hitmenhockeycom All Aboard for the 2009 2010 Season! Hitmen Insider Enews Newsroom Roster Stats Owners Hockey Operations & Staff Scouting & Medical Staff Contact Info iCal for Outlook Game Schedule Game Calendar Season Tickets Single Game Ticket Specials My Hitmen Account Pengrowth Saddledome Getzlafs Gamers Big League Experience Pond Hockey by ENMAX Food For Thought Corporate Caring PetroCanada Teddy Bear Toss Game Promotions Podcasts WHL Web TV Kids Club 5050 Draw Hitmen Game Presentation Music at the Dome Junior Hockey Junkies Hitmen Booster Club Farley the Fox Wallpaper Photo Gallery Hitmen Alumni Club History Record Book NHL Picks Bantam Picks Hitmen in the NHL Memorable Moments Ken KingPresident Chief Executive Officer GovernorKen King was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Calgary Flames on August 15 2001 He also serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League King enjoyed a 30year career in the business and newspaper industry including positions as President and Publisher of the Calgary Herald (199699) and Publisher of the Calgary Sun (198896) During his newspaper career in Calgary King was acknowledged for his innovative marketing establishment of strong corporate relationships and spirited community leadership He has also held other management positions in the newspaper business including President and Publisher of Pacific Press in Vancouver which operates the Vancouver Province and Vancouver Sun General Manager of the Edmonton Sun VicePresident of the Toronto Sun Publishing Corp and General Manager of United Press Canada A native of Hanley Sask King launched his newspaper career in 1970 with the Prince George (BC) Citizen King is currently Chairman of the Board of Osprey Media Group a newspaper trust with broad publishing holdings in OntarioKing moved to Calgary in 1988 from Edmonton where he observed the northern NHL teamKing is a strong believer in contributing to the community and has spent an enormous amount of time with community effortsHis current community involvement spans numerous organizations including the Calgary Health Region REACH program a joint fundraising initiative for excellence in health the Calgary Sport Tourism Authority the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede (reception committee) Borden Ladner Gervais CIAU Athlete of the Year Awards (board of trustees) His former community involvement includes the Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre Calgary Philharmonic Society No Ka Oi (Ranch) Foundation Downtown Rotary Club (past board member) and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce (past chairman)In 2005 King received an Alberta Centennial Medal for outstanding contributions to the province of Alberta Other awards includ...