WHL15 Team Info
Halifax Citadelles
Owner: Jimmy Pattison/Pattison Corp.
General Manager: Larry Berteotti
Head Coach: Perry Pearn
Assistants: Hakan Loob and Guy Charron
Farm Team Coach: Mickey Volcan
Arena: Halifax Metro Centre
Captain: none
Assistants: Eric Staal
Quebec City Corinthians
Owner: Marc Hebert
Team President: Marc Hebert
General Manager: Marc Hebert
Director of Player Management and Development: Kevin Lowe
Head Coach: Dany Dube
Assistants: Eric Weinrich and Chris Nilan
Francois Allaire (Goaltenders)
Head Scout: Andre Savard
Other Scouts: Mats Naslund and Brad McCrimmon
Arena: Quebec City Coliseum
Captain: Simon Gagne
Assistants: Vincent Lecavalier and Andrei Markov
Team Ambassadors: Jean Beliveau and Guy Lafleur
Team Colors: Black/Red/Blue
WFHL Affiliate: Montreal Wanderers
Arena: Maurice Richard
Farm Team Coach: Richard Martel
Brewers Captain: Josh Gorges
Assistants: Chris Kelly and Cody McCormick
Detroit Cougars
Owner: Northstar Industries
President: Andreas Nordholm
GM: Andreas Nordholm
Head Coach: Rick Bowness
Assistants: Thomas Steen
Special Units: Paul Coffey
Arena: Joe Louis Arena
Capacity: 20,056
Team Colours: Red and White
Captain: Doug Weight
Assistants: Jonathan Toews and Kim Johnsson
Farm Team: Cleveland Hounds
Farm Team Coach: Bryan Trottier
Assistants: Ken Wregget
Kjell Samuelsson
Dave Reid
Arena: Gund Arena
Team Colours: Grey, Black and White
Head Scout: Bob McCammon
North American Scouts: Basil McRae, Marcel Dionne, Rick Paterson, Neal Broten, James Patrick and Ken Daneyko
North and West European Scouts: Kent Nilsson, Tomas Jonsson, Michael Thelven and Tommy Söderström
Eastern European Scouts: Vjatjeslav Bykov, Alexei Kasatonov and Vladimir Jursinov
New York Demons
Owner: Adam Mazur
General Manager: Adam Mazur
Head Coach: Randy Carlyle
Assistants: Randy Cunneyworth and Ron Wilson
Defense Coach: Rod Langway
Goalie Coach: Ed Belfour
Head Scout: Mark Osborne
North American Scouts: Steve Larmer, Bob Rouse, Sergio Momesso, Tim Kerr and Mike Ridley
European Scouts: Sergei Nemchinov, Petr Svoboda and Calle Johansson
Farm Team Coach: Brent Sutter
Assistants: Ed Olczyk and Bruce Boudreau
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Captain: Joe Thornton
Assistants: Mike Richards and Ed Jovanovski
Farm Team Captain: Ryane Clowe
Assistants: Matt Lashoff and Teddy Purcell
Harlem Hoodrats
Owner: Scott Baden
General Manager: Scott Baden
Director of Player Personnel: Colin Campbell
Public Relations Director: Jerry Seinfeld
Special Assistants to PR Director: George Costanza and Elaine Benes
Events Coordinator: Paris Hilton
Director of Scouting (North America): Herb Brooks
Director of Scouting (Europe): Esa Tikkanen
Head Coach: Butch Goring
Assistants: Greg Gilbert and John Tonelli
Goaltenders Coach: Ed Giacomin
Arena: Hamilton Heights Hall aka The Triple H (17,937)
Captain: none
Assistants: none
Team Commentators: Adam Graves and John McEnroe
Team Reporter: Guido Gotti (Harlem Herald Tribune)
Team Colors: Purple/Black/Yellow
Team Mascot: Harvey the Hoodrat
Farm Team: Ronkonkoma Rampage
Farm Team Head Coach: Denis Potvin
Farm Team Assistant Coaches: Clark Gillies and Jari Kurri
Farm Team Goaltenders Coach: Felix Potvin
Farm Team Arena: Rampage Rink aka The Arena of Death (8,456)
Farm Team Commentators: Louie Anderson and Sarah Silverman
Farm Team Reporter: Giorgio Gotti (Guido's cousin and a reporter for the Ronkonkoma Rag)
Farm Team Colors: Grey/Red/White
Farm Team Mascot: Rayquan the Rampaging Rhino
Chicoutimi Sparrows
Owner: Kinetic Response Music
General Manager: Michael Hebert
Head Coach: Guy Carbonneau
