WHL8 Team Info

Team: Harrisburg Bears
Owner: Rod Langway
General Manager: Andrew Ketner
Head Coach: Rob Brown
Assistants: Bob Errey, Phil Bourque and Gilles Meloche
Scouting Director: Bo Jackson (cause Bo Knows)
Farm Team Coach: Frank Pietrangelo
Arena: Hershey Arena
Director of Marketing: Cameron Diaz
Captain: Darius Kasparaitis
Assistants: Mikael Holmqvist

Team: Montreal Citadelles
Owner: Slithering Communications Inc.
General Manager: David Easton
Head Coach: Capt. William Bligh
Assistants: TBA
Farm Team Coach: Capt. Morgan Rummy
Team Doctor: Dr. B. M. Dubilyew
Press Secretary: Madam Won Fat Cow
Special Press Assignments: Demi Moore
Arena: The Montreal Forum 
Captain: Trevor Linden
Assistants: Brendan Morrison
Farm Team: The Kaohsiung Harbour Kuthroats
Farm Team Captain: Sandy McCarthy
Assistants: Norm Milley and Jamie Rivers
Press Secretary: Long John Silver - aka: LJS

Team: Quebec City Corinthians
Owner: Unibroue Breweries (75%), Marc Hebert (25%) 
Team President: Marc Hebert
General Manager: Marc Hebert
Head Coach: Kevin Lowe
Assistants: Mark Tinordi (Defensemen)
            Francois Allaire (Goaltenders)
Head Scout: Mats Naslund
Other Scouts: Brad McCrimmon (WHL)
              Philippe DeRouville (CHL)
              Mike Donnelly (USA)
Arena: Quebec City Coliseum
Captain: Keith Tkachuk
Assistants: Jaromir Jagr and Mats Sundin
T.V Station: RDS
Team Broadcasters: Pierre Bouchard and Yvon Pedneault
Team Colors: Black/Red/Blue
WFHL Affiliate: Chambly Brewers
Farm Team Coach: Michel Bergeron
Brewers Captain: Craig Darby
Assistants: Turner Stevenson and Kirk Maltby

Team: Saskatoon Enforcers
Owner: Brad Schott
General Manager: Brad Schott
Head Coach: Dave Shultz
Assistants: Leif Bork and Hans Scheike
Team Doctor: Johan Muhlegg
Farm Team Coach: Newsy Lalonde
Arena: Middle-Earth arena
Captain: Alexei Kovalev
Assistans: Oleg Tverdovsky and Adam Deadmarsh

Team: Miami Oceanics
Owner: Philipp Gittersberger
General Manager: Philipp Gittersberger
Head Coach: John Ogrodnick
Assistants: Steve Larmer and Rick Parent
Farm Team Coach: Bruce Hornsby
Other personnel: The Range
Arena: The Tank
Captain: Craig Conroy
Assistants: Mattias Norstrom

Team: Chicoutimi Sparrows
Owner: Michael Hebert
General Manager: Michael Hebert
Head Coach: Guy Carbonneau
Assistants: Kelly Miller (Forwards)
            Vincent Tremblay (Defensemen)
            Steve Penney (Goaltenders)
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: Pierre Turgeon
Assistants: Joe Juneau and Vincent Damphousse
Team Colors: Green and Blue

Team: Oakville Bulls
Owner: Smackdown Inc. (75%), BlistikQ Inc. (15%), and Nike Canada (10%)
General Manager: Chris Kubinec
Assistant GM: Glen Sather
Vice President: Steve Tambellini
Head Coach: Jacques Martin
Assistant Coaches: Joel Quenneville and Alpo Suhonen
Farm Team Coach: Bobby Orr
Head Scout: Ken Dryden
Scouting: 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)
Trainer: Bill Goldberg
Arena: The Smackdown Centre
Capacity: 21,400
Team Spokeswomen: Nikki Taylor and Trish Stratus
Special Events Managers: Tyra Banks and Torrie Wilson
Media Relations: TSN, ESPN1, The Score, Fan 590
Team Broadcasters: Joe Bowen, Harry Neale and The Rock 
Team Reporter: Michael Landsberg
Head Security Personnel: Austin Powers, Brock Lesnar
Captain: Mike Modano
Assistants: Jarome Iginla and Sergei Gonchar

