Coyotes promote Keith Gretzky

[boondockdrunk]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=171114&hubname=nhl

PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Coyotes promoted Keith Gretzky to director of amateur scouting Wednesday.

The 39-year-old Gretzky, younger brother of Coyotes managing partner and coach Wayne Gretzky, spent the last five seasons scouting amateur players for the team. He will oversee all amateur scouting and will run the team's draft.

The Coyotes also hired Greg Malone as their head eastern pro scout. Malone, who scored 191 goals in 11 NHL seasons with Pittsburgh, Hartford and Quebec, spent the last 16 seasons as the Pittsburgh Penguins' head scout.

I am not big on either of these two. Keith Gretzky seems to have produced nothing much from his 5 years of scouting. In addition, Penguins' fans are glad Malone is gone because his drafts really haven't produced much in his 16 seasons (minus the top-first rounders they have had recently, but who would have passed on Crosby?).

 

[Ryanwb]

nepotism at its finest

 

[Kel Varnsen]

nepotism at its finest

I bet Keith Gretzky and Dan D'Antoni can't wait until Jeremy Green gets a job here.

 

[Scott MS]

I bet Keith Gretzky and Dan D'Antoni can't wait until Jeremy Green gets a job here.

Kind of like the horrid job Brian Colangelo did? Not all nepotism is bad, but I get the point.