As president and chief executive officer of Ilitch Holdings, Inc., Christopher (Chris) Ilitch leads the Ilitch companies, spanning some of the world's best-known brands in food, sports and entertainment, and real estate development. Together, these businesses employ thousands of people, positively transform communities through entrepreneurship and philanthropy, and create unforgettable moments that bring individuals, families, and fans together.

Over his 34-year career, Chris has remained steadfast in his vision that all Ilitch companies have a powerful capacity to improve lives. "We're proud to create opportunities for people across the globe through meaningful careers, small business ownership, community-minded development, and products and services that bring people joy."

In addition to serving as president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Chris holds positions at each of the Ilitch companies, including as governor, president and CEO of the Detroit Red Wings, chairman and CEO of the Detroit Tigers and as a member of MotorCity Casino Hotel's management committee. Other Ilitch companies include Little Caesars, Little Caesars Fundraising, Blue Line Foodservice Distribution, Champion Foods, Ilitch Sports + Entertainment, Olympia Development of Michigan, Tenda, and 313 Presents, a joint venture between the Ilitch organization and Pistons Sports & Entertainment. In addition, the Ilitch organization, through an affiliate, acquired a 50% ownership interest and is manager of in Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2021. The other 50% is controlled by Luxor Capital Group, LP.

Chris oversees both business and hockey operations decisions for the Detroit Red Wings. Following the 2018-19 season, Chris welcomed Steve Yzerman back to the Red Wings as executive vice president and general manager, tabbing Detroit's former captain as the 11th general manager in franchise history. Yzerman and his team are actively restocking the team with young talent and select free agents, striving to bring the Stanley Cup back to Detroit. Under Ilitch ownership, the Red Wings have won 16 divisional championships, six President's Trophies, six Campbell Bowls, qualified for the playoffs in 25-consecutive seasons from 1991-2016 and won four Stanley Cups.

Chris is actively engaged in the community as Chairman of Ilitch Charities, the Detroit Red Wings Foundation and the Detroit Tigers Foundation. Ilitch companies, the organization's colleagues and owners, and Ilitch foundations have donated more than $235 million to worthy causes, have served over 5 million meals to those in need, and have donated thousands of volunteer hours in support of community programs and organizations.

Beyond his work at the Ilitch companies and Ilitch Charities, Chris serves on the Board of Governors for the National Hockey League as well as the Executive, Economic Reform, On Field, and Legislative Affairs committees of Major League Baseball. He also serves on the board and executive committees for Business Leaders for Michigan, the Detroit Economic Club, and the Downtown Detroit Partnership. He is also an advisory board member of the Harvard Kennedy School Taubman Center for State and Local Government. He has served on host/hospitality committees for the NCAA Men's Frozen Four Hockey Championship (co-chair), the NCAA Final Four Men's Basketball Tournament, Super Bowl XL, and the Major League Baseball All-Star game (chair).

A graduate with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan, Chris is a proud father of three and resides with his wife Kelle and their children in metro Detroit.

Steve Yzerman begins his fourth season as executive vice president and general manager after returning to the Red Wings on April 19, 2019. Yzerman previously spent 27 seasons with the organization as a player (1983-06) and within the hockey operations department (2006-10). Yzerman is just the 11th individual to serve as general manager of the team, assuming the role after spending the previous nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning as the team's general manager (2010-18) and as a senior advisor to the general manager (2018-19).

In his time as general manager of the Red Wings, Yzerman has retooled the team's roster through drafting and development, along with player acquisitions via trades and free agency. In his first draft at the helm of the Red Wings, Yzerman selected defenseman Moritz Seider at sixth overall - a selection that eventually led to Seider winning the 2022 Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year. The following draft, Yzerman selected forward Lucas Raymond at fourth overall, and the duo of Seider and Raymond helped the Red Wings pace the NHL in rookie scoring with 126 points during the 2021-22 campaign. Yzerman has also bolstered the Red Wings roster with several trades - acquiring Robby Fabbri, Ville Husso, Alex Nedeljkovic and Jakub Vrana - in addition to free agent signings of Ben Chiarot, Andrew Copp and David Perron.

As general manager of the Lightning, Yzerman built Tampa Bay into a Stanley Cup contender. He drafted or signed a core of players which included Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point and Andrei Vasilevskiy and secured the likes of Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos and Kucherov with long-term contracts. Yzerman stepped down as general manager to become a senior advisor prior the 2018-19 campaign, a season in which the Lightning tied the NHL record for wins in a season (62), matched by only the 1995-96 Red Wings team.

