{{Short description|Canadian businessman (1952–2021)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Use Canadian English|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Kent Angus | image = Kent Angus IIHF photo in 2012.jpg | alt = Middle-aged man with grey hair in a red polo shirt | birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|7|31}} | birth_place = [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|4|24|1952|7|31}} | death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | alma_mater = [[Sheridan College]] | occupation = Ice hockey team uniform and apparel supplier | years_active = 1995 to 2019 | employer = [[Nike, Inc.]] | known_for = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] team jerseys | awards = [[Paul Loicq Award]] }}
'''Calvin Kent Angus''' (July 31, 1952{{spnd}}April 24, 2021) was a Canadian businessman. He represented [[Nike, Inc.]] as the supplier of team [[hockey jersey]]s and other apparel for the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). His work included the supply of uniforms for 49 [[Ice Hockey World Championships]], four [[Winter Olympic Games]], and more than 75,000 hockey jerseys. He received the [[Paul Loicq Award]] from the IIHF for contributions to international ice hockey in 2012.
==Early life== Calvin Kent Angus was born July 31, 1952, in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/20956509/Calvin-Kent-Angus|title=Calvin Kent Angus|year=2021|website=Tribute Archive|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name="IIHF">{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/fi/competition/272/homeiihf/hall-of-fame/|title=Paul Loicq Award, Kent Angus (Canada)|year=2012|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> He studied business administration and management at [[Sheridan College]] from 1970 to 1972. He later earned his [[Pilot licensing and certification|pilot's license]], worked in the [[Air Canada]] terminal at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]], and assisted with travel plans for the Canadian national ice hockey teams.<ref name="Podnieks-2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/25084/kent_angus_1952-2021|title=Kent Angus, 1952–2021|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=April 26, 2021|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref>
==Career== Angus began working for [[Nike, Inc.]] hockey operations in June 1995.<ref name="Podnieks-2021" /> He was in charge of the contract between the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF) and Nike as an official supplier.<ref name="Podnieks">{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/sk/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6983&cHash=55da56ece8b93d3e0ffc332147997a8d|title=IIHF class of 2012 honoured|last=Podnieks|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Podnieks|date=2012-05-20|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> He coordinated the supply of [[hockey jersey]]s and off-ice apparel for teams in the IIHF's top divisions at the [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] and the [[Winter Olympic Games]]. His work included supplying 49 Ice Hockey World Championships events and four Winter Olympic Games.<ref name="IIHF" /><ref name="hockeycanada">{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2011-nr-157-en|title=Gold Medal-Winning Coach Murray Elected to IIHF Hall of Fame|date=December 5, 2011|website=[[Hockey Canada]]|access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> During that time he supplied the IIHF with more than 75,000 hockey jerseys.<ref name="Podnieks" /> He worked directly with [[List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF member associations]] on the design of each national jersey, and was able to customize each jersey at the arena with the player's name and number. His work meant that he was often the first person to arrive and the last to leave at championship events.<ref name="IIHF" /> When [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) players participated in the Olympics, he was on call to produce replacement jerseys by the next day for last-minute roster changes due to injuries.<ref name="Aykroyd">{{cite web|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4117&cHash=f2c7fcc446d3e5ab897bc8c6feb4fe0e|title=The joy of jerseys|last=Aykroyd|first=Lucas|date=February 10, 2010|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|access-date=April 28, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> For [[ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics]], Angus oversaw a stitching site in Utah where 12 seamstress prepared more than 1,450 uniforms with numbers and players' names.<ref>{{cite news|title=Seamstresses fire up machines to sew uniforms for Olympics|last=Murvosh|first=Marta|agency=[[E. W. Scripps Company|Scripps Howard News Service]]|date=February 10, 2002|newspaper=[[News & Messenger|Potomac News]]|location=Woodbridge, Virginia|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/potomac-news-kent-angus-2002/158572588/}}</ref>
Angus produced special occasion jerseys for the IIHF centennial celebrations in 2008. These included [[Throwback uniform|throwback-style]] jersey designs for the top-division teams which became popular collector's items.<ref name="IIHF" /> For [[ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics]], he incorporated "discovery pieces" into each jersey for Canada and other countries.<ref name="Aykroyd" /> Angus felt that the "discovery pieces" which were national motifs and symbols sewn into the jersey design, noticeable at a close distance, was his favourite work.<ref name="Aykroyd" /> He said that the 2010 Winter Olympics was his busiest time when he produced 1,300 game-quality jerseys, which included complete sets of home and away jerseys for each men's and women's team. He also produced additional jerseys for each NHL player to contribute to charities, which included [[disaster relief]] fundraising and the "Hockey for [[Haiti]]" program, and online auctions for Olympic memorabilia.<ref name="Aykroyd" />
==Later life== The IIHF bestowed the [[Paul Loicq Award]] on Angus in 2012, in recognition of his contributions to international ice hockey.<ref name="hockeycanada" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Pavel Bure chosen for IIHF Hall of Fame|date=December 2, 2011|author=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/7308628/pavel-bure-phil-housley-chosen-enter-iihf-hall-fame|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pavel Bure heads IIHF Hall of Fame inductees|author=[[Associated Press]]|date=December 2, 2011|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1122290|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bure, Housley among 2012 IIHF Hall of Fame class|last=Kimelman|first=Adam|date=December 2, 2011|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/bure-housley-among-2012-iihf-hall-of-fame-class/c-604270|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref> He was later credited by the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] for donations made to its collection during the 2014–15, and 2016–17 seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/htmlResCentre/rc03-15.shtml|title=Hockey Hall of Fame Resource Centre: 2014–15 Donations|website=[[Hockey Hall of Fame]]|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805052011/https://www.hhof.com/htmlResCentre/rc03-15.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hhof.com/htmlResCentre/rc03-17.shtml|title=Hockey Hall of Fame Resource Centre: 2016–17 Donations|website=[[Hockey Hall of Fame]]|access-date=April 28, 2021|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621075825/https://www.hhof.com/htmlResCentre/rc03-17.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Angus retired from Nike in February 2019, later resided in [[Markham, Ontario]], and maintained a cottage on the [[French River (Ontario)|French River]] in Ontario. He died at [[Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre]] in Toronto on April 24, 2021.<ref name="Podnieks-2021" />
Canadian broadcaster [[Gord Miller (sportscaster)|Gord Miller]] posthumously described Angus by saying, "His job was tremendously difficult. Keeping all the federations and teams happy was no easy feat, but he did it with professionalism and good humour".<ref name="Podnieks-2021" />
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