Glen Cameron Sather Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Template:Multiple issuesGlen Cameron "Slats" Sather (born September 2, 1943), currently president and general manager of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL), is best known in the world of hockey for coaching the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL to five Stanley Cup victories during the eighties. He played a key role in attracting the talented players, including Wayne Gretzky, who helped make the Oilers a hockey dynasty at that time. Gretzky, who became "the most dominant player in the history of the game," credits Sather, along with Walter Gretzky, his father, as his most important mentors. Outside of the NHL, Sather was instrumental in building Canadian national teams for the 1984 Canada Cup (tournament champions), the 1994 Ice Hockey World Championship (Gold Medal winners) and 1996 World Cup of Hockey (Finalists). Prior to coaching, Sather was a professional ice hockey left winger in the WHA and NHL, playing for several teams over a 10-year period. Sather was born in High River, Alberta but grew up in Wainwright, Alberta. Sather now resides in Palm Springs, California in the off-season, but also has a home in Banff, Alberta. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.
Part Owner of the Chilliwack (British Columbia) Bruins of the Western Hockey League.
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He led Team Canada to the 1984 Canada Cup championship and was general manager of the Canadian team that won the World Championship in 1994, Canada's first since 1961.
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Sather and his wife, Ann, have two sons, Justin and Shanon.
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In 658 NHL regular season games (1966-1976) with the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars, he had 80 goals and 113 assists for 193 points.
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Named himself head coach of the New York Rangers one day after firing HOF'er Bryan Trottier. Sather is the third GM to take over for a fired NHL coach this season. (30 January 2003)
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During his tenure as head coach and General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers (1979-2000), the club won six division titles, six conference titles and five Stanley Cup titles.
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First member of the Edmonton Oilers organization to be selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. (9 September 1997)
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Named 12th President and 10th General Manager of the New York Rangers (1 June 2000)
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Garden's Defining Moments
2015
TV Mini-Series
Life After Hockey
1989
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Oil Change
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
30 for 30
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...
2005
TV Series
Himself
Life and Times
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Ultimate Gretzky
2003
Video documentary
Himself
Lord Stanley's Cup: Hockey's Ultimate Prize
2000
Video documentary
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Boys on the Bus
1987
Video documentary
Himself
1986 NHL All-Star Game
1986
TV Special
Himself - Coach, Campbell Conference
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer
2011
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - New York Rangers General Manager
Known for movies
Ultimate Gretzky (2003) as Himself
Lord Stanley's Cup: Hockey's Ultimate Prize (2000) as Himself
1986 NHL All-Star Game (1986) as Himself - Coach, Campbell Conference
$300,000