From 2014-19, no team won more games (300) or scored more goals (1,554) than the Lightning, and the franchise ranked fifth overall in victories during Yzerman's time in Tampa Bay, compiling a 402-238-64 mark over that span. Tampa Bay qualified for the playoffs in six-of-nine seasons since Yzerman joined the organization, highlighted by a trip to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. Additionally, Yzerman won the 2015 NHL General Manager of the Year Award. Tampa Bay logged 82 playoff games with Yzerman as general manager (2010-18), and their 47-35 mark in those games was fourth-best in the league over that stretch.

Prior to his time with Tampa Bay, Yzerman spent four seasons as Vice President/Hockey with the Red Wings, working alongside senior vice president Jim Devellano and then-general manager Ken Holland. Yzerman won his first Stanley Cup (2008) as a member of the management team after leading Detroit to three as a player (1997, 1998, 2002). Yzerman has also worked extensively with Hockey Canada, first serving as General Manager for Canada at the 2007 IIHF World Championship (gold) and the 2008 IIHF World Championship (silver). He also helped Canada capture back-to-back gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, under the leadership of Yzerman as Executive Director and Holland as Associate Director.

Shawn Horcoff enters his second season as the Red Wings' assistant general manager and general manager of Detroit's American Hockey League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. Horcoff works alongside executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman on all hockey operations matters for the Red Wings, in addition to being responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Griffins, including personnel decisions, contract negotiations and player movement.

Prior to being named to his current role on Feb. 4, 2022, Horcoff served as the Red Wings director of player development for six seasons - in addition to three seasons as assistant director of player personnel - after joining the Red Wings organization prior to the 2016-17 season following a 1,008-game NHL career. In his previous role, Horcoff was tasked with evaluating Detroit's prospects playing at the junior or collegiate level or in Europe, along with running the team's annual Development Camp, which is held at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena following the NHL Entry Draft.

As a player, Horcoff was originally a fourth-round pick (99th overall) of the Edmonton Oilers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and went on to skate in the NHL from 2000-16, logging 511 points (186-325-511) and 624 penalty minutes. An NHL All-Star in 2008, Horcoff spent most of his NHL career with Edmonton (2000-13), serving as team captain from 2010-13 and producing a career-high 73 points (22-51-73) in 2005-06, while helping the Oilers reach the Stanley Cup Final. Horcoff also spent two seasons with the Dallas Stars (2013-15) and spent his final NHL campaign with the Anaheim Ducks in 2015-16.

Horcoff, 43, has ties to the state of Michigan, having racked up 152 points (50-102-152) in 155 games with the Michigan State Spartans from 1996-00. The Spartans were two-time CCHA champions (1998 and 2000) during Horcoff's collegiate career, which he capped off by winning the CCHA Player of the Year in 1999-00.

Nicklas Lidstrom enters his second season as the Red Wings' vice president of hockey operations after accepting the role to join the team's front office on January 11, 2022. In his role, Lidstrom is involved in all aspects of hockey operations. He spent his entire 20-season NHL career with Detroit, joining the organization as a third-round draft pick (53rd overall) in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, debuting for the team during the 1991-92 season and serving as the team's captain in his final six seasons with the team (2006-12) before retiring on May 31, 2012. Lidstrom's No. 5 jersey was retired by the organization during the 2013-14 campaign, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015 in his first year of eligibility.

Lidstrom's on-ice accomplishments are headlined by four Stanley Cup championships in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008, the last of which made him the first European-born captain to hoist the Stanley Cup. He still ranks as the highest-scoring defenseman in franchise history, amassing 1,142 points (264-878-1,142) in 1,564 career games, while sitting second among players at any position in Red Wings history in playoff production, with 183 points (54-129-183) in 263 contests -- which stands as the NHL record for postseason games played for a single franchise. The Red Wings qualified for the playoffs in each of Lidstrom's 20 seasons, making him one of just two players (Larry Robinson) in NHL history to play in at least 20 seasons and never miss the playoffs. He was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most-valuable player in the playoffs in 2002.

