Don Meehan
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Donald E. Meehan (born April 10, 1951)[1] is an influential Canadian National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) hockey player agent.
Early career
Meehan earned his bachelor's degree at Sir George Williams University. At McGill University, during his final year of law school, Meehan played for the Redmen as a wide receiver under coach Charlie Baillie.
After earning his law degree at McGill, Meehan was hired by the prominent Toronto law firm, Blaney, Pasternak. Most of the cases he originally dealt with were corporate and tax-related. The firm also had some ice hockey players as clientele.
Newport Sports Management
Declining the offer of a partnership from his law firm, Meehan decided in 1981 to create his own company that focused on hockey players. Named Newport Sports Management Inc. and operated in a partnership with fellow agent Pat Morris, it represents over 100 NHL players.
Instead of approaching players that are already in the NHL, Meehan approached the families of young talents before they were drafted by the National Hockey League (NHL). One of the first young talents that Meehan was an agent for was the talented center Pat LaFontaine. LaFontaine hired Meehan a few months before he was in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.
Current NHL clients
- Justin Abdelkader, Detroit Red Wings
- Luke Adam, Buffalo Sabres
- Colby Armstrong, Free agent
- Keith Aulie, Edmonton Oilers
- Dave Backes, St. Louis Blues
- Josh Bailey, New York Islanders
- Jay Beagle, Washington Capitals
- Todd Bertuzzi, Free Agent
- Paul Bissonnette, Phoenix Coyotes
- Francis Bouillon, Free Agent
- Drayson Bowman, Carolina Hurricanes
- Dustin Boyd, Montreal Canadiens
- Darryl Boyce, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Tyler Bozak, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Tim Brent, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Eric Brewer, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Mike Brodeur, Ottawa Senators
- Troy Brouwer, Washington Capitals
- Ilya Bryzgalov, Philadelphia Flyers
- Gregory Campbell, Boston Bruins
- Luca Caputi, Anaheim Ducks
- Brett Carson, Carolina Hurricanes
- Erik Christensen, New York Rangers
- David Clarkson, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Cal Clutterbuck. Minnesota Wild
- Mike Commodore, Montreal Canadiens
- Matt Cooke, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Matt Corrente, New Jersey Devils
- Ryan Craig, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Matt Cullen, Minnesota Wild
- Michael Del Zotto, New York Rangers
- Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
- Jordan Eberle, Edmonton Oilers
- Matt Ellis, Buffalo Sabres
- Steve Eminger, New York Rangers
- Jonathan Ericsson, Detroit Red Wings
- John Erskine, Washington Capitals
- Justin Falk, Minnesota Wild
- Eric Fehr, Washington Capitals
- Nikita Filatov. Ottawa Senators
- Nick Foligno, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Alexander Frolov, New York Rangers
- Dan Girardi, New York Rangers
- Tim Gleason, Carolina Hurricanes
- Mike Green, Washington Capitals
- Matt Greene, Los Angeles Kings
- Nicklas Grossmann, Philadelphia Flyers
- Matt Halischuk, Nashville Predators
- Dan Hamhuis, Vancouver Canucks
- Travis Hamonic, New York Islanders
- Scott Hannan, Nashville Predators
- Martin Hanzal, Phoenix Coyotes
- Josh Harding, Minnesota Wild
- Kristian Huselius, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Patric Hornqvist, Nashville Predators
- Jarome Iginla, Colorado Avalanche
- Ed Jovanovski, Florida Panthers
- Ryan Jones, Edmonton Oilers
- Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
- Evander Kane, Winnipeg Jets
- Chris Kelly, Boston Bruins
- Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Andrei Kostitsyn, Nashville Predators
- Sergei Kostitsyn, Nashville Predators
- Maxim Lapierre, Vancouver Canucks
- Chad LaRose, Carolina Hurricanes
