WHL18 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: Eric Staal
Assistants: Jeff Carter and Shea Weber
Quebec City Corinthians
Owner: Marc Hebert
Team President: Marc Hebert
General Manager: Marc Hebert
Director of Player Management and Development: Kevin Lowe
Head Coach: Jacques Lemaire
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: Patrice Bergeron
Assistants: Andrei Markov and David Backes
Team Ambassadors: Jean Beliveau and Guy Lafleur
Team Colors: Black/Red/Blue
WFHL Affiliate: Montreal Wanderers
Arena: Maurice Richard
Farm Team Coach: Richard Martel
Farm Team Captain: Brandon Gormley
Assistants: Cody McCormick and Gabriel Dumont
New York Demons
Owner: Adam Mazur
General Manager: Adam Mazur
Head Coach: Randy Carlyle
Assistants: Kirk Muller and Rod Brind'Amour
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, Calle Johansson and Sergei Fedorov
Farm Team Coach: Kelly Hrudey
Assistants: Scott Gordon and Dallas Eakins
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Captain: Joe Thornton
Assistants: Zdeno Chara, Drew Doughty and Mike Richards
Atlantic Schooners
Owner: Jonathan Hiseler
President: Jonathan Hiseler
VP Director of Player Ops: Patrick Boivin
General Manager: Marc Bergevin
Assistant General Manager: Larry Carriere
Head Coach: Jacques Demers
Special Consultants: Rejean Houle and Henri Richard
Farm Team Coach: Gerard Gallant
Farm Team Assistants: Clement Jodoin and Patrice Brisebois
Head Scout: Doug Gibson
Other Scouts: Al MacInnis (North America Defensemen)
Pat Lafontaine (North America Forwards)
Vlad Konstantinov (Europe Defensemen)
Arturs Irbe (Europe Goalies)
Arena: Centre 200
Team Warm-up Song: Queen "Tie Your Mother Down"
Captain: Jarome Iginla
Assistants: Pavel Datsyuk and Ryan Getzlaf
Media: Eastlink, The Cape Breton Post
Broadcasters: Bob Cole and Garry Galley
Team Reporter: Willy Palov
Boston SnowDogs
Owner: Aaron T. Banks
President: Aaron T. Banks
General Manager: Viktor Tikhonov
Head Coach: Doug Risebrough
Assistants: Gary Suter and Boris Mikhailov
Team Doctor: Dr. Kelly Brett
Goaltending Coach: Mike Vernon
Farm Affiliate: Asheville Aces
Farm Team Coach: Jim Peplinski
Arena: Peart Garden
Captain: Dion Phaneuf
Assistants: R.J. Umberger and Stephen Weiss
Chicoutimi Sparrows
Owner: Kinetic Response Music
General Manager: Michael Hebert
Head Coach: Marc Denis
Assistants: Marc Fortier (Forwards)
Joel Bouchard (Defensemen)
Jimmy Waite (Goaltenders)
Vincent Damphousse (Special Units)
Farm Team Coach: Denis Gauthier
Head Scout: Stuart Reyser
Other Scouts: Guy Carbonneau (QMJHL)
Kevin Miller (USA)
Yuri Khmylev (Europe)
Trainer: Brad Tait
Arena: Maurice Richard Arena
Capacity: 18,800
Captain: Alex Tanguay
Assistants: Mike Ribeiro and Stephane Robidas
Team Colors: Green and Blue
Chicago Grizzlies
Owner: Patrick LaDouceur
General Manager: Patrick LaDouceur
Head Coach: Joel Quenneville
Assistants: Mike Yeo, Trevor Linden and Dave Christian
Farm Team Coach: Derek Donald
Arena: United Center (20,500)
Captain: Mikko Koivu
Assistants: Brent Seabrook and Ryan Callahan
Team Colors: Black, Red & White
Niagara IceDogs
Owner: Jon Lemoine
General Manager: Joe Nieuwendyk
AGM: Tie Domi
Head coach: Jack Capuano
Assistants: (Forwards) Dave Andreychuk, (Defense) Jamie Macoun, (Goalie) Grant Fuhr, (Skating) Mike Gartner, (Fighting) Frank Bialowas
Trainer: Gary Roberts
