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Jim Devellano was born on 18 January, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian sports executive. Discover Jim Devellano's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?

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Occupation Senior Vice President of the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers, part-owner Saginaw Spirit
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 18 January, 1943
Birthday 18 January
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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1943

James Devellano (born January 18, 1943) is a Canadian sports executive.

He currently serves as the senior vice-president & alternate governor of the Detroit Red Wings National Hockey League (NHL) team and vice-president of the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball (MLB) team.

He is also part owner and alternate governor of the Saginaw Spirit.

During Devellano's time with the Red Wings, he played a large role in building the teams that eventually won two consecutive Stanley Cup Championships, including bringing the Russian Five together, three of whom he persuaded to defect from Russia in order to play for the Wings.

Devellano is originally from the Toronto area, growing up in the Cabbagetown and Scarborough areas.

1959

In 1959, he dropped out of high school after failing grade 9 algebra, and found work in the Toronto garment district for 80 cents an hour.

He also spent time coaching and playing hockey, and closely followed the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Marlboros.

1960

In the 1960s, Devellano was employed by the Canadian government as a claims adjuster.

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 (essentially no guaranteed compensation) as an amateur scout for general manager Lynn Patrick and head scout Frank Mario.

1967

Devellano and Patrick had met in person during the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft in Montreal.

1968

One of the first players Devellano recommended, Gary Edwards, was drafted in the first round by the Blues in the 1968 NHL Draft.

Also a part of the Blues organization at the time was Scotty Bowman, who was first an assistant coach and assistant general manager, and later head coach of the Blues.

1972

In 1972 Devellano was hired by general manager Bill Torrey and head scout Ed Chadwick as an Eastern Canada scout for the expansion New York Islanders.

1973

In his first season, he scouted "no-brainer" number 1 overall pick Denis Potvin, whom the Islanders selected in the 1973 NHL Draft.

Devellano also played a role in nominating Al Arbour, a former player in St. Louis, to be Islanders head coach.

1974

In 1974, Devellano was promoted to director of scouting, where he would be overseeing the Islanders drafts.

He also served as general manager for the Islanders minor league affiliate, the Indianapolis Checkers of the Central Hockey League.

1980

Devellano received three Stanley Cup rings with the Islanders; two as scout (1980, 1981) and one as assistant general manager and director of scouting (1982).

Some of the Islanders drafted during his tenure include Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies, John Tonelli, Ken Morrow, and Brent Sutter.

1981

In 1981, Devellano was named assistant general manager of the Islanders after Stanley Cup championships in 1980 and 1981.

1982

After winning the Stanley Cup again in 1982, Devellano invested his playoff bonus of $25,000 into Maple Leaf Gardens Limited.

Devellano was hired as general manager for the Detroit Red Wings by new owner Mike Ilitch in the summer of 1982.

Devellano served as the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings from 1982–1990, and again from 1994-1997.

1990

He remained in the Red Wings front office as a vice president during Bryan Murray's tenure as GM from 1990-1994.

During his second stint as GM, Devellano served alongside Red Wings head coach Scotty Bowman, who also held the title of director of player personnel.

Devellano was instrumental in bringing the Russian Five to the Red Wings.

He drafted Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov, and Vyacheslav Kozlov while all three were still playing in Russia, and later played a role in helping them defect to the United States so that they could play in the NHL.

1995

He added Slava Fetisov in a trade with the New Jersey Devils in 1995, and then acquired Igor Larionov just after the start of the 1995-1996 season by trading Ray Sheppard to the San Jose Sharks.

1997

Detroit went on to win two consecutive Stanley Cups in 1997 and 1998, and won two more in 2002 and 2008.

After the Stanley Cup Championship 1997 season, Devellano was named senior vice president and alternate governor, Bowman remained as head coach, and assistant general manager Ken Holland was named general manager.

2001

On June 7, 2001, Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch reorganized the team's front office.

He named Devellano Senior Vice President, and tasked him with providing advice and expertise to the Tigers' business and marketing operations.

2006

During Devellano's tenure, the Tigers won the American League Championship in 2006 and 2012.

In 2006, Devellano was named to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.

2008

In 2008, Devellano co-authored his autobiography with sportswriter and radio personality Roger Lajoie titled The Road to Hockeytown: Jimmy Devellano's Forty Years in the NHL.

2009

In 2009, Devellano earned the Lester Patrick Award for his outstanding service to the sport of hockey in the United States.

2012

On September 22, 2012, the Red Wings were fined $250,000 by the NHL after Devellano made public comments about the 2012 NHL lockout during negotiations between the owners and the players' union.

Owners and team officials had been warned that they would be fined if they made any such comments after the lockout began.

2017

As of 2017, Devellano continues to serve as senior vice president and alternate governor for the Red Wings.

He divides his time between Detroit, Toronto, and Sarasota, Florida.