Team: Winnipeg IceDogs
Owner: Jon Lemoine
General Manager: Cliff Fletcher
Assistant General Manager: Bill Watters
Vice-President: Director of Player Ops: Mike Barnett
Head Coach: Craig MacTavish
Assistants: Pat Lafontaine, Dale Hawerchuk, Denis Savard and Joe Mullen
Farm Team Coach: Raymond Bourque
Farm Team Assistants: Jari Kurri, Esa Tikkanen, Craig Muni and Grant Fuhr
Trainer: Mike Gartner
Head Scout: Frank Mahovlich
Other Scouts: Gary Suter (North America Defensemen)
              Tony Granato (North America Forwards)
              Rick Tabaracci (North America Goalies)
              Ulf Samuelsson (Europe Defensemen)
              Sergei Makarov (Europe Forwars)
              Andrei Trefilov (Europe Goalies)
Arena: The Cage
Team Warm-up Song: Blur - Song 2
Captain: Steve Yzerman
Assistants: John LeClair and Aaron Miller
T.V Station: TSN, CTV Sportsnet, ESPN, NBC, CBC
Team Broadcasters: Bob MacKenzie and Pierre McGuire
Radio Station: The Fan 590, AM 640
Team Broadcasters: Eddie Shack and Brad Marsh
Team Reporter: Jim Rome

Team: Waterloo Lunatics
Owner: Jason Stumpf
General Manager: Jason Stumpf
Head Coach: "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Assistant Coach: Animal and Hawk - The Legion of Doom
Farm Team Coach: Mick Foley
Team Trainer: "Big Pappa Pump" Scott Steiner
              "The Crippler" Chris Benoit
Team Scout: Marty McSorley
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: none
Assistants: Mathieu Schneider and Lyle Odelein
Retired Jersey's: (99) Wayne Gretzky, (44) Marty McSorley

Team: Toronto Stallions
Owner: Platinum Computing Systems
General Manager: Brian Howe
Assistant GM: Darryl Sittler
Head Coach: Darryl Sittler
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: none
Team Broadcasters: Dave Hodge and Ron Maclean
Media: CTV SportsNet, ESPN2, Q107.1 FM
Farm Team Name: Milton Riverrats
General Manager: Brian Howe
Team Coach: Pat Burns
Assistants: Brian Bellows
            Terry Yake
Captain: none
Alternates: Ville Peltonen and Luca Cereda

Team: Hamilton Steelcats
Owner: Tim Horton and Harold Ballard Junior
General Manager: Larry Berteotti
Head Coach: Perry Pearn
Assistants: Mel Bridgeman and Jiri Bubla
Farm Team Coach: Hakan Loob
Arena: Copps Coliseum
Captain: Bates Battaglia
Assistants: Vaclav Prospal

Team: Mississauga Vipers
Owner: Craig Stumpf
General Manager: Craig Stumpf
Head Coach: Craig Stumpf
Assistant General Manager: Kyle Pinkerton
Farm Team Coach: George the AnImAl Steele
Arena: ACC MegaCity Community Rec Center
Captain: Pavol Demitra
Assistants: Eric Weinrich and Al MacInnis

Team: Detroit Cougars
Owner: Northstar Industries
President: Andreas Nordholm
GM: Andreas Nordholm
Headcoach: Bob Gainey
Assistants: Neal Broten (Offense)
            Mike Hurlbut (Defense)
            Andy Moog (Goaltenders)
Special Units: Paul Coffey
Farm Team: Cleveland Hounds
Farm Team Coach: Dave Lewis
Assistants: Ken Wregget
            Per-Erik Eklund
            Marcel Dionne
Head Scout: Bob McCammon
North American Scouts: Basil McRae, Dan Belisle and Bryan Trottier 
North and West European Scouts: Kent Nilsson, Tomas Jonsson and Michael Thelven
Eastern European Scouts: Vjatjeslav Bykov, Alexei Kasatonov and Vladimir Jursinov
Arena: Joe Louis Arena
Capacity: 20,056
Team Colours: Red and White
Captain: Radek Bonk
Assistants: Theoren Fleury and Bryan Marchment

Team: Boston Hawks
Owner: Peter Nilsson
General Manager: Peter Nilsson
Head Coach: Phil Esposito
Assistants: Al Arbour and Bob Nystrom 
Scouts: Lasse Bjorn, Sven Tumba, Dave Gagner, Doug Brown and Mike Bossy
Farm Team Coach: Jean Ratelle
Director of Player Personnel: Nicko McBrain
Arena: Boston Fleet Center
Team Captain: Hal Gill
Assistants: Jan Bulis and Uwe Krupp
Fan club: Redhawks
Fan club founder: Steve Harris

Team: Hudson River Hensch
Location: New York, New York
Owner: Jay Tameling
General Manager: Chad Tameling
Head Coach: Dave Poulin
Assistant Coaches: Bobby Carpenter and Claude Vilgrain
Farm Team Coach: Vladimir Ruzicka
Arena: The Tunnel
Captain: Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Assistants: Jay Pandolfo and Steven Halko

Team: Chi-Town Krushers
Owner: Semaphore Entertainment Group [SEG Sports]
President: Stan Mikita
Vice-President: Jes Golbez
General Manager: Jes Golbez
Assistant General Manager: Doug MacLean
Head Coach: Nick Kypreos
Assistants: Bob Hartley and Barry Trotz
Farm Team Coach: Andy Murray
Head Scout: Duc Tran
North American Scouts: David Conte and David Poile
European Scouts: Peter Stastny, Anders Hedberg and Sergei Ursulyak 
Arena: United Center (19,500)
Captain: Scott Stevens
Assistants: Adam Oates and Rob Zamuner
Team Commentators: Jeff Rimer and Bernie Federko
Dance Team: Hooters Ice Dancers

