarren ZembikSt Andrews MBOntarioRick JonesSt Catharines ONNorthwestern OntarioCosimo Figliomeni FilaneSchreiber ONOttawa DistrictLouise GroulxOrleans ONQuebecAndre LeblancDaveluyville QCNew BrunswickMark TonerGrand Falls NBNova ScotiaKeith MillerLantz NSPrince Edward IslandBill ButlerStratford PEINewfoundland & Labrador Gary MartinMount Pearl NFLDRBCs Own Local Hockey LeaderShawn McCormickDartmouth NSA panel including Neil Skelding...