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Trevor Alto is the new commissioner of the Pacific Junior Hockey League.
Photo courtesy PJHL
PJHL entering new era with Alto at helm
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While respecting its past, the Pacific Junior Hockey League is embracing the future with the hiring of Trevor Alto as its first commissioner.
Succeeding president Ray Stonehouse, who will fill an advisory role for the next two seasons, Alto inherits a league that is on stable financial footing and ready to take another step in its evolution.
“I am very thrilled to join the PJHL as commissioner. I think it is an excellent opportunity to be able to join a league that has come a long way in the last few years,” Alto says. “The league’s board of governors, under Ray Stonehouse’s leadership, has been able to structure their business model in a way that sets up the PJHL for long-term success.”
Alto brings a wealth of experience in junior hockey. A former player with the Prince George Spruce Kings, he later studied sports management at UBC and worked alongside John Grisdale in the front offices of the BC Hockey League, overseeing hockey operations, marketing and communications.
“Trevor has all the attributes we need to take our league to the next level and we’re looking forward to some exciting changes,” says board chair Doug Paterson.
One of those changes may be the addition of a 13th franchise. A club based in Chilliwack could start play as early as next season, which officials hope will commence on schedule in September.
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