Jim Devellano
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James "Jimmy" Devellano is the senior vice-president of the Detroit Red Wings and vice-president of the Detroit Tigers.
In the 1960's, Devellano was employed by the Canadian government in an administrative capacity. During his frequent business trips, Devellano watched as many major junior hockey games as he could, and eventually found a job with the St. Louis Blues, working on spec as an amateur scout.[1] He went on to work for the New York Islanders and the Detroit Red Wings. He won three Stanley Cups with the Islanders, two as scout and one as Assistant General Manager/Director of Scouting in 1980, 1981, 1982. He left the Islanders to join the Detroit Red Wings and won four more Stanley Cups as the Wings' Senior Vice President 1997, 1997, 2002, and 2008.
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- ^ Future Greats and Heartbreaks, Gare Joyce, 2007, pg.14
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