Patrik Allvin (born 10 October 1974) is a Swedish former ice hockey player and current general manager of the

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

Playing career

During his ice hockey playing career, Allvin played for

Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The c ...

in the Swedish Elitserien, as well as numerous other clubs in the Swedish Division 1. He also played for the

Quebec Rafales The Atlanta Knights were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League from 1992 to 1996. The Knights were based in Atlanta, and played at the Omni Coliseum. In 1994 the ...

(previously the Atlanta Knights) in the IHL, and the Pensacola Ice Pilots (previously the Nashville Knights) in the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

Management career

Allvin worked as the European scout for the

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between 2002 and 2006. He worked for the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

for 16 years, winning three Stanley Cups (first as European Scout and back-to-back as Director of Amateur Scouting), and eventually worked up to Assistant General Manager and interim GM after the departure of

Jim Rutherford James Earl Rutherford (born February 17, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and front office executive. He is the president of hockey operations of the Vancouver Canucks. Prior to his position with the Canucks, Ruther ...

. On January 26, 2022, Allvin was announced as the 12th general manager in Canucks history, the first Swedish general manager in the NHL.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allvin, Patrik 1974 births Living people Montreal Canadiens scouts National Hockey League general managers Pittsburgh Penguins executives Pittsburgh Penguins scouts Swedish ice hockey players Swedish sports executives and administrators Vancouver Canucks general managers People from Leksand Municipality Sportspeople from Dalarna County