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chris pryor Director of Hockey Operations
Chris Pryor begins his sixth season as director of hockey operations of the Flyers. He
was hired by the Flyers in the summer of 1999 as a US amateur scout, and served in
that capacity until being promoted to his current position in November of 2006. He
currently oversees the scouting department with assistance from Dave Brown on the
professional side and Dennis Patterson on the amateur ranks.
Prior to joining the Flyers, Pryor worked for the New York Islanders from 1992-1999 as
a minor league coach (1992-94), scout (1994-99) and director of player development
(1994-98). After retiring as a player early in the 1992-93 season with the Capital District
Islanders (AHL), he stayed with Capital District as a full time assistant coach for the
remainder of the season and then served as an assistant coach with the Salt Lake
Golden Eagles (IHL) for the 1993-94 season.
Pryor played parts of six seasons in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars and New
York Islanders (1984-90). He also played for Salt Lake during the 1983-84 season and
Capital District from 1990-92.
Chris and his wife, Joannie, have three children, Mike, Jena and Nick and a West Highland Terrier named Ziggy.
IAN LAPERRIERE Director of Player Development
Ian Laperriere begins his first full season as the Flyers’ director of player development.
He was named to the post on a full-time basis on June 29, 2012 following his official
retirement as a player.
Laperriere had previously been assisting the Flyers in a player development role while
trying to return from the aftereffects of an injury suffered in the first round of the 2010
playoffs. He also remained active within the organization as a television analyst on
Comcast SportsNet. Following the 2010-11 season, Laperriere won the Bill Masterton
Memorial Trophy for his perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. He
signed with the Flyers as a free agent prior to the 2009-10 season and appeared in all 82
games that year, as well as 13 playoff games as the club went to the Stanley Cup Final.
Over his 16 year NHL career, Laperriere played 1,083 games with the Flyers, St. Louis,
NY Rangers, Los Angeles, and Colorado, finishing his career with 1,956 PIM-the career
leader among active NHL players at the time of his retirement. He was originally
selected by St. Louis in the seventh round (156th overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft.
Laperriere and his wife Magali reside in Haddonfield, NJ with their sons Tristan and Zachary. Laperriere was born on January 19, 1974.
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