Al Coates (born December 3, 1945 in Listowel, Ontario, Canada) is an executive in the National Hockey League who last served as the Director of Player Personnel for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Coates is a former General Manager of the Calgary Flames, a post he held from November, 1995 until the end of the 1999–2000 NHL season. He later served as interim General Manager of the Ducks in 2004–05 before becoming the Senior Advisor to the General Manager. He won the Stanley Cup in 1989 with Calgary as Assistant to the President, and in 2007 with Anaheim as Senior Advisor to the General Manager.
Al Coates was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in June 2008 to be the director of player personnel. Coates was fired by Toronto General Manager Brian Burke on January 18, 2009.[1]
| Preceded by Doug Risebrough |
General Manager of the Calgary Flames 1995-2000 |
Succeeded by Craig Button |
| Preceded by Bryan Murray |
General Manager of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Brian Burke |
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