HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Served as Canada’s general manager at the 2006 IIHF World Championship in Latvia, finishing 4th … Served as Canada’s assistant general manager at the 2005 IIHF World Championship in Austria, winning a silver medal

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Is currently the general manager and executive vice-president of the Detroit Red Wings … Has spent 25 years with the Detroit organization, the last 11 (1997-2008) as general manager … In his time as general manager, has led the Red Wings to three Stanley Cups (1998, 2002, 2008) … Also won a Stanley Cup as the Red Wings’ assistant general manager (1997) … Spent six seasons (1984-90) as a Western Canada scout, five seasons (1990-94) as the director of amateur scouting and three seasons (1994-97) as the assistant general manager … Has led the Red Wings to 493 regular-season wins and 67 playoff wins since becoming general manager prior to the 1997-98 season, more than any other NHL team in that span … Has led the Red Wings to eight Central Division championships (1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08) and four Presidents’ Trophies (2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08) … Selected as a goaltender by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 12th round (188th overall) of the 1975 NHL Entry Draft … Played in four NHL games, one with Hartford (1980-81) and three with Detroit (1983-84) … Also spent time with Broome (NAHL), Binghamton (AHL), Springfield (IHL) and Adirondack (AHL) … Played two seasons of junior hockey with the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers (1974-76) … Named to the NAHL Second All-Star Team in 1976-77 … Named to the AHL Second All-Star Team in 1981-82