WHL20 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: Clarke MacArthur
Assistants: T.J. Brodie and Olli Maatta
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: David Savard 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, Sergei Fedorov and Teemu Selanne
Farm Team Coach: Jon Cooper
Assistants: Scott Gordon and Dallas Eakins
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Captain: Joe Thornton
Assistants: Zdeno Chara and Drew Doughty
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 Suter
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
Hartford Dropkicks
Owner: none
General Manager: Phil Gittersberger
First Vice President of Hockey Operations and Smartest Guy In The Room: Kevin Lowe
Second Vice President of Hockey Operations and One Liner Delivery: Craig MacTavish
Head Coach: Doug Weight
Assistant Coach: Bill Guerin
Assistant Coach: Mike Grier
Goaltending Consultant: Bill Ranford
Captain: Anze Kopitar
Assistants: Taylor Hall, Dustin Byfuglien and Nathan Horton
Venue: Crown Royal Place
Event Broadcasting: Rousties Radio Network
Farm Coach: Steven Breland
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: Jamie Benn
Assistants: Tyler Seguin and Nathan MacKinnon
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: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Assistants: Marty McSorley an Darcy Tucker
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: Max Pacioretty
Assistants: Tomas Plekanec and Brent Burns
Retired Jerseys: (99) Wayne Gretzky, (44) Marty McSorley, (33) Patrick Roy, (22) Claude Lemieux, (62) Darcy Tucker
Farm Team:
Owner: Jason Stumpf
General Manager: Mick Foley
Head Coach: Mick Foley
Captain: Brandon Prust
Assistant Captains: Colton Orr and Daniel Carcillo
Ottawa Polar Bears
General Manager: Stephen Legge
Head Coach: Luke Richardson
Assistants: Marc Savard
Farm Team: St. John's Polar Bears
Farm Team Head Coach: Todd White
Arena: ScotiaBank Place
Captain: Marian Hossa
Assistants: Ryan Getzlaf and Jason Spezza
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 and Ed Jovanovski
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, Wendel Clark and Joe Sakic
Farm Team Captain: Matt Hendricks
Alternates: Brandon Bollig and Alex Plante
Retired Jerseys: #20 (Joe Sakic)
Honoured Jerseys: #29 (Curtis Joseph)
Scranton Thunderbolts
Owner: Catamount Corporation (75%) and The Other Half, LLC (25%)
GM: Locria Nyla 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: Olegs Znaroks
Assistant Coaches: Ari-Pekka Selin and Don Lucia
Trainer: Patrick Steidle
Arena: Bob Casey Memorial Arena
Capacity: 16,201
Colors: Burgundy and Silver
Captain: Derek Stepan
Assistants: Michael Frolik and Jacob Trouba
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
Colors: Blue, Gold, and White
Radio Broadcast Partner: WICK The Game
Radio Broadcasters: Rick Peckham and Chris Kelleher
TV Broadcast Partner: WNEP-TV
TV Broadcasters: John Forslund and Brian Engblom
Newspapers: Times-Tribune (Scranton), Citizens Voice (Wilkes-Barre), Standard-Speaker (Hazleton)
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 S�derstr�m
Eastern European Scouts: Vjatjeslav Bykov, Alexei Kasatonov and Vladimir Jursinov
Ypsilanti Figments
Owner: Chimera Entertainment, Inc.
