The Calgary Flames have announced the death of one of the figures long associated with the organization. According to the team, co-owner Alvin Libin died, with the announcement made on Monday.
Libin had been part of the Flames for decades. He joined the team's ownership group in 1982, beginning a long involvement with the franchise that would continue through the years that followed.
His role extended beyond the hockey team itself. Through the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, Libin was involved in the growth and expansion of the organization.
That expansion came through the acquisition of additional local teams. Among them were the Stampeders, the Hitman and the Roughnecks, broadening the range of clubs under the corporation's umbrella.
Away from sport, Libin was also active in the wider community. He served as a director on several community boards, lending his involvement to a number of organizations.
His contributions were recognized with significant national and provincial honours. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2001 and was later inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2004.
At the time of his death, Alvin Libin was 95 years old. His passing marks the loss of a long-standing member of the Flames ownership and a figure who had been part of Calgary's sports landscape for many years.