Legendary broadcaster Jim Robson is no stranger to sports fans. He grew up in our community attending Alexander Robinson School and moved on to Maple Ridge Junior and Senior High School. The trusted "Voice of the Vancouver Canucks" for over 25 years, this hockey Hall of Famer was perhaps the most famous voice in the West. Years ago, Jim was also well know in Maple Ridge for his exploits on the field. He once played basketball for Maple Ridge High School and baseball for the Haney Junior team before moving on to play-by-play of baseball, hockey and other sports. Jim called over 2,000 NHL games before he retired, and was named to the media section of the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame. Jim was also inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame and in the year 2000 he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
His career highlights include his broadcasts of Stanley Cup finals in 1975, 80, 82 and 94, of NHL all-star games for Hockey Night in Canada in 1973, 76, 77, 81 and 83, and his commentary on basketball for CBC at the 1984 Olympic Games. Jim's knowledge of sports in BC is nothing short of encyclopedic, and when he attended the 1999 Meadowridge Rotary Sports Banquet he showed the class and poise that has made him a legend in our community.