WHL21 Team Info
Champlain Athletic Club
Owner: Catamount Corporation (75%) and The Other Half, LLC (25%)
GM: Locria Nyla Fox
President of Business Operations: Katarina Lawrence
Director of Hockey Operations: Locria Nyla Fox
Personnel Director: Locria Nyla Fox
Public Relations Director and Spokesperson: Noora R�ty
Head Coach: Cammi Granato
Assistant Coaches: Cassie Campbell-Pascall and Hayley Wickenheiser
Goaltending Coach: Manon Rheaume
City: Burlington, Vermont
Arena: Centennial Field
Capacity: 13,000
Colors: Blue and Green
Captain: Derek Stepan
Assistants: Michael Frolik and Jacob Trouba
Farm Team Nickname: HC United
Farm Team Coach: Natalie Darwitz
Farm Team Location: Manchester, New Hampshire
Venue: Verizon Wireless Arena
Capacity: 9,852
Goal Song: Avicii - Levels
TV Broadcast Partner: WCAX-TV
Radio Broadcast Partner: WBTZ (The Buzz)
TV/Radio Broadcasters (Simulcast): Alastair Ingram and Aaron Miller
Newspaper: Burlington Free Press
Partner Clubs: KHL Medvescak Zagreb, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Partner University: University of Vermont
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
New York Demons
Owner: Adam Mazur
General Manager: Adam Mazur
VP of Hockey Ops: Brendan Shanahan
Head Coach: Jon Cooper
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, Jamie Storr, Tim Kerr, Bryan McCabe and Wes Walz
European Scouts: Michael Nylander, Petr Svoboda, Valeri Kamensky, Sergei Fedorov and Teemu Selanne
Farm Team Coach: Borje Salming
Assistants: Sheldon Keefe and Gord Dineen
Arena: Madison Square Garden
Captain: Joe Thornton
Assistants: Zdeno Chara and Drew Doughty
Gulf Coast Guardians
Owner: Legion Sports Entertainment
President/GM: Ryan Voshell
Head Coach: John LeClair
Assistant Coaches: Eric Lindros and Milan Hejduk
Goaltending Coach: Ron Hextall
Chief Scout: Phil Housley
Scouting Assistant: Alexander Voshell
Player Development: Steve Sullivan and Martin Gelinas
Colors: Orange, Blue, White
FL - Host Cities: Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Tampa
Key West, Fort Myers, Sarasota
Bradenton, Panama City, Pensacola
AL - Host City: Mobile
MS - Host City: Biloxi
LA - Host City: New Orleans
TX - Host Cities: Houston, Brownsville, Corpus Christi
Arena at Sea: USCGC "Guardian"
Captain: Tyler Johnson
Assistants: Taylor Hall and Craig Smith
Broadcast Crew: Terry Crisp and Bobby "Chief" Taylor
Honored Numbers: #43 Pavol Demitra, #5 Karlis Skrastins
Farm Team: Southern Knighthawks
Host City: Nashville, Tennessee is the base of operations,
but the team will make appearances across the south
in TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, AR, LA and TX.
Colors: Red, White, Blue
Head Coach: Stu Grimson
Assistant Coach: Chris Dingman
Farm Team Captain: Jyrki Jokipakka
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: Rock Bowness
Special Consultants: Rejean Houle and Pierre Dagenais
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: Justin Faulk
Assistants: R.J. Umberger and Mikael Backlund
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: Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and Gabriel Dumont
Niagara IceDogs
Owner: Jon Lemoine
General Manager: Mark Hunter
AGM: Mike Futa
Director of Player Personnel: Julien Brisebois
Head coach: Dale Hunter
Assistants: Guy Boucher and Scott Niedermayer
Trainer: Gary Roberts
Captain: Connor McDavid
Assistants: Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall and Jack Eichel
Public Relations: Donald S Cherry
Farm Team: Brampton Battalion
Head Coach: Jeff Blashill
Assistants: Benoit Groulx and Kelly Nobes
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
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
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.)