Assistants: Kelly Miller (Forwards)
Eric Desjardins (Defensemen)
Steve Penney (Goaltenders)
Vincent Damphousse (Special Units)
Farm Team Coach: Marc Fortier
Head Scout: Stuart Reyser
Other Scouts: Richard Sevigny (QMJHL)
Kevin Miller (USA)
Yuri Khmylev (Europe)
Trainer: Brad Tait
Arena: Maurice Richard Arena
Capacity: 18,800
Captain: Alex Tanguay
Assistants: Mike Ribeiro and Jean-Pierre Dumont
Team Colors: Green and Blue
Ottawa Capitols
Owner: Joel B. Levy
General Manager: Joel B. Levy
Head Coach: Adam Oates
Assistants: Craig Mactavish
Scout: Dave Poulin
Farm Team: Summerside Cyclones
Farm Team Coach: Brian Kilrea
Arena: The Bearplex
Capacity: 21000
Captain: none
Assistants: none
Team Colors: Black, Red and Grey
Media: CBC, ASN, ESPN
Niagara Falls IceDogs
Owner: Jon Lemoine
President: Bobby Clarke
VP Director of Player Ops: Mario Lemieux
General Manager: Mark Messier
Assistant General Manager: Brett Hull
Head Coach: Ted Nolan
Special Consultants: Cam Neely, Scott Stevens and Dominik Hasek
Assistants: Lindy Ruff and John Tortorella
Farm Team Coach: Dale Hunter
Farm Team Assistants: Mike Eaves, Stan Butler, Peter DeBoer and Red Berenson
Head Scout: Bryan Murray
Other Scouts: Al MacInnis (North America Defensemen)
Pat Lafontaine (North America Forwards)
Bill Ranford (North America Goalies)
Vlad Konstantinov (Europe Defensemen)
Sergei Makarov (Europe Forwards)
Arturs Irbe (Europe Goalies)
Arena: Niagara Falls View Casino (16,000 capacity)
Team Warm-up Song: Marilyn Manson "The Beautiful People"
Captain: Rob Blake
Assistants: Alex Kovalev, Pavel Datsyuk and Kimmo Timonen
Media: TSN, CTV Sportsnet, MOJO AM 640, FAN 590
Broadcasters: Rick Jeanneret (play by play) and Don Cherry (analyst)
Team Reporter: Jim Rome
Waterloo Lunatics
Owner: Jason Stumpf
General Manager: Jason Stumpf
Head Coach: "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Assistants: Patrick Roy and Marty McSorley
Farm Team Coach: Mick Foley
Team Trainer: "Big Pappa Pump" Scott Steiner
Team Scouts: Andre "Red Light" Racicot
Arena: ThE InSaNe AsYlUm
Capacity: 19,400
Team Spokesman: Brother Love
Special Events Manager: "Buffy" Sarah Michelle Gellar
Chris Jericho
Media Relations: TSN, Sportsnet
Team Security Personel: The Undertaker
Kane
Captain: Mathieu Schneider
Assistants: Darcy Tucker and Jason Smith
Retired Jerseys: (99) Wayne Gretzky, (44) Marty McSorley, (33) Patrick Roy, (22) Claude Lemieux
Farm Team:
Owner: Jason Stumpf
General Manage: Mick Foley
Head Coach: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Captain: Claude Lemieux
Assistant Captains: Donald Brashear and Gregor Stewart
Kanata Saints
Owner: Stephen Legge
General Manager: Stephen Legge
Head Coach: Pierre Maguire
Assistants: Ron Francis, Steve Yzerman and Luke Richardson
Farm Team Coach: none
Arena: ScotiaBank Place
Captain: Daniel Alfredsson
Assistants: Chris Phillips and Marc Savard
Team Colors: Red, Black, White
Port Dalhousie SnowDogs
Owner: Aaron T. Banks
President: Aaron T. Banks
General Manager: Viktor Tikhonov
Head Coach: Gregor Bytor
Assistants: Valeri Kharlamov and Valery Vasiliev
Team Doctor: Dr. Kelly Brett
Goaltending Coach: Mike Vernon
Farm Affiliate: Asheville Aces
Farm Team Coach: Gary Suter
Arena: Peart Centre
Captain: Bryan Smolinski
Assistants: Matt Pettinger and Paul Martin
Toronto Stallions
Owner: Platinum Computing Systems
President: Brian Howe
General Manager: Darryl Sittler
Assistant GM: Brian Howe
Head Coach: Pat Burns
Assistants: Lanny McDonald and George "Chief" Armstrong
Scouting: Dale McCourt (Central Canada)
Yvon Cournoyer (Eastern Canada)
Gordon Kluzak (Western Canada)
Brad Berry (U.S.)
