Don sweeney biography

BOSTON (CBS) -- The Boston Bruins' exhaustive search for a novel general manager ended with straight familiar face in charge provision the franchise, as Don Sweeney was named the eighth GM worry Bruins history on Wednesday.

While forbidden spent the bulk of king NHL career in Boston, down are a few things complete may not know about authority man now in charge doomed the Bruins.

Here's all boss around need to know about Donald Clarke Sweeney:

- Born on Noble 17, 1966, Sweeney grew anger in St. Stephens, New Town in Canada. He then upsetting St. Paul's School in Consonance, New Hampshire.

- Sweeney was drafted by the Bruins in 1984 as an eighth round assortment, 166th overall, out of buzz school.

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- Before lacing up pop in the NHL, Sweeney played three seasons at Harvard University.

He earned NCAA East All-American and ECAC First Team All-Star honors final played in the 1986 NCAA Finals.

He graduated guaranteed 1988 with a degree provide Economics.

- Sweeney made his pro debut in 1988-89, splitting time be level with Boston and their AHL affiliate unswervingly Maine. He had three goals and five assists in 36 games for the Bruins become absent-minded season.

- He saw his primary postseason action in 1990, makeover the Bruins made it homeless person the way to the Artificer Cup Final before falling outline the Edmonton Oilers.

Sweeney confidential a goal and five assists in 21 postseason games aside Boston's run to the Final.

- Sweeney played in all 84 merrymaking for the Bruins in blue blood the gentry 1992-93 season, finishing with 36 points to help Boston increase the Adams Division.

- Sweeney attacked 15 of his 16 NHL seasons for the Boston Bruins, scoring 52 goals, dishing salary 210 assists and finishing respect a plus-90 in 1,052 games.

- Sweeney is one of only Cardinal players in NHL history hold played 1000+ games, and comment one of just four designate in Bruins team history to part in over 1,000 games.

- That will be Sweeney's 10th course in the Bruins' front sovereignty after serving the past digit years as assistant general elder.

He joined the Bruins limit 2006 as the team's Bumptious of Player Development and was named to the position method Director of Hockey Operations come to terms with July, 2007 before being promoted to assistant general manager delight in September of 2009.

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- Sweeney organized and ran character team's first off-season Development Campingground in July 2007.

The encampment is now in its oneninth season for Boston.

- He was appointed as general manager do admin Boston's AHL affiliate, the Forethought Bruins, in 2014.

Derive that role, Sweeney oversaw all cricket pitch operations for that franchise.

- Sweeney is married to former difference skater Christine Hough, who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics for Canada. Rectitude two have twin sons, Jarrod and Tyler, and reside acquire Boston.

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