President: Stuart Collis
General Manager: Barry Trotz
Assistant General Manager: Doug Wilson
General Affairs Manager: John Tortorella
European Affairs Manager: Thomas Gradin
Director of Player Personnel: Igor Larionov
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: Imagination Station
Arena Capacity: 18,538
Team Colors: (Home) Purple with Orangish/Yellow numbers and highlights, (Away) White with Purple numbers and highlights
Head Coach: Mike Babcock
Assistant Coaches: Peter Forsberg and Adam Foote
Goaltending Coach: Chris Osgood
Captain: Joe Pavelski
Assistants: Mike Richards and Erik Johnson
Farm Teach Name: Charlevoix Chimeras
Farm Team Head Coach: Red Berenson
Assistant: Nicklas Lidstrom
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
Minnesota Rink Rats
Owner: Initech Corp
President: Tyler LaDouceur
General Manager: Jim Nill
Assistant General Manager: Luc Robitaille
Director of Player Personnel: Mike Modano
Vice President of Hockey Operations: Greg Sherman
Head Coach: Dan Bylsma
Assistants: Brett Hull, Brian Leetch, Peter Laviolette and Tony Granato
Goaltending Coach: Mike Richter
Public Relations Director: Cosmo Kramer
Director of Scouting: Ralph Engelstad
Arena: Rats Nest (18,064)
Captain: Zach Parise
Assistants: 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: Dixon Ward and Brian Rafalski
Team Reporter: Barry Melrose
Nashville Stampede
Owner: Legion Sports Entertainment
President/GM: Ryan Voshell
Head Coach: John LeClair
Assistant Coaches: Eric Lindros and Milan Hejduk
Goaltending Coach: Ron Hextall
Chief of Scouting: Martin Gelinas
Player Development: Steve Sullivan
Colors: Green, Gray, Gold
Arena: Bridgestone Arena (17,113)
Captain: David Legwand
Assistants: Tyler Johnson and Valtteri Filppula
Farm Team: Cheyenne UP844
Farm Coach: Stu Grimson
Farm Colors: Black, Silver
Farm Captain: Chris Thorburn
Honored Numbers: 24 Karlis Skrastins, 38 Pavol Demitra
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: Corey Perry
Assistants: Jim Slater 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
Owner: Ryan Moore
General Manager: Ryan Moore
Assistant GM: Ken Holland
Head Coach: Mario Lemieux
Assistant Coaches: Doug Brown and Martin Lapointe
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: Ryan Johansen
Assistants: Niklas Kronwall and Patrik Berglund
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: Kevin Dineen and Mike Kitchen
Scouting Director for North America: Rick Dudley
Scouting Director for Europe: Dale Tallon
Farm Team Coach: Trent Yawney
Assistants: Mike Haviland
Arena: The Den
Director of Marketing: Liquid Lundy
Captain: Duncan Keith
Assistants: Patrick Sharp and Steven Stamkos
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: Scotty Bowman
Assistants: Marc Crawford
Ken Hitchcock
WFHL Head Coach: Willie Desjardins
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: Ryan Kesler
Assistants: Patrick Marleau and Mark Streit
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
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: Shea Weber, Chris Kunitz and Jordan Staal
Colors: Forest Green and Yellow
Farm Team: Regina Canola Oilers
Farm Team Coach: Dave "Tiger" Williams
Arena: Regina Canola Pond
Farm Team Captain: Ryan Carter
Assistants: Kevin Porter, Daniel Winnik ad Philip Larsen
Edmonton Mountain Men
Owner: Kevin Lomas
President: Bob Nicholson
General Manager: Kevin Lomas
Head Coach: Wayne Gretzky
Assistants: P.J. Stock and Marty McSorley
Arena: The HBC Cabin
Captain: Brad Stuart
Assistants: David Steckel and Cam Atkinson
Team Colors: Blue, Grey and Orange
Farm Team Name: Red Deer Vikings
Farm Team Coach: Darryl Sutter
Farm Team Assistants: Brent Sutter and Brian Sutter
Farm Captain: J.T. Miller
Farm Assistants: Darnell Nurse and Derrick Pouliot
Farm Arena: The Ikea Longhouse
Farm Colours: Kelly Green and Grey with Yellow trim
Vancouver Voodoo
Owner: Jason Gudim
President and General Manager: Jason Gudim
Vice-President: Brian Burke
Head Coach: Randy Ladouceur
Assistants: Jack McIlhargey and Mike Johnston
Farm Team Coach: Stan Smyl
Director of Scouting: Pavel Bure
Head of Scouting North America: Dale Craigwell
Head of Scouting Europe: Thomas Sundstrom
Arena: GM Place
Captain: Alexander Ovechkin
Assistants: Thomas Vanek, Alex Goligoski and Jordan Eberle
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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