Glen Hanlon
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Glen A. Hanlon (born February 20, 1957 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian former National Hockey League goaltender and current head coach.
Hanlon is currently head coach of the Washington Capitals. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft, in the third round (40th overall pick). He has played for the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. He has also played in the WCHL, Central Hockey League, AHL and IHL. He was an assistant coach for the Canucks and Washington Capitals and head coach of the Portland Pirates. In 1978, he won the Central Hockey League's Rookie of the Year.
He was assigned to coach the Belarus hockey team in 2005. He led the team to 10th place at the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, and to historic high sixth place at the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
He was named "sports man of the year" by major Belarusian sports newspaper "Прессбол" in 2006[1].
It is notable that he allowed Wayne Gretzky's first NHL goal.
| Washington Capitals Head Coaches |
|---|
| Anderson • Sullivan • Schmidt • McVie • Belislt • Green • Crozier • B. Murray • T. Murray • Schoenfeld • Wilson • Cassidy • Hanlon |
| Preceded by Bruce Cassidy |
Head Coaches of the Washington Capitals 2003- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
[edit] References
- ^ Глен Хэнлон. Человек! (Russian). Pressball.by (2006-12-29). Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
[edit] Related Links
[edit] External links
- Glen Hanlon - Washington Capitals
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Profile at legends of hockey.net
- Profile at hockeydb.com
Categories: 1957 births | Brandon Wheat Kings alumni | Canadian ice hockey goaltenders | Ice hockey personnel from Manitoba | Detroit Red Wings players | Living people | New York Rangers players | People from Brandon, Manitoba | St. Louis Blues players | Vancouver Canucks players | Washington Capitals coaches
