- John Van Boxmeer
John Van Boxmeer (born
November 20 , 1952 inPetrolia, Ontario ) is a retired former professionalice hockey player who has also served as a coach.Van Boxmeer began his professional career by travelling to
Moscow for the1972 Summit Series - he never played as he was thejunior hockey representative for the team. He spent his career with theMontreal Canadiens , Colorado Rockies,Buffalo Sabres andQuebec Nordiques . He played 46 games for Stanley Cup Champions Montreal Canadiens, but his name for some reason was left off the cup.Since retiring he has served as the head coach of the
Rochester Americans and theLong Beach Ice Dogs , and has also been an assistant coach with theLos Angeles Kings .He now serves as head coach of
SC Bern ofSwitzerland 's Nationalliga A.
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