It is not by accident that Billy Bessent Jr. is actively involved in hockey and a member of the GP Legends of Hockey Committee. For three generations dating back to his Grandfather Bert the Bessents have actively participated in and promoted hockey. Supporting the development of Junior hockey has been Bill’s special focus in recent years. He served on the Storm Booster Club for eighteen years and is still an active Booster ready to respond when called upon. Prior to his association with the Storm he was a member on the Grande Prairie Chief’s Board of Directors a junior hockey team that played in the Rocky Mountain Junior A Hockey League in the early 1900s. For over seventy five years the Bessent name has shown up in connection with hockey in Grande Prairie.