#12 Tod English

Chairman and Coach

NUMBER RETIRED 2002

Tod has been a driving force in the success of the Regals franchise for the last 20+ years both on and off the ice.

Born and raised in Powell River, Tod went on to play junior in Merritt (BCJHL) from 1982-83. Following junior he returned home to join the Regals before leaving once again for a stint in the Wilhelmshaven German Pro League from 1989 to 1991. Tod then returned to Powell River for good to rejoin the Green and Gold in 1992. The following year he helped the club capture their first Coy Cup in 23 years. This continued his stellar playing career that saw him capture many team awards and scoring titles, along with countless league, provincial (‘AA’ and ‘AAA’) and two Allan Cup National Championships. Tod retired at the end of the 2001 season as the Regals all time leading scorer with 251 goals and 671 points in 339 games played (see all time scorers). His number 12 was raised to the rafters during the 2002 Allan Cup in Powell River and joins fellow Regal greats #3 Bob Crawford (1960-79) and #14 Mike Andrews (1979-99) as the only members to have their numbers retired.

But his off-ice duties began during his playing days, with titles that included Director, Treasurer, Playing Coach, Manager, General Manager, President and today as the Coach and Chairman of the Regals and the Allan Cup Committee. Tod has also been instrumental in bringing top level exhibition hockey action to Powell River, including Canada versus Norway Men’s National teams in 1998, Regals versus a Russian Elite team in 1999 and Team Norway’s National Junior Team to train in preparation for the World Junior Championships, which concluded with an exhibition game versus Team USA in December 2005.