Lidstrom became the first European-born and trained player to win the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman and went on to claim the trophy on six more occasions (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011). He was named to the NHL All-Star Game in 12 seasons and finished on the NHL's First All-Star Team 10 times and on the Second All-Star Team twice. Lidstrom produced at least 60 points in nine of his seasons with Detroit and holds single-season franchise records for assists (64) and points (80) by a defenseman. A native of Vasteras, Sweden, Lidstrom is also a member of the exclusive Triple Gold Club with a Stanley Cup championship, a World Championship gold medal (1991) and an Olympic Games gold medal (2006).

Niklas Kronwall announced his retirement from the National Hockey League on September 3, 2019, and is in his fourth season with the Red Wings front office. Kronwall began his post-playing career as an advisor to the general manager, but currently focuses on player development, aiding assistant director of player development Dan Cleary as the department's primary contact for players based in Europe.

Kronwall, 41, played all of his 953 NHL games with the Red Wings over 15 seasons after making his NHL debut in 2003-04. He finished his career third in franchise history in games played by a defenseman (and ninth overall) and fourth in points, trailing only Nicklas Lidstrom, Reed Larson and Red Kelly. Since his first full-time NHL campaign in 2006-07, Kronwall never finished lower than third in points by a Red Wings defenseman, and he led the team's blueliners in scoring on five occasions.

Kronwall's on-ice accolades are highlighted by a 2008 Stanley Cup championship, in which he most frequently paired with Brad Stuart as part of a formidable top-four which included Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski. The Stockholm, Sweden, native also joined the exclusive "Triple Gold Club" with the championship in 2008, to go along with gold medals at the 2006 Olympics and IIHF World Championship.

Bryan Campbell begins his eighth season as director of statistical analysis and hockey administration. Joining the organization in the summer of 2015, Campbell works closely with executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman and assistant general manager Shawn Horcoff, focusing on advanced statistical analysis and analytics in the areas of salary trends, contract valuations, free agent market acquisitions, trades and other areas, as well as comparative research for contract negotiations and salary arbitrations, collective bargaining agreement administration and compliance and coordinating player transactions. He also scouts games locally at the professional, collegiate and junior levels.

A 2006 graduate of Union College with a degree in mechanical engineering, Campbell played college hockey and skated in 100 games with the Dutchmen from 2002-06. He went on to earn a master's degree in business administration at York University. Before his time with the Red Wings, Campbell worked in finance in New York.

Campbell is originally from Glanbrook, Ontario, and currently resides in Birmingham.

Jiri Fischer enters his 16th season working in the Red Wings front office and fourth as the team's associate director of player personnel, having previously served as director of player development (nine seasons) and director of player evaluation (three seasons) since transitioning to the team's front office in 2007-08. In his current role, Fischer splits his time between North America and Europe to scout potential free agent acquisitions playing in the college hockey ranks and high European professional leagues. He also aids the team's amateur scouting operation in identifying draft-eligible players for the annual NHL Entry Draft.

Additionally, Fischer has gained experience on the international circuit. He has served as a scout for the Czech Republic at several IIHF World Championships, including teams that captured back-to-back bronze medals in 2011 and 2012, and led the Czechs as the team's general manager for the 2018 IIHF World Championship. He previously served as an assistant coach for his country at the 2011 and 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships.

Fischer, 42, was by selected by Detroit in the first round (25th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. An imposing figure on defense at 6-5 and 235-lbs., he patrolled the blue line for Detroit from 1999-00 through 2005-06. In 305 career games, the Horovice, Czech Republic, native scored 11 goals and collected 60 points. He also amassed 295 career penalty minutes. Fischer won the Stanley Cup as a player with Detroit in 2002 and was selected as the Red Wings' Rookie of the Year by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association following the 1999-00 season.

Jiri has two children, Braidan and Lukas, and resides in suburban Detroit during the season.

Dan Cleary begins his sixth season in Detroit's front-office after transitioning to a player development role prior to the 2017-18 season following a 19-year professional hockey career. As assistant director of player development, Cleary evaluates, coaches and mentors Detroit's prospects playing in major junior leagues and collegiate teams throughout North America, as well as Europe and the Red Wings' developmental affiliates in Grand Rapids (AHL) and Toledo (ECHL). Additionally, he runs the team's Development Camp, which is held at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena following the NHL Entry Draft. During the annual five-day camp, a group of recent Red Wings draft picks, free agent signings and undrafted invitees receive daily on-ice instruction and skill development from Cleary and a team of coaches within the organization, take part in off-ice workouts and attend classes designed to help players make smooth transitions to the life of a professional hockey player.

