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Don Waddell (Born August 19, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is the current executive vice president and general manager of the Atlanta Thrashers and former ice hockey defenceman. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Flag Seal Nickname: Motor City, Motown Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Michigan Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 370. ...
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ...
The term general manager is a title used by an executive in a business operation, although the duties of the position vary according to the context. ...
The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Defenceman (defenseman in U.S.) is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily defence. ...
Playing career
Don Waddell was selected 111th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. He was selected as the 3rd choice of the Los Angeles Kings on June 15, 1978. He played in the NHL for only one game with the Kings during the 1980-81 season. His playing career consisted mostly of minor and college hockey. He was one of the final cuts for the 1980 U.S. men's hockey team. He won the International Hockey Leagues Governor's Trophy in 1982 for best defenceman during the regular season. The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ...
June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
The 1980-81 NHL season was the 64th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...
Minor hockey is ice hockey for minors. ...
The International Hockey League (IHL) was a professional ice hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The regular season is a term used, primarily, in North American sports. ...
Coaching career After his tenure as a player, he moved to coaching. For the 1987-88 season with the IHL Flint Spirits as a player-coach. For the next two seasons, he moved behind the bench permanently. Waddell moved on to the IHL San Diego Gulls for the 1991-92 season. Waddell took over as interim coach of the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2002-2003 season with a record of 3-5-1 as coach before Bob Hartley was named to the permanent job. A coach is a person who teaches and directs another person via encouragement and advice. ...
The classic NHL shield logo The 1987-88 NHL season was the 71st regular season of the National Hockey League. ...
The Flint Spirits were a professional hockey team in Flint, Michigan from 1985-1990. ...
The San Diego Gulls are a minor league ice hockey team that plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL, and plays its home games at the IPayOne Center (aka San Diego Sports Arena). ...
Management Career Don Waddell was the assistant GM of the Detroit Red Wings from 1997-1998. In June 1998, he was named the GM of the newly founded Atlanta Thrashers. He has remained in Atlanta since.
Awards - IHL Governor's Trophy (best defenceman, voted by coaches) - 1982
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