Team: Almont Raiders
Owner: Scott Baden
General Manager: Ken Holland
Head Coach: Ted Nolan
Assistants: Dave Tiger Williams
Farm Team Coach: John Mullin
Assistant Farm Team Coach: Aaron Avouris
Director of Scouting: Mark Howe
Arena: JKx Crystal Palace
Practice Facility: Joe Louis Arena
Captain: Doug Gilmour
Assistants: Jan Caloun and Vyacheslav Kozlov

Team: Hollywood SeaWolves
Owner: Deric Stone, CEO Creative Minds Inc.
General Manager: Rob Sypes
Director of Hockey Operations: Marc Crawford
Head Coach: Bill Armstrong
Assistants: Blake Armstrong and Justin Beckstead
            Richard Brodeur (Goaltenders)
Farm Team Coach - Chuck Darwin
Arena: The Long House
Captain: none
Assistants: David Legwand and Dave Scatchard
Team Colors: White/Blue/Green
Trainer: Tony Little
Team Doctor: Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Team Radio Station: CKSC 666 am
Radio Commentators: Tom Larshide

Team: Calgary Dropkicks
Owner: Karachi Vice Holdings (90%), Big Rock Brewery Ltd. (10%)
General Manager: Chris Kordyback
Assistant GM: Todd Adamyk
Head Coach: Lee Fogolin
Assistants: Glenn Anderson, Reijo Ruotsalainen and Dave Lumley
Farm Team: Worcester Pietasters
Farm Team Coach: Dan Bodson
Assistants: Mike Wildeboer and Kevin Brown
Director of Player Personel: Guy Lunin
Director of Marketing: Shawn Grainger
Director of Rock n' Roll: Vince Neil
Arena: Big Rock Saddledome
Captain: Joe Thornton
Assistants: Derian Hatcher, Eric Lindros, Janne Niinimaa and Dany Heatley
Team Colours: Red, White, Gold & Black
Play by Play: Rod Phillips
Colour Man: Bad News Allen
Honoured/Retired Jerseys: None

Team: Rocky Mountain Express
Location: Jasper, AB and Surrounding Area
Franchise Date: July 20, 1997
Owner: The Grocery People, Ltd. (TGP Edmonton)
General Manager: Kris Pongratz
Team President: Kris Pongratz
Head Coach: Cam Neely
Assistants: Jeff Brown
            Tommy Soderstrom
WFHL Head Coach: Wayne Gretzky (Melville Millionaires)
Head Scout: Randy Cunneyworth
Trainer: Craig Ludwig
Arena: Locomotive 6060 Centre (30 games)
Capacity: 8,000
WHL7 Home Warm Up Song: Fuel - Metallica
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: Peter Bondra and Ron Francis
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: Dave Randork
Team Jersey Colors: Red, White and Black (Buffalo NHL design)
Retired Numbers: 99 Wayne Gretzky, (TBA), (TBA)
Team Address: sniper11@telusplanet.net

Team: Victoria Islanders
Owner: Hobbit Enterprises
Governor: Dave MacDougall
Alternate Governor: Bill Torrey
Vice President: Bill Torrey
General Manager: Dave MacDougall
Head Coach: Butch Goring
Assistants: Greg Gilbert and John Tonelli
Goaltenders Coach: Vladislav Tretiak
Farm Team Coach: Denis Potvin
Arena: Waterfront Gardens
Captain: Petr Nedved
Assistants: Boris Mironov and Mike Ricci

Team: Seattle Saints
Owners: Captain Morgan's Original Spiced Rum (75%), Denny McEwen (25%)
President and General Manager: Denny McEwen
Head Coach: Dustin Sherman
Assistants: Chris Halter and Colin Bleakney
Farm Team Coach: Tony Leiva
Director of Players and Personnel: Patrick Finley
Arena: Captain Morgan's Original Spice Rum Center
Captain: Mario Lemieux
Assistants: Bryan McCabe
Team Colors: Blue, White and Copper

Team: Edmonton Vikings
Owner: Phil Mickelson (67%), McEwen Enterprises Inc. (33%)
General Manager: Lee McEwen
Head Coach: Jason Welter
Assistants: Norm LaCombe and Mark Napier
Farm Team Coach: Dave Hunter
Arena: The Ice Palace
Captain: Dan McGillis
Assistants: Alexei Yashin and Anson Carter

Team: 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
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: Ed Jovanovski and Paul Kariya
Team Colors: Black, Red and Yellow
TV Commentators: Jim Hughson and Ryan Walter
Home TV Station: Vancouver Television (VTV)
Training Camp Facilities: Meadow Park Fitness Center, Whistler B.C.


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