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Bill Robertson serves as commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), where he oversees all the business operations. The historic conference has ten teams competing at the Division I level in collegiate hockey in five different time zones across the United States. Before leading the WCHA, Robertson was vice president of communications and broadcasting for the NHL’s Minnesota Wild from 1999 to 2011. During that time, he

helped establish the then-new franchise and the events it hosted. The experienced sports executive has also worked for the Los Angeles Angels baseball team, the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA, and the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, while also

Bill Robertson had a marketing challenge introducing a new team to the NHL when the Minnesota Wild joined the league in 2000.

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