Dean Lombardi

Dean Lombardi ( born March 5, 1958 in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey functionary of Italian descent, now president and general manager of the NHL franchise the Los Angeles Kings.

Career

Lombardi began his career, first with the San Jose Sharks in the NHL who recorded in the 1991/92 season as a newly created franchise the operation of gambling. He assisted Jack Ferreira is exercised as general manager of the team. After the first season was extremely disappointing for the young franchise, Ferreira was released at the end of the season. At the start of the new season, the then coach George Kingston, Chuck Grillo and Lombardi took over the responsibilities of management to one third. The departure from Kingston to the 1992/93 season and Grillo after the 1996/97 season Lombardi took over the sole official at the start of season 1997 /98. Lombardi made ​​in the next seven years a reputation as one of the most strategic general manager of the entire league. In addition to the commitment of veteran players, he showed amazing skills in discovering young talents. So are players like Evgeni Nabokov, Marco Sturm, Patrick Marleau, Scott Hannan, Brad Stuart, Jonathan Cheechoo and Vesa Toskala to his discoveries, he selected in the Entry Drafts. In addition, Lombardi renowned players like Owen Nolan, Teemu Selanne, Vincent Damphousse and Adam Graves could undertake, in the shadow of which the talents were able to develop in peace. After a weak season 2002/ 03 the team and some controversial personnel decisions Lombardi had in March 2003, leaving together with the then head coach Darryl Sutter, the franchise.

Shortly after his release he committed the Philadelphia Flyers as a scout for the Western Conference. This position has held the Americans until June 2006 before he was hired by the Los Angeles Kings, where he has since fills the function of the President and General Manager.

Awards and achievements

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