Cleary, 43, has been with the Red Wings organization since 2005-06. Formerly a first-round pick (13th overall) of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, Cleary spent the first eight years of his professional career between the Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers and Phoenix Coyotes, as well as the AHL's Portland Pirates and Hamilton Bulldogs, IHL's Indianapolis Ice and one season with Mora IK in the Swedish Elite League. After coming to Red Wings training camp as a professional tryout, Cleary earned a contract and spent the next 10 seasons with the Red Wings, highlighted by three 20-goal seasons and a Stanley Cup championship in 2008.

After spending two seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins from 2015-17, Cleary ended his playing career with 387 points (165-222-387) and 492 penalty minutes in 938 NHL games, in addition to 119 points (36-83-119) and 203 penalty minutes in 136 career AHL and IHL games. Cleary resides in Birmingham with wife, Jelena, and daughters, Elle and Lola.

Paul MacDonald is the Vice President of Finance for the Red Wings. He joined the team as controller in 1992. His job has expanded and become more complex as the NHL has grown. He was promoted to his present position in the summer of 2002.

Prior to joining the Red Wings, Paul worked for eight years as an accountant and executive in the steel service and processing industry. During this time, he held the position of president of Prestole Corporation, a stamping plant in Metro Detroit. He began his accounting career in 1981, and obtained CPA certification while working in public accounting at Sutherland and Yoe, CPAs in Plymouth, Michigan.

A native of Livonia, Michigan, MacDonald holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Lake Superior State University. Paul has been on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including eight years as a board member for the Michigan Association of CPAs. Among several awards received over his career is his induction into the American Institute of CPA's Business & Industry Hall of Fame in 2008.

Derek Lalonde enters his first season as head coach of the Red Wings. The 49-year-old was named the 28th head coach in franchise history on June 30, 2022 after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

During his tenure with the Lightning, Lalonde helped the club to four consecutive postseason appearances (2019-22), highlighted by back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021. The Lightning also won three-straight Prince of Wales Trophies from 2020-22 and became the first franchise to reach the Stanley Cup Final in three successive campaigns since the 1983-85 Edmonton Oilers. Additionally, Tampa Bay joined the Montreal Canadiens (1976-80) and the New York Islanders (1980-84) as the only teams in NHL history to record at least 11-straight playoff series victories. In all, Tampa Bay compiled a 192-77-10 regular-season record and a 46-26 postseason mark with Lalonde on its coaching staff.

In Lalonde's inaugural campaign behind an NHL bench in 2018-19, the Lightning clinched the Atlantic Division title, a regular-season Eastern Conference championship and their first Presidents' Trophy after accumulating a franchise-record 128 points (62-16-4) while tying the NHL's single-season record for wins set by the 1995-96 Red Wings. He was hired as an assistant coach by the Lightning on July 12, 2018, when Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman served as the Lightning's vice president and general manager. Lalonde was previously a coach at Tampa Bay's development camp in 2013.

Prior to his time with the Lightning, Lalonde worked for two seasons as head coach of the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild from 2016-18, posting a 69-58-17-8 record with the Minnesota Wild's primary affiliate. Lalonde became the first coach in franchise history to produce a winning season with a 36-31-7-2 mark during his first campaign in 2016-17, a 22-point upgrade over the previous year.

Lalonde, a native of Brasher Falls, N.Y., spent two seasons in the Red Wings' organization as head coach of the ECHL's Toledo Walleye from 2014-16, guiding the team to a 97-35-7-5 record in that span. During his first season in 2014-15, Lalonde led the Walleye to a 50-15-5-2 mark, claiming the Brabham Cup as the ECHL's regular-season champion. In recognition of his success, Lalonde won the John Brophy Award the ECHL's Coach of the Year after engineering a 58-point improvement from the previous campaign, which remains the largest in league history.

Lalonde began his head coaching career with the United States Hockey League's Green Bay Gamblers, accumulating a record of 114-56-8-6 as head coach and general manager from 2011-14. He was named the USHL's Coach of the Year in 2011-12 after the Gamblers recorded a 47-9-2-2 mark and captured the organization's fourth Clark Cup title. On the international stage, Lalonde coached the United States to a gold medal at the 2013 World Junior A Challenge, and also won gold as an assistant coach at the 2012 tournament.

