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CISUBC Sports Centre named in honour of BLG Awards founder Doug Mitchell Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Canada West OUA QSSF AUS CIS 5 Year Championship Schedule Womens Basketball Final 8 Round 1 East Regional Round 1 Central Regional Round 1 West Regional Mens Basketball Final 8 Cross Country Curling Womens Field Hockey Football Desjardins Vanier Cup Womens Ice Hockey Mens Ice Hockey University Cup Womens Rugby Womens Soccer Mens Soccer Swimming Track & Field Womens Volleyball Mens Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Cross Country Curling Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rugby Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling Basketball Curling Cross Country Football Ice Hockey Soccer Swimming Track & Field Volleyball Wrestling SSN Canada Website SSN Canada Webcast Schedule Le 5 Partant QSSF Basketball Show CIS Womens Hockey Weekly CIS Touchdown Football Show SSN Webcast Schedule Football Canada West OUA QSSF AUS Home Universiades FISU World University Championships StudentAthlete Info Members Info International Programs Committee About International Program Services International History Past Medalists Official BLG Website Past BLG Winners BLG Awards History History Past Winners Standings ScheduleResults Composite Sched Playoffs Stat Leaders Team Stats Ind Stats News UBC Sports Centre named in honour of BLG Awards founder Doug MitchellVANCOUVER The University of British Columbia Friday announced the naming of the Thunderbird Sports Centre in honour of hockey builder Doug MitchellMitchells family friends and colleagues have pledged $10 million to UBC for the winter sports complex in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to Canadian amateur sport The centre now known as the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre is a host hockey and sledge hockey venue for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter GamesMitchell a UBC Law alumnus (62) has spent his legal career with Borden Ladner Gervais one of Canadas largest national law firms where he currently serves as National CoChair Although Mitchell has served in countless leadership roles in both amateur and professional sport he is most passionate about university sportI am honoured to have my name on this great UBC facility that will serve so many says Mitchell University athletics are vital in building the leadership that is so essential to our economy and society Playing sports taught me that none of us can thrive alone we need a team It also taught me that its not about the falling down its the getting up that counts!This financial pledge among the largestever to a Canadian varsity athletics facility will support UBCs share of the costs ...