Teppo Numminen (Europe)
Miikka Elomo (Europe)
Vladimir Krutov (Russia)
Trainer: Chris Broadhurst
Public Relations: Lanny MacDonald
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Captain: Sidney Crosby
Assistants: Dennis Wideman and Johnny Boychuk
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 Sam Carrick
Retired Jerseys: #20 (Joe Sakic)
Honoured Jerseys: #29 (Curtis Joseph)
Stittsville Stealth
Owner: Jarrid Jepson
General Manager: Peter Chiarelli
Head Coach: Todd McLellan
Assistants: Jay Woodcroft, Larry Robinson (PK & Defense) and Adam Oates (PP & Offense)
Goalie Coach: Miikka Kipprusoff
Farm Team: St. John's Polar Bears
Farm Team Head Coach: Todd White
Arena: Canadian Tire Centre
Captain: Marian Hossa
Assistants: Ryan Getzlaf and Jason Spezza
Team Colors: Black, Red, White
Chicago Centaurs
Owner: Shay Sutherland
General Manager: Shay Sutherland
Head Coach: Joel Quenneville
Assistants: Mike Yeo, Trevor Linden and Dave Christian
Farm Team Coach: Derek Donald
Arena: United Center (20,500)
Captain: Nino Niederreiter
Assistants: Boyd Gordon and Matt Cullen
Team Colors: Black, Red & White
Detroit Cougars
Owner: Northstar Industries
President: Andreas Nordholm
General Manager: Andreas Nordholm
Assistant General Manager: Cam Neely
Head Coach: Patrick Roy
Assistant Coach: Ulf Samuelsson
Assistant Coach: Rick Tocchet
Goaltending Coach: Bob Essensa
Director of Player Developement: Barry Smith
Director of Player Recruitment: Ron Anderson
Director of Scouting: Mark Howe
Director of European Scouting: Hakan Andersson
North American Scouts: Kirk Maltby, Glenn Merkosky and Bruce Haralson
European Scouts: Hakan Loob, Kent Nilsson and Saku Koivu
Arena: Joe Louis Arena
Capacity: 20,056
Team Colours: Red and White
Captain: Jonathan Toews
Assistants: Erik Karlsson and Johan Franzen
Farm Team: Des Moines Dominators
Farm Team Coach: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson
Assistant coach: Kjell Samuelsson
Assistant coach: Doug Weight
Arena: Wells Fargo Arena
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: Brad Marchand and Erik Johnson
Farm Teach Name: Charlevoix Chimeras
Farm Team Head Coach: Red Berenson
Assistant: Nicklas Lidstrom
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
Rosenheim Starbulls
Owner: Phil Gittersberger
General Manager: Gerhard Brunner
Head Coach: Gary Clark
Assistant Coaches: Jim Hiller and Doug Derraugh
Goaltending Consultant: Claus Dalpiaz
Captain: Anze Kopitar
Assistants: Taylor Hall, Dustin Byfuglien and Nathan Horton
Venue: Kathrein Stadium
Event Broadcasting: Die Welle Rosenheim
Farm Coach: Scott Beattie
Sponsors: Kathrein; Jever
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 Aces
Owner: Ryan Moore
General Manager: Ryan Moore
Assistant GM: Ken Holland
Head Coach: Paul Kariya
Assistant Coaches: Doug Brown and Martin Lapointe
Team Colors: Home: white, baby blue, black
Away: black, baby blue, white
Arena: MGM Center
Capacity: 22,450
Media Relations: ESPN1, FOX-FX, NBCSPORTS, K-PLAY 1230AM
Scouting: Glen Sather (Head Scout)
Slavomir Lener (Europe)
Josef Augusta (Czech Republic)
Viacheslav Fetisov (Russia)
Alpo Suhonen (Sweden)
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: Adam Henrique and Patrik Berglund
Farm Affiliate: Nevada storm
Farm Coach: Bobby Orr
Farm Coach Assistant: Mario Lemieux
Farm Colors: Home: purple, white
Away: white, purple
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: Bob Nicholson
Assistant GM: Joe Nieuwendyk
Head Coach: Raymond Bourque
Assistants: Jim Johnson, Ian Herbers and Dave Andreychuk
Skating Coach: David Pelletier
Goaltending Coach: Grant Fuhr
Director of Scouting: Bob Green
Scouting Staff: Joel Otto, Dino Ciccarelli, Ken Dryden, Russ Courtnall, Ed Olczyk and Al Iafrate
Arena: Notre Dame Arena
Capacity: 19,637
Captain: Alex Pietrangelo
Assistants: Shea Weber, Chris Kunitz and Ryan O'Reilly
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: Justin Fontaine, Daniel Winnik and Adam Cracknell
Edmonton Mountain Men
Owner: Kevin Lomas
President: Bob Nicholson
General Manager: Kevin Lomas
Assistant GM: Rob Blake
Head Coach: Wayne Gretzky
Assistants: P.J. Stock and Scott Stevens
Director, Pro Scouting: Kyle Dubas
Director, European Scouting: Jarmo Kekalainen
Pro Scout: Marty McSorley
European Scout: Thommie Bergman
Head of Analytics Department: Darryl Metcalf
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: Trent Gettel
General Manager: Trent Gettel
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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