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Stanley Cup champion and 17-year NHL veteran Bret Hedican has combined his passion for sports, business, technology and fashion into two different ventures.

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The first is RosterBot, an app dedicated to organizing team sports and recreational activities. Rosterbot automatically synchronizes practices and games with a user’s calendar, lets parents chat internally to coordinate carpooling and helps team managers handle invoicing and booking. “We take the work out of play,” the 44-year-old Hedican says of his involvement with the company since 2010.