Bernard Ronald Wolfe (born December 18, 1951) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey player.
[1][2][3] His mother, Fay Wolfe, observed upon his becoming an NHL hockey player: "Of course I would have preferred him to be a doctor, or some kind of professional man.
[4] Wolfe attended, majored in financial management, and played hockey at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, where he was named the school's top male athlete.
[6] He backstopped Sir George Williams to the 1974 Canadian CIAU University Cup championship game, losing to the Waterloo Warriors; Wolfe won the Major W.J.
[11] League president John Ziegler Jr. announced he was holding up approval, and summoned Poile to NHL headquarters in Toronto two days before the draft to explain himself.
[11] Phil Esposito, who had recently become part owner of the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning, was quoted as saying about the incident: "I didn't just pay $50 million for Bernie Wolfe.