Before making his head coaching debut, Lalonde was an assistant coach at the University of Denver from 2006-11, helping the Pioneers to a 122-63-19 record and two Western Collegiate Hockey Association titles in 2008 and 2010, in addition to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. He also served as an assistant coach at Ferris State University from 2002-06 after working at the Division III level with Hamilton College from 2000-02 and Lebanon Valley College from 1998-00. Lalonde started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (formerly North Adams State College) from 1995-98, where he earned a Master's degree in education administration.

A goaltender in his playing days, Lalonde spent his collegiate career in the Division III ranks with SUNY Cortland, appearing in 41 games for the Red Dragons from 1991-95.

Derek and his wife, Melissa, have three children: Alex, Abby and Luke.

Bob Boughner enters his first season on the Detroit Red Wings bench, joining the organization as associate coach after spending parts of three seasons as head coach of the San Jose Sharks. A former defenseman originally selected by the Red Wings in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Boughner officially joined the team's coaching staff on July 8, 2022.

Boughner, 51, worked the last two full seasons as the head coach of the Sharks after serving as interim head coach for the final 37 games of the 2019-20 campaign. After returning to San Jose's coaching staff as an assistant coach on May 29, 2019, Boughner was elevated to the role of interim head coach on Dec. 11, 2019. Prior to rejoining the Sharks, Boughner spent two seasons as head coach of the Florida Panthers from 2017-19 and posted an 80-62-22 mark. In his first campaign as an NHL head coach in 2017-18, Boughner led the Panthers to a 44-30-8 record as the team finished one point shy of clinching a postseason berth. Boughner previously spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Sharks from 2015-17 and made his NHL coaching debut as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2010-11 campaign.

The Windsor, Ontario, native served two stints as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires from 2006-10 and 2011-15, building a 282-213-49 record. During his first four seasons in Windsor, Boughner was named the OHL and Canadian Hockey League's Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons in 2007-08 and 2008-09 and led the team to two-straight Memorial Cup and OHL championships in 2009 and 2010. He became the first head coach in CHL history to win a pair of Memorial Cups and two CHL Coach of the Year awards. Boughner also served as Windsor's franchise owner from 2005-21 and president from 2005-19, during which the team captured another Memorial Cup title in 2017. On the international stage, Boughner served as an assistant coach for his country at the 2018 IIHF World Championship. He also coached Canada to a gold medal at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, going undefeated in the competition.

As a player, Boughner totaled 72 points (15-57-72), a plus-27 rating and 1,382 penalty minutes in 630 NHL games between the Buffalo Sabres, Nashville Predators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche from 1995-06. Boughner also notched 12 assists, a plus-25 rating and 67 penalty minutes in 65 playoff appearances. Prior to turning professional, Boughner recorded 97 points (26-71-97) and 460 penalty minutes in 177 regular-season games with the OHL's Soo Greyhounds from 1988-91, serving as team captain in his final season.

Boughner has four children; Brady, Molly, Emma and Lola.

Alex Tanguay begins his second season on the Red Wings coaching staff, joining the organization as an assistant coach following a two-year stint with the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild. Tanguay, 42, begins his fourth season as a coach at the professional level and brings more than 1,000 games of playing experience to Detroit's bench.

Over his two seasons in Iowa, the Wild combined for a 54-31-8-4 record, with a second-place finish in the Central Division and Western Conference during the 2019-20 campaign. Iowa had the AHL's fifth-best power play in Tanguay's first season behind the bench at 21.9 percent, and its offense was among the league's most productive, improving from 3.08 goals per game in 2019-20 to 3.15 goals per game over a 34-game schedule in 2020-21. The Wild also had the second-best shot-per-game average in the AHL in each of the past two seasons, averaging 32.68 combined in Tanguay's tenure with the club.

Prior to his time with Iowa, Tanguay enjoyed a 16-year NHL career with the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning and Arizona Coyotes, logging 863 points (283-580-863), a plus-163 rating and 527 penalty minutes in 1,088 games. He played over half of his career (598 games) during two stints with the Avalanche (1999-06; 13- 16), where he was a Calder Trophy nominee in 1999-00. Tanguay also ranks sixth in points (488) since the franchise moved to Colorado. He added 59 points (19-40-59) and 42 penalty minutes in 98 playoff games and scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal for the Avalanche in 2001. The 2004 NHL All-Star topped the 50-point plateau in eight of his NHL seasons, including a four-season run of 67 points or better from 2002-07 and a career best of 81 points in 81 games with Calgary in 2006-07.

