Mike McCann
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Mike McCann (born May 27 1937) is a well known ice hockey personality in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. He worked 25 years with the Barrie Colts team of the Ontario Hockey League.
During his tenure, he worked in many roles including:
- Area Scout ( for an explanation of the scouting role, see Scout (sports) )
- Head Scout
- General Manager
- Director of Player Personnel
In a press release, the team's majority owner Howie Campbell was quoted as saying, "Mike has been instrumental in identifying and recruiting the type of talent that has made the team competitive year in and year out".
Mike McCann has also been inducted into the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame.
Mike McCann's talent scouting
Mike McCann is likely best known for his ability to recognize and develop talented hockey players. A test of his abilities came when coach Bert Templeton left the team in 1999 to work for the Sudbury Wolves. All but three of the Barrie Colts' talent scouts also left for Greater Sudbury. At that time, Mike McCann was promoted to Head Scout and coordinated the Colts through the 1999 OHL talent draft. In that draft, McCann selected:
- Eric Reitz
- Aaron Power
- Blaine Down
Some other Barrie Colts' talents scouted by McCann
- Brian Finley
- Daniel Tkaczuk
- Bryan Little
- Hunter Tremblay
- Blake Parlett
- Stefan Della Rovere
- Alex Hutchings
- Brian Lashoff
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