Bill Colbourne was a co-founder of the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association. He has been involved in minor hockey for nearly 50 years as an official, referee-in-chief and coach, from peanut to junior for over 20 years.

Colbourne also served 11 years with the B.C. Amateur Hockey Association, including a stint as its president from 1981 to ’84.

“I grew up chasing my wife around for the last 50 years and now I’ve chased her into the hall of fame,” Colbourne quipped. “It was not expected when I started out 50 years ago.”