- Russ Farwell
Russ Farwell (from
Calgary, Alberta ,Canada ) is the owner, governor, and general manager of theSeattle Thunderbirds of theWestern Hockey League . He is most well known for his stint as general manager of thePhiladelphia Flyers from 1990 to 1994, during which he made a blockbuster trade with theQuebec Nordiques to acquire the rights toEric Lindros . However, theFlyers did not qualify for the playoffs during any year Farwell was general manager and had a losing record of 136 wins, 150 losses, and 42 ties. He played one junior A hockey game for the Pass Red Devils scoring zero points and two penalty minutes.External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE5DE103AF935A35755C0A966958260 Flyers Consider Farwell (6/6/1990)]
* [http://www.seattlethunderbirds.com/teaminfo/frontoffice.php#russ Seattle Thunderbirds front office]
* [http://www.seattlethunderbirds.com/teaminfo/owners.php#russ Seattle Thunderbirds owners]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid%5B%5D=70139 Russ Farwell at hockeydb.com]
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