- Pascal Leclaire, Free Agent, formerly Ottawa Senators
- Brian Lee, Tampa Bay Lightning
- David Legwand, Nashville Predators
- Robin Lehner, Ottawa Senators
- Trevor Lewis. Los Angeles Kings
- Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
- Derek MacKenzie, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Matt Martin, New York Islanders
- Shawn Matthias, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Brandon McMillan, Anaheim Ducks
- Brendan Mikkelson, Calgary Flames
- Travis Moen, Dallas Stars
- Matt Moulson, New York Islanders
- Chris Mueller, Nashville Predators
- Evgeni Nabokov, New York Islanders
- James Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Kris Newbury, New York Rangers
- Eric Nystrom, Minnesota Wild
- Johnny Oduya, Chicago Blackhawks
- Cal O'Reilly, Nashville Predators
- Ryan O'Reilly, Colorado Avalanche
- Patrick O'Sullivan, Minnesota Wild
- Nathan Oystrick, St. Louis Blues
- Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild
- Jeff Petry, Montreal Canadiens
- Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks
- Dion Phaneuf, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues
- Chris Pronger, Philadelphia Flyers
- Brandon Prust, Vancouver Canucks
- Kyle Quincey, Detroit Red Wings
- Wade Redden, New York Rangers
- Mike Ribeiro, Washington Capitals
- Brad Richards, Chicago Blackhawks
- Mike Richards, Los Angeles Kings
- Brad Richardson, Los Angeles Kings
- Craig Rivet, Columbus Blue Jackets
- Bryan Rodney, Carolina Hurricanes
- Bobby Ryan, Anaheim Ducks
- Mike Santorelli, Anaheim Ducks
- Luke Schenn, Los Angeles Kings
- James Sheppard, Minnesota Wild
- Nick Spaling, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Steve Staios, Calgary Flames
- Matt Stajan, Calgary Flames
- Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
- Viktor Stalberg, Chicago Blackhawks
- Jarret Stoll, Los Angeles Kings
- Jason Strudwick, Edmonton Oilers
- PK Subban, Montreal Canadiens
- Andy Sutton, Edmonton Oilers
- Brandon Sutter, Vancouver Canucks
- Danny Syvret, St. Louis Blues
- Henrik Tallinder, New Jersey Devils
- Matt Taormina, New Jersey Devils
- José Théodore, Free Agent
- Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Philadelphia Flyers
- Jordin Tootoo, New Jersey Devils
- Tom Wandell, Dallas Stars
- Stephen Weiss, Detroit Red Wings
- Jeremy Williams, New York Rangers
- Ryan Wilson, Colorado Avalanche
- Daniel Winnik, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Jeff Woywitka, Dallas Stars
- Nolan Yonkman, Phoenix Coyotes
- Mats Zuccarello-Aasen, New York Rangers
Retired NHL Clients
- Niklas Lidstrom
- Fredrik Modin
- Dan Carcillo
- Derian Hatcher
- Pat LaFontaine
- Al MacInnis
- Dave Manson
- Brent Sutter
- Wendel Clark
- Trevor Linden
- Patrice Brisebois
- Scott Niedermayer
- Mike Van Ryn
- Mike Johnson
- Curtis Joseph
- Brad May
- Michael Peca
- Mike Sillinger
- Scott Walker
- Jay McKee
- Jason Arnott
- Ethan Moreau
- Alex Auld
Previous and Now Former NHL Clients
- Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
- Nik Antropov, Atlanta Thrashers [2], Andy Strickland, June 19, 2009.
Other Notable Clients
- Ron MacLean, Host of Hockey Night in Canada
- Vladislav Tretiak, Former Soviet National and HC CSKA Moscow goalie, Goaltender consultant for the Chicago Blackhawks
See also
- David Falk, one of the most influential NBA agents.
- Scott Boras, one of the most influential Major League Baseball agents.
References
- Who's who: player agents
- Newport Sports Management Inc.
- Playing the Game: Don Meehan Win Respect and Top Salaries
- Oilers regret having to trade Ryan Smyth
- Hab's Perezhogin signs with Russian team
- Markov Inks Four-Year Deal With Habs
- Sutter Silent on Coach, Player Contracts
- Avalanche adds a true warrior in Ryan Smyth
- Buffalo Sabres re-sign Maxim Afinogenov to multi-year contract
- In the Spotlight: Stoll dominates faceoffs for Oilers
- The Stanley Cup: Adams savors his Stanley Cup experience
- Sundin hard to fit under salary cap
- Capitals' Ovechkin Fires Agent Meehan