Fred65 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Comment Print E-mail Share with your Friends To:From:Message:Canucks add Weisbrod to hockey operations staffThe Vancouver Canucks named John Weisbrod vice president of player personnel, the team announced Monday. The Vancouver Canucks named John Weisbrod vice president of player personnel, the team announced Monday. Weisbrod joins the Canucks after serving three years as assistant general manager of player personnel for the Calgary Flames. He was director of professional and collegiate scouting for the Boston Bruins from 2006-2011 and served as a pro scout for the Dallas Stars during the 2005-06 season. Weisbrod played for Harvard from 1987-1991 and won a NCAA championship in 1989. He was selected in the fourth round (No. 73) of the 1987 NHL Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Bennings buddy from the Bruins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerEpic5 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Reunited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangosteens Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Also a former NBA GM for the Orlando Magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy05 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Hmmm, I remember people here were worried about him coming over because of the, in their minds, 'taint of the Feaster run Flames organization'... However he spent some time with Benning in Boston scouting the college side... anybody have a list of college players taken by Weisbrod? Could be enlightening. Oddly, if he is here as a Benning croney (or whatnot), why is he 'assistant VP' and not 'assistant GM'? Wouldn't that put him under Linden, yet over Benning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter's Vengeance Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Reunited. And it feels so goooood!!! ..... No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxiebrown Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Drafted Dwight Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Cool, another good mind for the guys to bounce ideas off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlsson`s Flo Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Wasn't this rumored months ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 There's news every day with the Linden regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Drafted Dwight Howard (off the board at the time), has had success in Boston, and found Gaudreau for Calgary. I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 So we have two VP of player personnel now? Wasn't that part of Henning's title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdeath Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Drafted Dwight Howard. Well the Canucks are in the market for a future #1 centre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 So we have two VP of player personnel now? Wasn't that part of Henning's title. Yeah, that was his main title pretty much. I suppose he was officially VP Player Personnel and AGM: http://canucks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40185 Back when the initial Weisbrod rumours were happening, I figured it meant Henning would be the odd man out. But Linden seems to have committed to retaining Henning, so I suppose they'll just shuffle things around somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxiebrown Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Drafted Dwight Howard (off the board at the time), has had success in Boston, and found Gaudreau for Calgary. I like it! "Off the board" is not really accurate. The choice was basically between Howard, who was coming out of high school raw, but had basically unlimited athletic potential, and Emeka Okafor, who was a polished, accomplished college player, with less upside. Weisbrod definitely made the right choice, but it wasn't an "off the board" selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningWild Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I posted his drafting record in the previous thread. Horrible. I hope they keep him away from that area of the team. Not a fan of this hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 "Off the board" is not really accurate. The choice was basically between Howard, who was coming out of high school raw, but had basically unlimited athletic potential, and Emeka Okafor, who was a polished, accomplished college player, with less upside. Weisbrod definitely made the right choice, but it wasn't an "off the board" selection. What I mean is that he went with less accomplished player. A lot of Magic fans did NOT like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxiebrown Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Well the Canucks are in the market for a future #1 centre! I see Howard more as a Chara-esque defensive force. I think someone like Russell Westrbook would be an awesome two-way centre though. And if Lebron had been born in Medicine Hat he would obviously be the greatest power forward in NHL history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxiebrown Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 What I mean is that he went with less accomplished player. A lot of Magic fans did NOT like that. Yeah, fair enough. It was definitely a much debated decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckinEdm Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 as for guys that he would have been Instrumental in getting from college from 2008-2011 Joe Colburne (1st rounder) and Torie Krug (FA signing) come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 as for guys that he would have been Instrumental in getting from college from 2008-2011 Joe Colburne (1st rounder) and Torie Krug (FA signing) come to mind. I believe that Florek and Trotman were also Weisbrod picks and both look to be solid choices (especially for the later rounds). EDIT: For a 5th and 7th rounder, respectively, the fact that they've already played a handful of NHL games and will likely yield a decent number of career NHL games played is considered a win at the drafting table (even if they only pan out as depth players). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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