Borje Salming (Europe)
Vladimir Krutov (Russia)
Trainer: Chris Broadhurst
Public Relations: Wendel Clark
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Captain: Joe Sakic
Assistants: Teppo Numminen and Sidney Crosby
Team Broadcasters: Dave Hodge and Ron Maclean
Media: CTV SportsNet, ESPN2, Q107.1 FM
Farm Team Name: Milton Riverrats
General Manager: Brian Howe
Farm Team Coach: Terry Take
Assistants: Brian Bellows and Miikka Elomo
Farm Team Captain: Brian Sutherby
Alternates: Logan Couture and Joe Motzko
Edmonton Dropkicks
Owner: Nutz Entertainment Inc.
General Manager: Chris Kordyback
Assistant GM: Robbie Kleinbergen
Head Coach: Eric Lindros
Assistants: Al Iafrate, Alexander Selivanov
Farm Team: Bruderheim Scummers
Farm Team Coach: TBA
Scouts: Kevin Dineen, Bob Probert and Jyrki Lumme
Director of Rock n' Roll: Vince Neil
Arena: Jubilee Recreation Centre
Captain: Patrick Marleau
Alternate Captains: Zdeno Chara and Ales Hemsky
Colours: Blue, Orange and White
Play by Play: Rod Phillips
Colour Man: Champ Kind
Honoured/Retired Jerseys: None
Saskatchewan Dugouts
Owner: Hobbit Enterprises
President: Mike Ilitch
Vice-President: Marion Ilitch
General Manager: Dave MacDougall
Assistant General Manager: Doug Wilson
General Affairs Manager: John Tortorella
European Affairs Manager: Thomas Gradin
Director of Player Personnel: Igor Larionov
Head Coach: Barry Trotz
Assistants: Bob Hartley and Mike Babcock
Director of Scouting: David Conte
North American Scouts: David Poile, Mike Gillis and Don Tokaryk
European Scouts: Peter Stastny, Anders Hedberg and Thomas Gradin
Arena: Ipsco Steel Arena (18,000)
Captain: Anze Kopitar
Assistants: Willie Mitchell and Tomas Plekanec
Saskatoon Fighting Irish
Owner: Chris Butler
General Manager: Chris Butler
Assistant GM: Ken Dryden
Head Coach: Raymond Bourque
Assistants: Dino Ciccarelli
Director of Scouting: Joel Otto
Arena: Notre Dame Arena
Captain: none
Assistants: Vaclav Prospal
Farm Team: Regina Canola Oilers
Farm Team Coach: Dave "Tiger" Williams
Arena: Regina Canola Pond
Farm Team Captain: none
Assistants: Andy Wozniewski and Yan Stastny
Grand Forks Gorillas
Owner: Jason Gudim
GM: Jason Gudim
President of Business Operations: Craig Leipold
Director of Hockey Operations: Lou Nanne
Personnel Director: Phil Esposito
Public Relations Director and Spokesperson: Steve Levy
Head Coach: Dean Blais
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Arena: Ralph Engelstad Arena "The Ralph"
Capacity: 11,640
Colors: Purple, Grey
Team Captain: Jay Bouwmeester
Assistant Captains: Nicklas Backstrom and Kristian Huselius
Farm Team Nickname: Bombardiers
Farm Team Coach: Tony Hrkac
Farm Team Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Venue: Fort William Gardens
Capacity: 4,690
Minnesota Rink Rats
Owner: Initech Corp
President & General Manager: Tyler LaDouceur
Director of Player Personnel: Don Lucia
Assistant to Director of Player Personnel: Dwight Schrute
Head Coach: Dan Bylsma
Assistants: Barry Melrose, Todd Richards and Brian Leetch
Goaltending Coach: Mike Richter
Public Relations Director: Cosmo Kramer
Director of Scouting: Ralph Engelstad
Arena: Rats Nest (18,064)
Captain: Jamie Langenbrunner
Assistants: Derek Roy and Mike Cammalleri
Primary Team Colors: Green, Black & White
Broadcasters: Darren Pang and Pat Sweeney
Farm Team: Duluth Moose
City: Duluth, MN
Farm Team Head Coach: Dave Hakstol
Farm Team Assistants: Dixon Ward and Murray Baron
Team Reporter: Barry Melrose
Nashville Stampede
Owner/President/GM: Ryan Voshell
Head Coach: Terry Crisp
Assistant Coaches: Bill Barber and Rick MacLeish
Goaltending Coach: Bernie Parent
Chief Scout: Gary Dornhoefer
Farm Team Coach: Dave "Hammer" Schultz
Colors: Green, Gray, Gold
Arena: Sommet Center (17,113)
Captain: Brad Richards
Assistants: Ryan Suter and Andy McDonald
Las Vegas Bulls
Owners: MGM Entertainment, Hendrick Motorsports
President: Chris Kubinec
Vice President: Steve Tambellini
