Ronald Corey
{{Short description|National Hockey League executive}}
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Ronald Corey, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born 13 December 1938){{cite book|title=Canadian Who's Who, 1992|author=Kieran Simpson}} is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey executive with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 1991, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Businessman
As of 2012, Corey serves as director of Transamerica Life Companies, Schiff Nutrition International Inc. and The Canadian Museum for Human Rights. He is also president of Ronald Corey Groupe Conseil Ltée.{{cite web
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Corey has also served as Chairman of the Port of Montreal. Prior to joining the Canadiens' organization, Corey was president of the Carling-O'Keefe brewery.{{cite news
|work=The Globe and Mail
|title=The Board of Directors of La Brasserie O'Keefe Limitee is pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. I. L. Matte as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Ronald Corey as President of the Company.
|date=September 3, 1980
|page=B3}}
Montreal Canadiens executive
On November 12, 1982, Corey was appointed president of the Canadiens.{{cite news|work=The Globe and Mail|title=ROUNDUP Hockey |page=S7 |date=November 13, 1982}} During his term as president, the team won two Stanley Cups in 1986 and 1993. Corey was president for the building of the Bell Centre, however during the 1990s, the team's business declined under the indirect ownership of parent company Molson Brewery by Foster's.{{cite news| work=Montreal Gazette| last=Todd |first= Jack| date=September 3, 1999| title=New hope for Habs fans; Team president, Molson CEO sound serious about future they're serious|page=F1}}
In 1986, he brought Doug Harvey back into the Canadiens' organization as a scout, and arranged the retirement of his jersey number 2.{{cite news|work=Ottawa Citizen| title=Doug Harvey; The roller coaster life of a hockey legend| date=January 11, 1986| last=McAuley| first=Lynn| page=E1}} He was also criticized by the media for poor management decisions in the hiring of Montreal Canadiens general managers. One famous action of Corey's was the firing, four games into the 1995–96 season, of the entire Canadiens' hockey management - general manager Serge Savard and coaches Jacques Demers, Carol Vadnais and Andre Boudrias, and replacing them with Rejean Houle and Mario Tremblay. Houle had no previous general manager experience while Tremblay had no coaching experience, and the moves would indirectly lead to the departure of star goaltender Patrick Roy weeks later. Earlier, however, Savard had been hired by Corey with no prior front-office experience and went on to put together 2 Stanley Cup-winning teams.{{cite news|work=Montreal Gazette|last=Todd|first=Jack|title=Corey hurt by his love for Habs|date=June 1, 1999|page=E1}} Corey retired in May 1999, after Molson openly discussed selling the team, he was unwilling and unable to fulfill that mandate, and Molson went on to install new team president Pierre Boivin. The Canadiens were soon sold to American businessman George Gillett.
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2929 |publisher=Governor General of Canada |title=Order of Canada recipients: Ronald Corey, C.M. |accessdate=July 19, 2010}}
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{{Succession box | before = Morgan McCammon | title = President of the Montreal Canadiens | years = 1982–1999 | after = Pierre Boivin}}
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Category:Businesspeople from Montreal
Category:Members of the Order of Canada
Category:Montreal Canadiens executives
Category:National Hockey League executives
Category:Ice hockey people from Montreal
Category:Stanley Cup champions
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