Games Men's Ice Hockey Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan. Pope commentated for Honorary Patron HRH Prince Harry of Wales during the inaugural Invictus Games in 2014 for the Wheelchair Rugby competition. The event was hosted in recognition of injured, sick and wounded servicemen & women from around the world at London's Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park. In 2015, Pope commentated for the ISB (International Sports Broadcasting) at the Baku, Azerbaijan European Games and the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games on the Men's and Women's Waterpolo, Volleyball, Fencing, Beach Volleyball and Wheelchair Rugby. Pope was Head of English Ice Hockey Commentary for the Champions Hockey League in Europe between 2014-17 becoming Host of the CHL Centre Ice Online Programme in 2015/16. He covered a variety of sports as a commentator for the OBS Olympic Broadcasting Services during both the Rio 2016 Olympic & Paralympic Games. During Pyeongchang 2018, he commentated for the OBS's Global Feed service on both the Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Tournaments as well as the Para Ice Hockey Tournament during the 2018 Paralympics in South Korea. Personal life and death Pope was born in Hamilton, Ontario and held both a Canadian and British passport. He lived in Hamilton and worked as a financial adviser. Pope was a member of the Cardiff Metropolitan University – London 2012 Hall of Fame. Pope died of cancer in Hamilton on 1 November 2022, at the age of 49. Career statistics References External links 1973 births 2022 deaths Deaths from cancer in Ontario Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Ontario Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Hamilton Dukes players Guelph Storm players Ottawa 67's players Cape Breton Oilers players Wheeling Thunderbirds players London Knights (UK) players Tallahassee Tiger Sharks players Florida Everblades players Nottingham Panthers players Solihull MK Kings players Hull Stingrays players Basingstoke Bison players London Racers players Sheffield Scimitars players Slough Jets players Romford Raiders players Cardiff Devils players Long Island Jawz players New Jersey Rockin' Rollers players Ottawa Wheels players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Wales Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Ice hockey executives Canadian sports executives and administrators Alumni of Cardiff Metropolitan University Ice hockey commentators