Former Vernon Viking Holland Among Possible Seattle GM Candidates:

According to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos, If and when Seattle gets an NHL franchise former Vernon Vikings goaltender Ken Holland is rumoured to be at the top of the list as the team's General Manager.

Holland is in his thirty third season with the Detroit Red Wings. Holland started as a scout with the 1985-86 Red Wings worked his way up to the team's General Manager/Ex. VP of hockey Operations.

Holland played one season in Vernon with the 1973-74 Vernon Vikings. Holland was drafted 188th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 12 of the 1975 NHL draft. Holland played in just four games with the Hartford Whalers & Detroit Red Wings before retiring from hockey and joining the Red Wings as a scout.

Ken Holland's Player Profile:

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=42056

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Red Wings’ Ken Holland among possible Seattle GM candidates

Mike Johnston
@MikeyJ_MMA

February 17, 2018

Being the general manager of an NHL expansion franchise is a daunting task but based on the immense success the Vegas Golden Knights are having in their inaugural season, being GM of a Seattle team could be a promising endeavour.

If and when Seattle gets a franchise, there’s likely to be a number of high-profile candidates to be GM and Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland appears to be “at the top of the list,” according to Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos.

“Let’s make no mistake about it, Kenny Holland is out there,” Kypreos said during the Headlines segment Saturday on Hockey Night in Canada. “His contract is going to expire at the end of the year. No talks at all scheduled. It appears it might go all the way to the end of the season before it gets addressed. You’ve got to put him at the top of the list.”

Seattle’s prospective NHL ownership group officially submitted its expansion application with the NHL earlier this month.

Kypreos also mentioned John Ferguson Jr., the executive director of player personnel for the Boston Bruins and former GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as another potential candidate, along with Pittsburgh Penguins assistant GM Bill Guerin.