Scouts: Steve Thomas, Dmitri Yushkevich, Alyn McCauley, Mike Peca, Shayne Corson, Russ Courtnall, Ed Olczyk, Allan Bester, Nikolai Borchevsky, Al Iafrate, Gary Leeman, Rick Vaive
Captain: none
Assistants: Shawn Thornton, Tom Poti, Steve Staios
Public Relations: Donald S Cherry
Farm Team: Brampton Battalion
Head Coach: Mats Sundin
Assistants: (Forwards) Alex Mogilny, (Defense) Larry Murphy, (Goalie) Glenn Healy
Waterloo Lunatics
Owner: Jason Stumpf
General Manager: Jason Stumpf
Head Coach: Jimmy Buffett
Assistants: Patrick Roy, Marty McSorley an Darcy Tucker
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: Martin St.Louis
Assistants: Brad Richards
Retired Jerseys: (99) Wayne Gretzky, (44) Marty McSorley, (33) Patrick Roy, (22) Claude Lemieux, (62) Darcy Tucker
Farm Team:
Owner: Jason Stumpf
General Manage: Mick Foley
Head Coach: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Captain: none
Assistant Captains: Jay Harrison and Gregory Campbell
Ottawa Polar Bears
General Manager: Stephen Legge
Head Coach: Paul MacLean
Assistants: Jason York and Luke Richardson
Farm Team: St. John's Polar Bears
Farm Team Head Coach: Todd White
Arena: ScotiaBank Place
Captain: Jason Spezza
Assistants: Marian Hossa and Zack Smith
Team Colors: Black, Red, White
Toronto Stallions
Owner: Platinum Computing Systems
President: Brian Howe
General Manager: Darryl Sittler
Head Coach: Lindy Ruff
Assistants: Claude Julien and Ron Wilson
Goaltending Coach: Curtis Joseph
Scouting: Jon Lemoine (Chief of Scouting)
Dale McCourt (Central Canada)
Yvon Cournoyer (Eastern Canada)
Terry Yake (Western Canada)
Brad Berry (U.S.)
Borje Salming (Europe)
Teppo Numminen (Europe)
Miikka Elomo (Europe)
Vladimir Krutov (Russia)
Trainer: Chris Broadhurst
Public Relations: Lanny MacDonald
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Captain: Sidney Crosby
Assistants: Patrik Elias
Team Broadcasters: Dave Hodge and Ron Maclean
Media: CTV SportsNet, ESPN2, Q107.1 FM
Farm Team Name: Milton Riverrats
General Manager: Darryl Sittler
Farm Team Coach: Ron Francis
Assistants: Brian Bellows and
Wendel Clark and Joe Sakic
Farm Team Captain: none
Alternates: Nick Petrecki and Justin Falk
Retired Jerseys: #20 (Joe Sakic)
Honoured Jerseys: #29 (Curtis Joseph)
Nashville Stampede
Owner: Legion Sports Entertainment
President/GM: Ryan Voshell
Head Coach: Terry Crisp
Assistant Coaches: Eric Lindros and John LeClair
Goaltending Coach: Ron Hextall
Chief of Scouting: Martin Gelinas
Colors: Green, Gray, Gold
Arena: Bridgestone Arena (17,113)
Captain: David Legwand
Assistants: Ryan McDonagh and Martin Hanzal
Farm Team: Cheyenne UP844
Farm Coach: Stu Grimson
Farm Colors: Black, Silver
Farm Captain: Kyle Wilson
Honored Numbers: 24 Karlis Skrastins, 38 Pavol Demitra
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: Jonathan Toews
Assistants: Tomas Kaberle and Henrik Sedin
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
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
Capacity: 19,637
Captain: Alex Pietrangelo
Assistants: Jordan Staal, Max Pacioretty and Nicklas Lidstrom
Colors: Forest Green and Yellow
Farm Team: Regina Canola Oilers
Farm Team Coach: Dave "Tiger" Williams
Arena: Regina Canola Pond
Farm Team Captain: Nick Bjugstad
Assistants: Jacub Voracek, Andrej Sekera ad Philip Larsen
Grand Forks Gorillas
Owner: Saturn Sports & Entertainment
GM: Justin Fox
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: Kris King
