-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Details: Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that Dr. Bill Regan has been named Head Team Physician, while Dr. Rob Drapala and Dr. Michael Orenstein have also joined the organization as Team Physicians. Dr. Regan has been a member of the Canucks medical staff for more than 20 years as a Team Physician. In his new role, Dr. Regan will serve as the team's primary full-time doctor. In addition to his work with the Vancouver Canucks, Dr. Regan has served as an Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Arthroscopy at the University of British Columbia (UBC) since 1996. He was first appointed to the UBC Department of Orthopedics in 1990 after joining the university from the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Regan's academic background includes a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto and an undergraduate degree from Bowdin College in Maine, USA. Dr. Drapala is a primary care sports medicine physician, currently working as a Clinical Instructor, Division of Sport Medicine at UBC's Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Clinic. He received his undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University prior to completing a Doctor of Medicine and Family Practice Residency at UBC. His professional highlights include serving as Chief Medical Officer at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships and UBC Varsity Athletics, as well as Lead Physician at the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy. Dr. Orenstein is a fellowship trained Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician, serving at UBC as Clinical Instructor in the Department of Family Practice. He completed his undergraduate degree, medical school and a Family Medicine Residency at McGill University in Montreal, before moving to Vancouver to complete the Sport and Exercise Medicine Fellowship at UBC. His professional experience has included providing coverage at the IIHF World Junior Championships, Ironman Whistler, and UBC Varsity Athletics. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/dr-bill-regan-named-head-team-physician/c-335298852 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Hopefully this means the team will be more proactive with examining players who take a nasty hit to the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Who was it before and were they part of the house cleaning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromeslab Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Ok we have a solid front of health.Hope he helps with our travel.we have a couple doozy road trips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinky-Winky Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 OMG start signing miller and maybe improve our def pls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Muttley said: That Dr. Orenstein sounds like an excellent choice to have on staff. That IHF World Junior Championships connection is great. I have been treated by Michael Orenstein and, while my experience doesn't shed much light on how will perform with the Canucks, I can say that he seems like a great guy. In particular, he was happy to talk about technical medical details and treats patients as intelligent adults, which I think is important with hockey players. And obviously all three guys are at the forefront of sports medicine research. More generally, this is another step in try to build a first-class organization after years of atrophy under Benning. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 hours ago, JamesB said: I have been treated by Michael Orenstein and, while my experience doesn't shed much light on how will perform with the Canucks, I can say that he seems like a great guy. In particular, he was happy to talk about technical medical details and treats patients as intelligent adults, which I think is important with hockey players. And obviously all three guys are at the forefront of sports medicine research. More generally, this is another step in try to build a first-class organization after years of atrophy under Benning. Whoa there. Where is this coming from? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Where's Wellwood said: Who was it before and were they part of the house cleaning? Dr. Jim Bovard was the previous head team physician. He was brought in under Benning in 2016. Not sure whether he’s just moving on or he was fired. Bovard is currently the Chief Medical Officer for the Whitecaps (a job he also held while he was working for the Canucks) and works with Skate Canada, the Canadian Sailing Team, and SportMedBC, as well as operating his own practice in North Van (Bovard Sport and Family Medicine). I think Dr. Bill Regan was actually the Canucks’ head doctor previously, before Dr. Bovard came on board. One of his UBC website bios even says he was Vancouver’s “head team physician” for the past 20 years. And Regan certainly has a long history with the organization, having served as a team surgeon to the Canucks since at least 1999. Edited August 17, 2022 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Autocorrects that weren’t correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 a former classmate, used to be canuck's team dentist. ken walters. a long time ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -DLC- Posted August 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2022 39 minutes ago, smithers joe said: a former classmate, used to be canuck's team dentist. ken walters. a long time ago. But hockey players back then didn't have teeth! (That's kinda cool, Joe) 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyone Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 hockey players wear numbers because bodies can't be identified by dental records 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 4 hours ago, -DLC- said: But hockey players back then didn't have teeth! (That's kinda cool, Joe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iceman64 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 20 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Details: Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that Dr. Bill Regan has been named Head Team Physician, while Dr. Rob Drapala and Dr. Michael Orenstein have also joined the organization as Team Physicians. Dr. Regan has been a member of the Canucks medical staff for more than 20 years as a Team Physician. In his new role, Dr. Regan will serve as the team's primary full-time doctor. In addition to his work with the Vancouver Canucks, Dr. Regan has served as an Associate Professor and Head of the Division of Arthroscopy at the University of British Columbia (UBC) since 1996. He was first appointed to the UBC Department of Orthopedics in 1990 after joining the university from the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Regan's academic background includes a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto and an undergraduate degree from Bowdin College in Maine, USA. Dr. Drapala is a primary care sports medicine physician, currently working as a Clinical Instructor, Division of Sport Medicine at UBC's Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Clinic. He received his undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University prior to completing a Doctor of Medicine and Family Practice Residency at UBC. His professional highlights include serving as Chief Medical Officer at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championships and UBC Varsity Athletics, as well as Lead Physician at the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy. Dr. Orenstein is a fellowship trained Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician, serving at UBC as Clinical Instructor in the Department of Family Practice. He completed his undergraduate degree, medical school and a Family Medicine Residency at McGill University in Montreal, before moving to Vancouver to complete the Sport and Exercise Medicine Fellowship at UBC. His professional experience has included providing coverage at the IIHF World Junior Championships, Ironman Whistler, and UBC Varsity Athletics. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/dr-bill-regan-named-head-team-physician/c-335298852 Let's hope we don't need him much, unlike the rest of this teams injury history over the years, would be a nice change! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman64 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 1 hour ago, spook007 said: And even goalies didn't have masks for awhile either until Gump Worsely, I think that's how it's spelled but I think he was one of the first to don a mask. The bench brawls were something to see, I still have Bobby Clark's toothless-ish grin memory etched in my mind. The guy was a trooper, reminds me of Gino.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, iceman64 said: And even goalies didn't have masks for awhile either until Gump Worsely, I think that's how it's spelled but I think he was one of the first to don a mask. The bench brawls were something to see, I still have Bobby Clark's toothless-ish grin memory etched in my mind. The guy was a trooper, reminds me of Gino.. it sure was a different world.... Mega respect to all the old timers... different breed altogther... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, iceman64 said: And even goalies didn't have masks for awhile either until Gump Worsely, I think that's how it's spelled but I think he was one of the first to don a mask. The bench brawls were something to see, I still have Bobby Clark's toothless-ish grin memory etched in my mind. The guy was a trooper, reminds me of Gino.. Clint Benedict of the Montreal Maroons wore a leather mask Feb 20, 1930, when a shot from Howie Morentz broke his nose. Jacques Plante got rid of the stigma. https://thehockeywriters.com/jacques-plante-the-man-in-the-fiberglass-mask/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 6:31 AM, smithers joe said: a former classmate, used to be canuck's team dentist. ken walters. a long time ago. That’s amazing! My sister worked for him back then attended a lot of horse races with him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 11:48 AM, John.Tallhouse said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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