Ron Robison, the longtime WHL Commissioner, will step down from his role at the end of the 2023-24 season.

Robison, who hails from Indian Head, Sask., joined the WHL as Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer prior to the start of the 2000-01 season after nearly 20 years as a senior executive with Hockey Canada.

With 24 seasons at the helm, Robison will go down as the longest-serving Commissioner in WHL history. It is three more than former league President Ed Chynoweth, who was in the role for 21 seasons between 1973 and 1979 and again from 1980 until 1995.

“Under Robison’s leadership, the WHL experienced unprecedented growth and survived the challenges of a global pandemic, only to return as strong as ever,” the WHL said, in a news release.

“The WHL continues to serve as a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League and Canada’s National Hockey Teams, and is also a leading supplier of hockey scholarships, with close to 400 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice.”