WHALE’RE They Now

WHALE’RE They Now

Prepared by Al Victor January 27, 2021

Currently, 44 former Whalers involved in the NHL system (including AHL farm teams).  

[Teams not listed, according to what I researched, have no former Whaler players involved with them. If anyone should know of other active former players in the NHL not listed here, please email me with the details. Thanks.]

Anaheim: Jim Sandlak, Scout - Kevin Dineen, Head Coach AHL San Diego

Calgary: Don Maloney – Senior Vice President Hockey Operations

Carolina: Jeff Daniels – Assistant Coach; Jason Muzzatti – Goaltending Coach

Chicago: Andrei Nikolishin, Russia Amateur Scout - Derek King, HeadCoach AHL Rockford 

Colorado: Nolan Pratt, Assistant Coach - Curtis Leschyshyn, Pro Scout

Columbus: Brad Shaw, Assistant Coach - Manny Legace, Goaltending Coach

Dallas: John Stevens, Assistant Coach - Jeff Reese, Goaltending Coach

Detroit: Pat Verbeek, Assistant General Manager - Doug Houda, Assistant Coach

Mark Howe: Director, Pro Scouting - Ross Yates, Amateur Scout - Todd 

Krygier. Assistant Coach of AHL Grand Rapids

Edmonton: Archie Henderson – Director of Pro Scouting - Dave Tippett, Head Coach

Florida: Joel Quenneville, Head Coach - Ulf Samuelsson, Assistant Coach - Al Tuer, Director of Pro Scouting - Paul Fenton, Senior Advisor to GM - Shane Churla, Director of Amateur Scouting

Los Angeles: Nelson Emerson, Director of Player Personnel

Minnesota: Dean Evason, Head Coach

Montreal: Marc Bergevin, Executive Vice President and General Manager

Sean Burke: Pro Scout and Goaltending Consultant

Nashville: Todd Richards, Assistant Coach

New Jersey: Eric Weinrich, Player Development Coach

Philadelphia: Mark Greig, Amateur Scout

Pittsburgh: Scott Young, Director of Player Development

San Jose: Bryan Marchment, Scout and Development Coach - Defense 

Seattle: Ron Francis, GM - Robert Kron, Director of Pro Scouting - Stu Barnes, Scout

St. Louis: Larry Pleau - Senior Advisor of Amateur Scouting

Glen Wesley: Development Coach

Tampa Bay: Mikael Andersson, European Scout

Toronto: Brendan Shanahan – President and Alternate Governor

Vancouver: Doug Jarvis,  Senior Advisor

Vegas:  Jim McKenzie, Pro Scout - Alexander Godynyuk –Pro Scout