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bill levins

william `` bill '' levins -lrb- 1922 -- august 26 , 1991 -rrb- was an american ice hockey executive and sports entrepreneur .
levins was the first general manager of the oklahoma city blazers of the old central hockey league .
he is also recognized as the co-founder , along with ray miron , of the current central hockey league which began play with the 1992 -- 93 season .
levins lived in minnesota until 1965 when he moved to oklahoma city to become the general manager of the oklahoma city blazers .
the william `` bill '' levins memorial cup was the name of the trophy awarded to the champion of the central hockey league from 1992 until 2000 when the honour was renamed the `` ray miron cup '' .
levins died at the age of 69 in oklahoma city , oklahoma .
