Alan Coates (born December 3, 1945) is an executive in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

who most recently served as the Executive Director of 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship. Coates is a former

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of the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

, a post he held from November 1995 until the end of the

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. He then was named the Vice President of Hartford Sports and Entertainment for the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

from 2000–03. Coates served as interim General Manager of the

Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division, and play their home games at Honda Center. ...

in 2004–05 before becoming the Senior Advisor to the General Manager. He then served as the Director of Player Personnel for the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

in 2008. He won the

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in 1989 with Calgary as Assistant to the President, and in 2007 with Anaheim as Senior Advisor to the General Manager.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coates, Al 1945 births Living people Anaheim Ducks executives Anaheim Ducks personnel Calgary Flames general managers Calgary Flames personnel National Hockey League executives New York Rangers executives People from Perth County, Ontario Stanley Cup champions Toronto Maple Leafs executives