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001-028 hpc 9/25/06 3:23 PM Page 25Rob GrilloScoutPrimarily scouts amateur players at the U.S. college and junior levels inMidwestern United States, as well as the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)...wasa member of the Hobey Baker Award selection committee from 1999-01...before joining the Sharks, he spent 1990-92 as head coach and generalmanager of the Waterloo Blackhawks of the United States Hockey League andwas named Co-General Manager of the Year in 1992...scouted part time for theMinnesota North Stars during 1989-90....was an assistant coach at the highschool level in Minnesota from 1988-90...a Minnesota native, he grew up playing hockey in his homestate and played college hockey at Augsburg College in Minneapolis where he was a member oftheir 1981 National Championship team and their 1984 NCAA Final Four team...after a brief stint inminor professional hockey, decided to turn his focus and attention to coaching and scouting...joinedthe Sharks in August 1992.Karel MasopustScoutFormer defenseman with the Czechoslovakian National Team...a member ofthe silver medal-winning Czechoslovakian team at the 1968 Olympics…joinedSharks in 1993...scouts all European leagues with an emphasis in the CzechRepublic and Slovakia.front officeCap RaederScoutVeteran World Hockey Association player and National Hockey Leaguecoach entering his 10th year with the Sharks, his ninth as a professionalscout…spent the 2000-01 season as an assistant coach…served as headcoach for the Sharks 3-2 overtime victory on Dec. 3, 2002 at Phoenix prior tothe hiring of Ron Wilson…primarily concentrates on scouting the NHL and theAmerican Hockey League for San Jose, in addition to monitoring other professionalleagues…spent two seasons (1995-97) as Steve Kasper's top assistantwith the Boston Bruins…prior to joining the Bruins, Raeder was an assistantcoach for seven seasons (1988-95) with the Los Angeles Kings, including serving behind the benchunder Barry Melrose for the Kings team that went to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals…Needham, Mass.native served as head coach at Clarkson University in New York for four seasons (1984-88), wherehe compiled a 50-30-6 record with the Golden Knights, reaching the East Coast Athletic ConferenceChampionship Game in 1986 and 1988…was an assistant coach at Clarkson for two years beforebecoming head coach…collegiate coaching career began as an assistant at the University of NewHampshire in 1980 where he worked for two seasons…while coaching at UNH, Raeder completedhis undergraduate degree in communications...a goaltender during his playing career, he playedtwo seasons (1975-76 and 1976-77) with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Associationwhere he finished with a 12-11-1 record…also represented Team USA at the 1976 CanadaCup…earned All-America goaltender honors at the University of New Hampshire...provides colorcommentary work on college games for FSN New England's coverage of Hockey East.Graeme TownshendScoutEnters his second season as a scout for the Sharks…the 41-year-oldTownshend appeared in 45 NHL games (scoring three goals and sevenassists), making his debut with the Boston Bruins in 1989-90…was signed byBoston as a free agent before the 1989-90 season after playing four years atRPI, playing in 22 games for the Bruins (scoring two goals) before playing ninegames with the New York Islanders from 1991-93…last played in the NHL forthe Ottawa Senators in 1993-94...from 1999-2001, he was the head coach of theCentral Hockey League’s Macon Whoopee…led the Whoopee to a 34-26-0-10 record and the playoffsin his first season…was also head coach of Greensboro (ECHL) in 2001-02...a former right wing,also played in the American and International Hockey Leagues and the Western ProfessionalHockey League…was named the IHL’s "Man of the Year" after scoring 21 goals in 63 games for theHouston Aeros in 1995-96.2006-07 SAN JOSE SHARKS ORGANIZATION GUIDE 25