Larry Quinn (ice hockey)
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Larry Quinn (born c. 1952)[1] is an American ice hockey executive and businessman, best known for his involvement with the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. Quinn has had two stints in the Sabres organization, the first in the 1990s as team president, and the second in the mid-to-late 2000s as managing partner, minority owner, and de facto president.
Quinn first joined the team as President in the 1990s and was responsible for hiring current head coach Lindy Ruff and general manager Darcy Regier in 1997, after he had fired then-GM John Muckler and allowed coach Ted Nolan to leave after the end of his contract. He assisted then-owners Northrup R. Knox and Seymour H. Knox III in securing the construction of what is now HSBC Arena and the abandonment of Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Quinn was fired in 1998 as John Rigas took over the franchise.
After the Adelphia Communications scandal led to the league taking over the team, Quinn associated himself with the prospective ownership group led by Tom Golisano, initially serving as a consultant. When investor Hormoz Mansouri left the ownership group, Quinn stepped in and was rewarded with a minority stake in the franchise. He was named managing partner, serving as Golisano's personal representative in Buffalo—essentially earning his old job back as head of the franchise. He left the franchise, as well as the city of Buffalo,[1] when Terrence Pegula purchased and took over the team in 2011, being replaced by Ted Black.
A real estate developer by trade, Quinn served as vice chairman of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation. He was a significant advocate of the proposed, but ultimately unsuccessful, bid to bring a Bass Pro Shops supercenter to downtown Buffalo. Quinn left the ECHDC upon leaving the Sabres organization in 2011.[1]
Larry's son, Matt Quinn, is a television producer who works on political campaigns.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Vogl, John (2011-02-03). Fed-up Quinn quits waterfront group as role with Sabres ends. The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ Benjamin, Elizabeth (2010-09-16). NFLer: Carl's no racist. Capitol Tonight. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
[edit] External links
- O'Shei, Tim. Quinntescence. Buffalo Business First. 24 September 2007.
- Heaney, James. Larry Quinn on Sabres, Canalside, HSBC. InvestigativePost.org. 4 March 2012.
- Official Buffalo Sabres website bio
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