Nelson Skalbania
Nelson M. Skalbania (born February 12, 1938) is a former businessman from Vancouver, British Columbia best known for signing 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky to the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association.In 1961, Skalbania graduated from University of British Columbia with a bachelor's degree in applied science, then received his Professional Engineering certification in 1962. He received a master's degree in civil engineering in 1964 at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California (specializing in seismic engineering).His initial profession as a consulting engineer in the early 1960s expanded into an extensive real estate career in parallel with the consulting business.His wife, Eleni, died September 28, 2013, at the age of 70.He currently resides in Vancouver with his grandchildren Eleni Jr, Joshua, Elijah, and Dionis
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