A native of Sainte-Justine, Quebec, Tanguay was originally drafted by Colorado in the first round (12th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and racked up 1.41 points-per-game over a three-season major junior career with the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, totaling 214 points (101-113-214) in 152 games and earning spots on the 1997 CHL All-Rookie Team and QMJHL All-Rookie Team. After retiring as a player following the 2015-16 season, Tanguay worked as an in-studio analyst for NHL Network before beginning his coaching career with Iowa.

Jay Varady enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Red Wings. Varady was named to his current position on July 18, 2022 after spending the last four seasons as a coach in the Arizona Coyotes organization, including three seasons as the head coach of the American Hockey League's Tucson Roadrunners from 2018-20 and 2021-22.

Varady, 44, compiled a 93-84-11-6 record during his tenure with the Roadrunners, leading the team to its first-ever Pacific Division title in 2019-20 with a 36-19-1-2 mark. He also served as the head coach of the Pacific Division at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic. Before returning for his second stint with the Roadrunners in 2021-22, Varady made his debut behind an NHL bench as an assistant coach for the Coyotes during the 2020-21 campaign, helping the team to a 24-26-6 record.

Prior to joining the Coyotes organization, Varady worked one season as the head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Kingston Frontenacs in 2017-18, guiding the team to a 36-23-6-3 record and a berth in the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in franchise history. Varady arrived in Kingston after spending the previous four seasons as the head coach and director of hockey operations for the United States Hockey League's Sioux City Musketeers from 2013-17, where he posted a 136-88-10-6 record. While with Sioux City, Varady was named the USHL's Coach of the Year in 2016-17 after the Musketeers clinched the Anderson Cup as the league's regular-season champion with a 40-13-5-2 mark and reached the Clark Cup Final. In all, Varady led Sioux City to the postseason in three of his four seasons at the helm, earning two appearances in the Western Conference Final and a pair of Western Conference regular-season titles.

A native of Cahokia, Ill., Varady made his head coaching debut with Ducs d'Angers in France's Ligue Magnus from 2011-13, finishing with a 37-10-3-2 record as the team won a regular-season championship and reached the playoff final in 2012-13. He previously spent eight seasons with the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League, working as an assistant coach from 2003-07 before being elevated to associate head coach from 2007-11. Varady also won a championship as an assistant coach with the North American Hockey League's Pittsburgh Forge in 2002-03. He started his coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at Union College for the 2000-01 season.

On the international stage, Varady won a pair of gold medals coaching the United States at the 2014 and 2016 World Junior "A" Challenge. Varady also served as an assistant coach at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and won a gold medal as Team USA's video coach at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Prior to beginning his coaching career, Varady recorded eight points (3-5-8) and 100 penalty minutes in 73 games at Union from 1997-00, serving as team captain during his junior campaign. Varady also played two seasons with the USHL's Dubuque Fighting Saints from 1995-97, logging 14 points (5-9-14) and 389 penalty minutes in 95 appearances.

Alex Westlund enters his first season as the Detroit Red Wings' goaltending coach. Westlund was named to his current position on July 8, 2022 after spending the previous five seasons in the Washington Capitals' organization as the associate goaltending coach for the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears.

Westlund, 46, worked directly with Washington's minor-league affiliates, providing daily instruction to prospects in Hershey and the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays. Under Westlund's tutelage, Hershey's goaltending tandem of Pheonix Copley and Zach Fucale won the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award in 2020-21, presented to the goaltender(s) on the team which allows the fewest goals per game in the regular season. Additionally, Westlund coached the duo of Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek, both of whom have graduated to the NHL.

The Flemington Village, N.J., native joined the Capitals' organization prior to the 2017-18 season after spending two years in Germany as the goalie coach with Augsburger Panther Eishockey Club in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 2015-17, in addition to working in the same capacity for Medvescak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2016-17 campaign.

Prior to beginning his coaching career, Westlund suited up in over 750 professional games over the course of 16 seasons from 1999-15. His time in North America included 13 AHL contests over parts of three seasons between the Worcester IceCats, Milwaukee Admirals, and Hartford Wolf Pack. While playing overseas, Westlund earned league MVP honors with Linz HC of the Austrian Erste Banke Eishockey Liga in 2010 and helped the team secure its second league championship in 2012. He also won the Deutschland Cup as a member of Team USA in 2003 and won a bronze medal representing his country at the 2004 IIHF World Championship.

