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Barry Hanrahan Assistant General Manager
Barry Hanrahan was named Assistant General Manager of the Flyers in August of 2006.
Previously, Hanrahan served as director of team services and assistant to the general
manager respectively for the Flyers. Hanrahan joined the Flyers in 1997 after a six-year
tenure with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was involved in the start-up of the Lightning
franchise beginning in January 1991 in preparation of their first NHL season of 1992-93.
Hanrahan graduated from Widener University School of Law in Delaware and also
holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Southern College, concentrating in
sports management. While attending college, he interned with the Orlando Magic of
the NBA during their inaugural season in 1989-90.
Hanrahan and his wife, Lisa, reside in Haddon Township, New Jersey, with their three
sons, Jack, Ty and Cam, and their Labradoodle, Meatball.
John Paddock Assistant General Manager
John Paddock was named assistant general manager on July 9, 2009 after spending
the previous season as head coach of the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the
Philadelphia Phantoms, where he led the team to a 43-30-2-5 record and the team’s 10th
berth in the Calder Cup playoffs in its 13-year history in Philadelphia.
Prior to joining the Phantoms, Paddock was the head coach of the Ottawa Senators,
where he compiled a 36-23-6 record during the 2007-08 season. Over parts of five NHL
seasons as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets (1991-92 to 1994-95) and Ottawa (2007-
08), Paddock has registered a 142-161-43 record. In addition to his NHL head coaching
experience, Paddock has served as a head coach in the AHL for six different teams
(Maine Mariners - 1981-82, 1983-84 and 1984-85; Hershey Bears - 1985-86 through
1988-89; Binghamton Rangers - 1990-91; Hartford Wolf Pack - 1999-2000 through
2001-02; Binghamton Senators-2002-03 through 2004-05; and the Phantoms - 2008-09)
over 15 seasons.
Paddock is the only coach in AHL history to lead three different franchises to Calder
Cup championships (Maine in 1984, Hershey in 1988 and Hartford in 2000). At the time
of their championships, both Maine and Hershey were the Flyers’ primary AHL affiliate.
Paddock won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the outstanding head coach in the AHL with Hershey in the 1987-88 season.
He has compiled a 585-424-98 career record as an AHL head coach. The 585 wins and 1,107 games coached both rank third
all-time in AHL history, while his 82 Calder Cup Playoff victories and 149 playoff games coached make him the AHL’s all-time
leader in Calder Cup Playoff history. Paddock was inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame on January 19, 2010.
In addition to his head coaching experience, Paddock also served as assistant general manager of the Flyers during the 1989-
90 season and of the Jets for two seasons (1995-96 and 1996-97), and as a scout for the New York Rangers for two seasons
(1997-98 and 1998-99).
Paddock was originally drafted by Washington in the third round (37th overall) of the 1974 NHL Entry Draft and appeared in 87
career NHL regular season games over the parts of five seasons with the Washington Capitals (1975-76), Flyers (1976-77, 1979-
80 and 1982-83) and Quebec Nordiques (1980-81). As a player, he was a member of two Calder Cup Champions, with Maine in
1978 and 1979.
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