Brent Imlach (November 16, 1946 – March 28, 2017) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
player, and a son of
Punch Imlach
George "Punch" Imlach (March 15, 1918 – December 1, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager best known for his association with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and t ...
.
He played three games with 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 ...
during the
1965–66 and
1966–67 seasons.
He was a graduate of
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute (CCI or Cedarbrae CI), formerly Cedarbrae Secondary School is a semestered public secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Woburn neighbourhood in former suburb of Scarborough. It was es ...
.
Life and career
After his professional hockey career, Imlach then enrolled at
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...
's (UWO)
Ivey Business School
Ivey Business School is a constituent unit of the University of Western Ontario, located in London, Ontario, Canada. Ivey offers full-time undergraduate (HBA), MBA, MSc, MFE and PhD programs and also maintains two teaching facilities in Toronto ...
and played with UWO's OQAA team for two seasons.
After graduating with an HBA in 1970,
he rejected a contract from the Maple Leafs because he thought the contract was not generous enough and his signing rights were traded to the
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...
in 1970, although he never played a game with the Sabres.
He continued his college hockey career with the
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...
and
York University
York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...
.
He graduated from York with a Masters in business administration.
Imlach went on to work for
Molson Breweries
The Molson Brewery is a Canadian based brewery company based in Montreal which was established in 1786 by the Molson family. In 2005, Molson merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors.
Molson Coors maintains some of its Can ...
as a director of advertising,
and ran the
Vancouver Canadians
The Vancouver Canadians are a Minor League Baseball team located in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are members of the Northwest League and are affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Canadians play their home games at Nat Bailey Stadium. ...
as general manager (GM) from 1989 to 1997.
As GM, he won the Pacific Coast League Executive of the Year award in 1993.
He died in March 2017.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
*
1946 births
2017 deaths
Canadian ice hockey forwards
Ice hockey people from Quebec City
London Nationals players
Rochester Americans players
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Toronto Marlboros players
Toronto Varsity Blues ice hockey players
{{Canada-icehockey-player-stub