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HAM - Bill Hunter Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/5/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

*THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE ABOVE COORDINATES*

You must find HAM#8 and HAM#11 then insert the number in the lids of those caches into these coordinates:



N 53 31.HAM#8/52
W 113 36.HAM#11/94

Here you will find a camoed container suitable for small trade items

PLEASE REHIDE THE CACHE AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT!!

A brief blurb from Wikipedia: Bill Hunter

William Dickenson ("Wild Bill") Hunter (May 5, 1920 - December 16, 2002) is best known for founding the Western Hockey League, being a key player in the upstart World Hockey Association and for his efforts to bring professional hockey to previously overlooked Western Canadian cities, especially in Edmonton and (unsuccessfully) in Saskatoon.

Following the establishment of what would become the WHL, Hunter turned his efforts toward professional hockey. The NHL was expanding but it was not interested in Hunter's proposal for an expansion franchise to play in Edmonton. Hunter offered to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins but this proposal was also rebuffed.

In 1971, Hunter was introduced to Gary Davidson and Dennis Murphy, two American promoters who were interested in establishing a rival league. The World Hockey Association started play the following year with Hunter as owner, general manager and coach of the Alberta Oilers, who would soon be known as the Edmonton Oilers. Although the Oilers were a mediocre team on the ice, they were among the fledgling league's most financially stable franchises, especially after the completion of Northlands Coliseum in 1975. By the time the Oilers had joined the NHL in 1979, Hunter had sold the team to Nelson Skalbania, who in turn sold the franchise to Peter Pocklington.

Hunter would make one more serious attempt to bring a professional team to Western Canada when in 1982 he offered to purchase the financially struggling St. Louis Blues and move the team to his hometown. The offer raised many eyebrows even in Canada as few thought an NHL team could survive in a relatively small, economically depressed city. Nonetheless, Hunter was able to obtain commitments for 18,000 season tickets as well as for an 18,000 seat arena. This did not prove sufficient for the NHL Board of Governors, who blocked the transaction even though doing so forced the league to take over the team itself. Hunter's efforts would not prove completely fruitless, however as the city eventually built a major new arena, Saskatchewan Place in 1988, although many Saskatonians felt the location chosen for the facility was inferior to the site Hunter had proposed for his centre.

Following his death, the City of Saskatoon renamed a street near Credit Union Centre (as Saskatchewan Place is now known) after Hunter. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 2000 and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

Hunter died of cancer in Edmonton on December 16, 2002.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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