Most coaches/executives on one team

[kaiser matias]

Does anyone know what team would have had the most coaches, general managers, executives, etc on the team? I was looking at the 1988-89 Whalers, and noticed they seem to have quite a large number of players who went on to coach or manage in some capacity in the NHL:

Ron Francis (assistant coach for Hurricanes)
Dave Tippet (head coach of Coyotes)
John Anderson (head coach of Thrashers)
Ulf Samuelsson (assistant coach of Coyotes)
Dean Evason (assistant coach of Capitals)
Nrom Maciver (scout for Blackhawks)
Brian Lawton (GM of Lightning)
Don Maloney (GM of Coyotes)
Joel Quinneville (coach of Blackhawks)
Kay Whitmore (goaltender supervisor for NHL)
Brad Shaw (head coach of Islanders for 40 games in 2005-06)
Randy Ladouceur (former assistant coach of Maple Leafs and Hurricanes)
Brent Peterson (assistant coach of Predators)
Al Tuer (scout for Flames, former scout for ISS and former coach and GM of WHL's Moose Jaw Warriors)

Outside of the NHL:
Kevin Dineen (head coach of AHL's Portland Pirates)
Peter Sidorkiewicz (head coach of OHL's Erie Otters)
Mike Liut (player agent, former assistant coach at University of Michigan)
Mark Reeds (head coach of OHL's Owen Sound Attack)
Terry Yake (assistant coach of a high school team in Missouri)

So out of 36 different players to play for the Whalers in at least one game, 14 are still involved in the NHL in some coaching/executive capacity, and another 5 are involved with hockey outside of the NHL, for a total of 19 Whalers working in hockey still.

The only team I can think of that has this level of involvement still would be the 1981-82 Canucks:

Colin Campbell (coached the Rangers, now NHL vice-president)
Marc Crawford (coached Nordiques, Avalanche, Canucks, Kings, Stars, Canadian Olympic team)
Jim Nill (managed Red Wings)
Ivan Hlinka (coached Penguins, Czech national team)
Curt Fraser (coached Thrashers, Belarusian national team)
Ron Delorme (head scout for Canucks)
Stan Smyl (former coach of Manitoba Moose, scouted for Canucks, now adviser to Canucks GM)
Glen Hanlon (coached Capitals, Belarusian national team)
Thomas Gradin (scout for Canucks)
Harold Snepsts (scout for Canucks)
Gary Lupul (scouted for Canucks)

So while the Canucks didn't have as many total players coach/manage as the Whalers, one could argue that the Canucks had a stronger impact, based on players like Campbell, Crawford and Nill.

Though if there was a team that has had a larger amount of players than these two teams, it would be interesting to see it.

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[Canadiens Fan]

Though if there was a team that has had a larger amount of players than these two teams, it would be interesting to see it.

The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens

Out of the 22 players who suited up that year for the Habs, 14 went on to have a coaching/executive career in the NHL.

1- Steve Shutt (assistant coach, Montreal)
2- Larry Robinson (head coach, L.A., New Jersey)
3- Guy Lapointe (assistant coach Calgary, Minnesota)
4- Jacques Lemaire (head coach New Jersey, Montreal. Minnesota)
5- Pete Mahovlich (scout Atlanta)
6- Doug Risebrough (general manager Calgary, Minnesota)
7- Yvan Cournoyer (assistant coach, Montreal)
8- Rejean Houle (general manager, Montreal)
9- Mario Tremblay (head coach Montreal, assistant coach Minnesota, New Jersey)
10- Serge Savard (general manager, Montreal)
11- Doug Jarvis (assistant coach Dallas, Montreal)
12- Bob Gainey (head coach Minnesota, general manager Minnesota/Dallas, Montreal)
13- Jim Roberts (assistant coach Buffalo, head coach Hartford)
14- Ken Dryden (president, Toronto)

 

[Jumptheshark]

Take a look at the oilers during there glory years

a few years ago you had all but 3-4 players off of one team behind the bench as an assistant or head, 1 as gm, a pile as scouts and other in the eurpean league

 

[DJ Man]

Oh, I get the idea now.

I first thought you meant most coaches/executives at one time, and we'd read about some team that had 16 hockey players and 32 owners, coaches, managers, and trainers telling them what to do.

 

[Jumptheshark]

85/86 oilers

Gretsky --Coach
Coffey--- Special teams coach of one team for a year
Kurri/Anderson--I think Kurri was a coach in Finland for a year
Messier--GM of Canada's entry to next years world
Napier--Assistant coach
Mact---Coach
Huddy--Assistant
Krushelnyski--Just got fired from another coaching job
Summenen--GM in Europe
Hunter--Co-owns a OHL team with his brothers
MccClulland---Assistant coach for awhile in the EcHL
Dr Randy Gregg--went back to medicine
Lee Fogilin--was an assistant coach for a year with AJHL then went into contruction
Steve SMith--assistant coach
Mcsorley--Assistant coach
Lumley--was a scout
Samenko--Scout with the oilers
Lowe
Tikanen--Assistant coach in Europe
Don Jackson--Assistant coach all over the place
LArry Melnyk--Assistant coach for awhile in the AHL
Risto Jalo**Coach in Finland
Gord Shervan--no idea
Billy CArrol--Assistant coach in University last time I heard
Fuhr/Moog---Goalie coaches
Bukeboom--Assistant coach for a year