(1943-09-02) September 2, 1943 (age 80) High River, Alberta, Canada
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position
Left wing
Shot
Left
Played for
Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oilers
Coached for
Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers
Playing career
1966–1976
Coaching career
1976–2004
Glen Cameron “Slats” Sather (born September 2, 1943) is a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He is the current senior advisor and alternate governor of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the Rangers' general manager until stepping down on July 1, 2015, and then served as their president until April 4, 2019.
He is known for coaching the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cup victories during the 1980s. 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,"[1][2][3] credits Sather, along with Walter Gretzky, his father, as his most important mentors.
Outside 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 resides in Rye, New York during the season and 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. His nickname is "Slats".
^Lillhannus, Andreas (April 4, 2023). "Wayne Gretzky's 3 brilliant words to coach Glen Sather in response to Mark Messier's raging attack on teammate". The Hockey Beast. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^C, Benjamin (September 30, 2023). "6 bizarre Wayne Gretzky facts you didn't know until now". The Hockey Spotlight. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^Klavon, Ken (January 4, 2014). "Why Wayne Gretzky is the Greatest Athlete Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
Glen Cameron “Slats” Sather (born September 2, 1943) is a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He is the current senior advisor and alternate...
served three terms. GlenSather became a player-coach during the 1976–77 season, but retired as a player at the end of the year. Sather then coached the...
along with head coach John Muckler, and that summer, James Dolan hired GlenSather to replace him. By the end of the 2000–01 season, the Rangers had landed...
Hockey Hall of Fame. Bernie Geoffrion, Lynn Patrick, Emile Francis, GlenSather, Craig Patrick, Roger Neilson, Herb Brooks, and Fred Shero have all been...
and father Doug Messier unsuccessfully pressed Oilers President and GM GlenSather for a new deal in the summer of 1990. After the 1990–91 season, Messier...
The Flyers posted a 4–1 victory to open the series. Edmonton coach GlenSather was reportedly so disappointed with his team's performance that he burned...
Entertainment Group until his retirement on August 2, 2022 (behind only GlenSather in terms of Cup wins as Oilers' GM), having formerly served as head coach...
Pro Scout by the New York Rangers. On July 1, 2015, Gorton replaced GlenSather to become the eleventh general manager in New York Rangers history. On...
prevented him from practicing the next day, Oilers manager and coach GlenSather unsuccessfully complained to the NHL that Smith deserved an attempt-to-injure...
impact on the history of the franchise. That year, journeyman forward GlenSather was acquired by the Oilers. It turned out to be his final season as a...
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(dressed for last two games of the Finals)^ Peter Pocklington (Owner) GlenSather (President/General Manager/Head Coach) Bruce MacGregor (Asst General...
of their coach in the success of the Oilers: "Under the guidance of GlenSather, our Oiler teams became adept at generating speed, developing finesse...
NHL games that season. In 1982–83, Oilers general manager and coach GlenSather decided to go with the young duo of Moog and Fuhr and traded Low. Moog...
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cash, and future considerations in return. Oilers' general manager GlenSather said of Damphousse at that time that among French-Canadian players, only...
is famous for being endorsed by former Edmonton Oilers hockey coach GlenSather and other former members of the Edmonton Oilers. Several Burger Baron...
chances). At the time of his dismissal at the hands of General Manager GlenSather, Trottier had coached 54 games, posting a 21–26–6–1 record and a .454...
his job at the bottle depot, Gretzky suggested to team general manager GlenSather that the young man be given a tryout. As the summer of 1986 came around...
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coach with twenty games left in the 2003–04 regular season, succeeding GlenSather who wanted to concentrate on his general manager duties. He led the team...
along with head coach John Muckler, and, that summer, James Dolan hired GlenSather to replace him. By the end of the 2000–01 season, the Rangers had landed...
joined the Edmonton Oilers as an assistant coach under close friend GlenSather, who had played alongside him in Boston from 1967 to 1969. He won five...
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