Assistant Coach: John Hynes
Trainer: Patrick Steidle
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Arena: Ralph Engelstad Arena "The Ralph"
Capacity: 11,640
Colors: Burgundy and Silver
Captain: Brent Burns
Assistants: Brenden Morrow and Phil Kessel
Farm Team Nickname: Bombardiers
Farm Team Coach: Tony Hrkac
Farm Team Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Venue: Fort William Gardens
Capacity: 4,690
Goal Song: Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
Broadcasters: John Forslund and Brian Engblom
Minnesota Rink Rats
Owner: Initech Corp
President: Tyler LaDouceur
General Manager: Greg Sherman
Assistant General Manager: Luc Robitaille
Director of Player Personnel: Don Lucia
Assistant to Director of Player Personnel: Dwight Schrute
Head Coach: Dan Bylsma
Assistants: Joe Sacco, 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: Zach Parise
Assistants: Ryan Suter, Gabriel Landeskog and Matt Duchene
Primary Team Colors: Green, Black & White
Broadcasters: Darren Pang and Pat Sweeney
Farm Team: Colorado Young Gunz
City: Denver, CO
Farm Team Head Coach: Dave Hakstol
Farm Team Assistants: Don Lucia and Dixon Ward
Team Reporter: Barry Melrose
Winnipeg Warriors
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: Steve Yzerman
Assistants: Greg Gilbert and John Tonelli
Goaltenders Coach: Ed Giacomin
Arena: Hamilton Heights Hall aka The Triple H (17,937)
Captain: Brett McLean
Assistants: Greg Zanon and Jason Chimera
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
Las Vegas Bulls
Owners: MGM Entertainment
President: Adam Parker
Vice President: Jacques Martin
General Manager: Adam Parker
Assistant GM: Ken Holland
Head Coach: Mario Lemieux
Assistant Coaches: Paul Maurice and Guy Boucher
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: Dustin Brown
Assistants: Niklas Kronwall and Shane Doan
Honoured Jerseys: (66) Mario Lemieux
Kelowna Cats
Owner: Jason Minton
General Manager: Jason Minton
Director of Hockey Operations: Christopher Walken
Head Coach: Doug Gilmour
Assistants: Mike Haviland
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: none
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
Pasadena Patriots
Owner: Mikhail Prokhorov
President: Carter Liebzeit
General Manager: Carter Liebzeit
Head Coach: Claude Noel
Assistants: Pierre Maguire and Dale Hawerchuk
Farm Team Coach: Jimmy Roy
Farm Team Assistants: Rick St. Croix and Anson Carter
Farm Team Name: Sacramento Stars and Stripes
Arena: Pasadena Forum
Captain: Artem Anisimov
Assistants: Nick Foligno and Brett Clark
Farm Captain: Kyle Calder
Farm Arena: Power Balance Pavillion
Team Colors: Red, Blue, White
Tri-City Roustabouts
Owner: Chris Kordyback
General Manager: Chris Kordyback
Director of Hockey Operations: Chuck Fletcher
Public Relations Director: Ivana Kastrova
Head Coach: Buck Tidwell
Assistant Coach: Lorne Henning
Assistant Coach: Dave Lewis
Goaltending Consultant: John Vanbiesbrouck
Director of Scouting: Robert Neuhauser
Captain: Jordan Eberle
Assistants: Taylor Hall and Ryan Rugent-Hopkins
Venue: Rose Garden
Event Broadcasting: the Fan 910am (ESPN Radio)
Farm Coach: Steven Breland
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: none
Assistants: Rick Nash, Sami Salo and Mattias Ohlund
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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