Coleman E. "Coley" Hall - Born December 6, 1906 in Vancouver, British Columbia - Died August 10, 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia was a ice Hockey executive, general manager and president.

PCHL - WHL Vancouver Canucks general manager, owner, president.

WHL San Francisco Seals owner / president.

St Regis Hotel Hockey Team owner.

The Vancouver Canucks’ roots stretch back to the summer of 1945. Owner Coley Hall won the franchise rights in a poker game. Out for a mid-summer stroll, Hall’s bookie Arthur Rennison suggested the ‘Canuck’ moniker as a nod to wartime comic book character Johnny Canuck. Ever since, the Canucks name has symbolized professional Hockey in British Columbia.