Rick Noonan

Rick Noonan is a Canadian ice hockey executive. He was the general manager of the

Soviet Union national ice hockey team while they were in Canada. Noonan was the only Canadian to have regular access to the Soviet's locker room, and he was behind the Soviet's bench as a trainer^[2] during the first four games of the Summit Series.^[3]

Noonan was inducted into the University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]

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[1] Canada Roster – 1980 Winter Olympic Games

[2] Replay of Rick Noonan on the Team 1040 yesterday with B-Mac & Taylor | The Thunderblog

[3] Hockey, the KGB and ill-fitting suits - The Globe and Mail

[4] UBC Sports Hall of Fame :: Inductees

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