Wolves Add MacDonald as Senior Advisor to Hockey Operations
Published on July 26, 2019 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Sudbury Wolves News Release
(Greater Sudbury, ON) The Sudbury Wolves are pleased to announce that Tony MacDonald has been added to the Hockey Operations department as a Senior Advisor to the Club.
Tony has had an outstanding hockey career spanning across the NHL and OHL, most recently with the Carolina Hurricanes organization for 25 years, the past 12 of which he was their Director of Amateur Scouting. He recently retired from this position following this past June's NHL draft.
"I have known Tony since he was my General Manager on the Detroit Ambassadors," said Rob Papineau, VP Hockey Operations and General Manager. "He has a remarkable resume having been to 6 Memorial Cups in his career as well as having spent the past 12 seasons as the Director of Amateur Scouting for the Carolina Hurricanes. He was the person responsible for drafting the talent that helped the Hurricanes to the Eastern Conference finals as well as the Charlotte Hurricanes win this year's Calder Cup."
Tony is from Guelph, ON and will have a primary focus on scouting the OHL and key international events for the club as well as will become a tremendous resource for the Wolves Hockey Operation team.
"It's an exciting time for me to be reconnecting with Rob along with Wolves Head Coach Cory Stillman,"
said Tony. "Having long standing histories with both of these gentlemen is especially special to me and I am looking forward to working with them again. Rob, I drafted back in 1989 with the Detroit Ambassadors in the expansion draft and reunited with him as a player, intern and scout many times over the years. Cory was on the Stanley Cup team in 2006 and player development coach in Carolina so I have had to opportunity to work closely with him."
"Tony will also be a great mentor for our scouting staff to have available. He has a tremendous network of contacts in the NHL and the entire hockey world and will be a great advocate for the Sudbury Wolves.
Tony is a professional gentleman of character and his addition helps us in our mission to be a preferred place to play as well as a Memorial Cup contender," Papineau added.
"The Sudbury Wolves are a team with a long and proud tradition and it's an honour to get involved with them. I hope to be able to contribute and help build a memorial cup championship in Sudbury," added MacDonald.
The Wolves will open training camp on August 28th before playing their first exhibition game on August 31st against the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Fans can run with the pack all season long! Season tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit sudburywolves.com.
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