Vic Batchelder

Vic Batchelder (birth date|1940|8|27 – death date|2001|10|11) was a British ice hockey journalist. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

In September 1981 Batchelder started the ice hockey magazine, "Ice Hockey News Review", as a fortnightly publication. He continued to write and edit the magazine until he sold it in September 1999 due to ill-health. However, he continued to write for the magazine until his death from cancer in 2001.

Vic Batchelder was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 for his services to the sport in the United Kingdom.

In the 2003–04 season, Ice Hockey Journalists UK created the Vic Batchelder Memorial Award which is given at the end of each season to the young British player of the year.

External links

* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/batchelder.htm British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry]

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NAME= Batchelder, Vic
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Journalist
DATE OF BIRTH= 27 August 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH= Not known
DATE OF DEATH= 11 October 2001
PLACE OF DEATH= Not known