Wren Blair

Wren Blair
Born	(1925-10-02)October 2, 1925
Died	January 2, 2013(2013-01-02) (aged 87)

Wren Blair (October 2, 1925 – January 2, 2013) was a Canadian ice hockey coach. Blair was born in Lindsay, Ontario. He was head coach of the Minnesota North Stars from 1967 to 1970. He was also the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins from July 1975 to December 1976. Blair was responsible for notifying the Boston Bruins about Bobby Orr and helped train him for the NHL.

Prior to an NHL career, Blair was the coach / manager of the Whitby Dunlops team that won Allan Cups in 1957 and 1959, and a gold medal at the 1958 Ice Hockey World Championships. He also coached the Kingston Frontenacs to the final EPHL championship in the 1962-63 season.

He died on January 2, 2013 aged 87 in Oshawa, Ontario.

External links

• Wren Blair's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Position created	General Manager of the Minnesota North Stars 1967-74	Succeeded by Jack Gordon
Preceded by Jack Button	General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins 1975-76	Succeeded by Baz Bastien
Preceded by Position created John Muckler	Head coach of the Minnesota North Stars 1967-68 1968-70	Succeeded by John Muckler Charlie Burns