Dev Dley
{{Short description|Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1950/1951)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dev Dley
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|44|1995|11|28}}
| nationality = Canadian
| occupation = Lawyer, judge
| known_for = commissioner of the Western Hockey League
}}
S. Dev Dley (born 1950/1951{{#tag:ref|In 1995, Dley was reported to be 44|group=notes}}) is a Canadian lawyer and judge. From 1996 to 2000, he served as commissioner of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He was later elected Chair of the Law Foundation of B.C., which he held until 2010, when he was promoted to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Career
After earning his law degree from the University of Victoria in 1978, Dley began a private law practice which lasted until 1996.{{cite news |title=Kamloops judge moves to higher court |url=https://www.kamloopsnews.ca/news/city-region/kamloops-judge-moves-to-higher-court-1.1232328 |accessdate=5 January 2020 |publisher=Kamloops Daily News |date=20 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718121557/https://www.kamloopsnews.ca/news/city-region/kamloops-judge-moves-to-higher-court-1.1232328 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |url-status=live }} He also served as legal counsel of the Western Hockey League (WHL) for five years before he was promoted to commissioner in 1995.{{cite news|title=WHL chooses Chynoweth's replacement|last=Cameron|first=Allen|date=28 November 1995|newspaper=Medicine Hat News|location=Alberta|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-nov-28-1995-1497588/}}{{free access}} During his time as commissioner, he dealt with a sexual abuse case regarding Sheldon Kennedy and coach Graham James. In response to criticisms for lack of action, Dley stated that the league had not conducted an investigation because there had been no formal complaint about the assault.{{cite web |last1=Deacon |first1=James |title=Darkening the hockey dream |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1997/1/20/darkening-the-hockey-dream |website=Maclean's |accessdate=6 January 2020 |date=20 January 1997}} However, he later promised to hire a counseling agency for players in the league, as a result of the case.{{cite web |author1=Howard Schneider |author2=Rachel Alexander |title=A Tear in Canada's Fabric; Nation Rocked by News of Sex Abuse by Junior Hockey Coach |url=http://www.anaphe.org/97_Archives.html |website=anaphe.org |accessdate=5 January 2020 |date=8 January 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223084913/http://www.anaphe.org/97_Archives.html |archive-date=23 December 2014 |url-status=live }}
While discussions on extension of his contract with the league were ongoing,{{cite news|title=Dley ready to ink|date=10 April 1999|newspaper=Brandon Sun|location=Manitoba|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-10-1999-1497586/}}{{free access}} he also sat on the National Junior Team Policy Committee which appointed head coaches for 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.{{cite web |title=George Burnett Named Head Coach Of 1999 National Junior Team |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/166270-nr042-en |website=hockeycanada.ca |accessdate=5 January 2020 |date=2 June 1998}} Dley was an advocate for the league to expand into Winnipeg and planned on hosting discussions with interested parties in January 2000.{{cite news|title=WHL looks at dropping puck in 'Peg|date=9 December 1999|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|location=Winnipeg|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-dec-09-1999-1503949/}}{{free access}}
Despite rumors to the contrary, Dley's contract was not renewed;{{cite web |title=WHL dumps Dley |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/whl-dumps-dley-1.248153 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=6 January 2020 |date=5 June 2000}} he was replaced by Ron Robison in 2000.{{cite web |title=Robison named WHL commissioner |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/robison-named-whl-commissioner-1.220626 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=5 January 2020 |date=13 September 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501194858/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/robison-named-whl-commissioner-1.220626 |archive-date=1 May 2019 |url-status=live }} After his time as commissioner, Dley was appointed to the Queen's Counsel and sat as director on the B.C. Traffic Safety Foundation.{{cite web |title=Queen's Counsel Appointments |url=https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases_2005-2009/2005ag0039-001167-attachment1.htm |website=BC Government News|accessdate=6 January 2020 |date=16 December 2005}} In 2008, he was named Chair of the Law Foundation of B.C.,{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2008 |url=https://www.lawfoundationbc.org/wp-content/uploads/LF_2008Annual_Report.pdf |website=lawfoundationbc.ca |accessdate=6 January 2020 |page=3 |year=2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204083608/http://www.lawfoundationbc.org/wp-content/uploads/LF_2008Annual_Report.pdf |archive-date=4 December 2015 |url-status=live }} a position he held until his appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 2010.
Memberships and affiliations
Dley served two terms as vice president of the Social Credit Party of Canada.
Personal life
Notes
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Category:Sportspeople from Kamloops