Al Coates (ice hockey)
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Al Coates is an executive in the National Hockey League
who last served as the Director of Player Personnel for the Toronto Maple Leafs
. Coates is a former General Manager
of the Calgary Flames
, a post he held from November, 1995 until the end of the 1999–2000 NHL season. He later served as interim General Manager of the Ducks in 2004–05 before becoming the Senior Advisor to the General Manager. He won the Stanley Cup
in 1989 with Calgary as Assistant to the President, and in 2007 with Anaheim as Senior Advisor to the General Manager.
Al Coates was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in June 2008 to be the director of player personnel. Coates was fired by Toronto General Manager Brian Burke on January 18, 2009.
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
who last served as the Director of Player Personnel for the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. Coates is a former General Manager
General manager
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of the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
, a post he held from November, 1995 until the end of the 1999–2000 NHL season. He later served as interim General Manager of the Ducks in 2004–05 before becoming the Senior Advisor to the General Manager. He won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1989 with Calgary as Assistant to the President, and in 2007 with Anaheim as Senior Advisor to the General Manager.
Al Coates was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in June 2008 to be the director of player personnel. Coates was fired by Toronto General Manager Brian Burke on January 18, 2009.