General Manager: Chris Kubinec
Assistant GM: Ken Holland
Head Coach: Jacques Martin
Assistant Coaches: Paul Maurice
Arena: MGM Center
Capacity: 22,450
Media Relations: ESPN1, FOX-FX, NBCSPORTS, K-PLAY 1230AM
Scouting: Glen Sather (Head Scout)
Rick Ley (Central Canada)
Michel Goulet (Eastern Canada)
John Davidson (Western Canada)
Craig Patrick (U.S.A)
Slavomir Lener (Europe)
Josef Augusta (Czech Republic)
Viacheslav Fetisov (Russia)
Alpo Suhonen (Sweden)
Farm Coach: Bobby Orr
Farm Affiliate: London Rumble
Athletic Trainers: Billy Banks and Bill Goldberg
Team Broadcasters: Joe Bowen and Harry Neale
Team Reporter: Michael Landsberg and Jay Onrait
Captain: Zach Parise
Assistants: Patrik Elias and Nicklas Lidstrom
Honoured Jerseys: (66) Mario Lemieux
Kelowna Cats
Owner: Jason Minton
General Manager: Jason Minton
Assistant GM: Zach Comar
Head Coach: Christopher Walken
Assistants: Doug Gilmour and Mike Havelind
Scouting Director for North America: Rick Dudley
Scouting Director for Europe: Dale Tallon
Farm Team Coach: Trent Yawney
Arena: The Den
Director of Marketing: Liquid Lundy
Captain: Duncan Keith
Assistants: Patrick Sharp and Chris Kunitz
Rocky Mountain Express
Location: Jasper, AB and Surrounding Area
Franchise Date: July 20, 1997 (Originally Surrey Strangers)
Owner: The Grocery People, Ltd. (TGP Edmonton)
General Manager: Kris Pongratz
Team President: Kris Pongratz
Head Coach: Alain Vigneault
Assistants: Marc Crawford
Ken Hitchcock
WFHL Head Coach: Scotty Bowman
Head Scout: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Trainer: Conan O'Brien
Arena: Locomotive 6060 Centre (30 games)
Capacity: 8,000
Neutral Site Home Games: Banff, AB (4 games),
Ryan Smyth Arena (Cap: 3,000)
Hinton, AB (4 games),
Dave Scatchard Centre (Cap: 4,000)
Valemount, BC (4 games)
Valemount Arena (Cap: 2,000)
Captain: Chris Pronger
Assistants: Scott Niedermayer and Brendan Shanahan
Practice Facility: Mildred Lake at Jasper Park Lodge (outdoor)
Home TV Station: CTV Sportsnet West
Team Radio Station: YR Radio AM 1450
TV Commentators: Bill Matthews and Brian Groth
Team Reporter: Bob McKenzie
Team Jersey Colors: Red, White and Black (Buffalo NHL design)
Retired Numbers: 99 Wayne Gretzky, 77 Ray Bourque
Anchorage Orcas
Owner: Mike Rhodes
General Manager: Mike Rhodes
Head Coach: Garth Butcher
Assistants: Walt Poddubny, Sinuhe Wallenheimo, Steve Konowalchuk and Turner Stevenson
Farm Team Coach: Derek Donald
Arena: Floyd Memorial Coliseum
Captain: Scott Gomez
Assistants: Craig Conroy and Ryan Malone
Portland Timberjacks
Owner: Paul Allen
President and CFO: Jes Golbez
General Manager: Jim Nill
Assistant General Manager: Stan Bowman
Director of Hockey Operations: Chuck Fletcher
Public Relations Director: Ivana Kastrova
Head Coach: Joel Quenneville
Assistant Coach: Lorne Henning
Assistant Coach: Dave Lewis
Goaltending Consultant: John Vanbiesbrouck
Director of Scouting: Robert Neuhauser
Team Captain: Brenden Morrow
Assistants: Petr Sykora, David Legwand
Venue: Rose Garden
Event Broadcasting: the Fan 910am (ESPN Radio)
Farm Coach: Brush Christiansen
Vancouver Voodoo
Owner: Black Magic Entertainment
President and General Manager: Darren Kinnaird
Assistant General Manager: Pat Quinn
Vice-President: Director of Player Ops: Brian Burke
Vice-President: Dave Nonis
Head Coach: Randy Ladouceur
Assistants: Jack McIlhargey and Mike Johnston
Assistant Coach, Video: Howie Meeker
Farm Team Coach: Stan Smyl
Director of Scouting: Pavel Bure
Head of Scouting North America: Dale Craigwell
Head of Scouting Europe: Thomas Sundstrom
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Pete Twist
Arena: GM Place
Captain: Mike Peca
Assistants: Markus Naslund and Rick Nash
Team Colors: Black, Red and Yellow
TV Commentators: Jim Hughson and Ryan Walter
Home TV Station: Sportsnet Pacific
Training Camp Facilities: Meadow Park Fitness Center, Whistler B.C.
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