Before turning professional, Westlund attended Yale University from 1995-99 and remains the program's all-time leader in games played (99) and saves (2,704). As a junior, Westlund was named a NCAA Second Team All-American and won the Ken Dryden Award as the ECAC's Goaltender of the Year.

LJ Scarpace joined the Red Wings organization in 2019-20 and is in his fourth season with the team, currently serving as video coordinator. Scarpace previously worked two seasons in the same role from 2017-19 with the Carolina Hurricanes, who enjoyed a run to the Eastern Conference Final in 2019-20. As video coach, Scarpace is responsible for categorizing game film into clips used by the coaching staff for team meetings, pre-game scouting reports and practices and communicates with the bench coaches from the coaches' office during games regarding in-game adjustments or potential video reviews.

Scarpace, 46, previously worked 13 seasons at the University of Michigan from 2004-17 under longtime head coach Red Berenson. Scarpace served as the team's video coordinator from 2004-14 and spent his last three seasons with the school as director of player development from 2014-17. A native of Dearborn, Mich., Scarpace also played for the Wolverines as a goaltender, posting a 6-2-0 record and 1.94 goals-against average in 15 appearances for the university from 1999-01.

Prior to his time in Ann Arbor, Scarpace logged two seasons in the United States Hockey League with the Omaha Lancers and Fargo-Moorhead Bears and attended Western Michigan University from 1996-98.

Jeff Weintraub is in his sixth season with the Red Wings in 2022-23, working with the coaching staff as assistant video coordinator. In his role, Weintraub works closely with LJ Scarpace, the Red Wings' video coach whom he also worked alongside at the University of Michigan, and is responsible for editing game film used by the coaching staff, recording practices and organizing practice plans. He also logs clips during games and operates the team's video review system.

The Ann Arbor, Mich., resident joined the Red Wings after serving as the Green Bay Gamblers video coach in 2015-16 and 2016-17. He previously worked in a similar capacity with the University of Michigan during the 2014-15 season. He also attended the school and graduated in 2012 with a double major in political science and history.

Kris Draper enters his 12th season in the Red Wings' front office and his 29th year overall with the organization. Draper was named Detroit's director of amateur scouting prior to the 2019-20 season after working the previous eight seasons as assistant to the general manager. Draper's expanded role has him oversee the franchise's amateur scouting department, run the NHL Entry Draft and assist the Red Wings' management team in various hockey operations decisions.

Since retiring after the 2010-11 season, Draper began working closely with Detroit's hockey operations department as assistant to the general manager, in which he provided player evaluations at both the professional and amateur levels and input regarding potential trades and free agent signings.

Draper announced his retirement as a player in 2011 after 20 seasons in the National Hockey League. He was originally a third-round pick (62nd overall) of the Winnipeg Jets in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Draper played 20 games over three seasons in Winnipeg before the Jets dealt him to Detroit in 1993 in exchange for future considerations.

Draper spent the next 17 seasons in the Motor City. He became a fixture in Detroit's lineup during the 1993-94 season and played center on what became known as the 'Grind Line' with Kirk Maltby, and at different times, Darren McCarty and Joe Kocur. They formed one of the most revered lines in Red Wings history and played an integral role in helping Detroit end a 42-year drought by capturing the 1997 Stanley Cup. Draper was also part of championship runs by the Red Wings in 1998, 2002 and 2008. He joined Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, Kirk Maltby and Darren McCarty as the only players to hoist the Cup in each of Detroit's last four championship seasons.

The Toronto, Ontario, native was recognized throughout his career as one of the top penalty killers and face-off men in the NHL and was rewarded with the 2004 Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward. He became the fifth player in team history to play 1,000 games in a Red Wings sweater, joining Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman and Nicklas Lidstrom. Draper never missed the playoffs during his 17 seasons in Detroit and appeared in 220 postseason games for the Red Wings, second in club history behind only Lidstrom (263).

Kris and his wife, Julie, have two daughters, Kennedi and Kamryn, and a son, Kienan, who was drafted by the Red Wings in the seventh round (187th overall) of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The Drapers reside in Bloomfield Hills.