Harry Sinden

(Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Harry Sinden was the long-time general manager, coach, and president for the Boston Bruins. He was the coach of the Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category. In 1972, Harry Sinden became the Boston Bruins GM and would spend just over 28 years as general manager of the Bruins. Harry added the title of club president in 1989, and remained as the chief executive of the club until the summer of 2006, and has retired to his current consulting role with the Bruins. As GM, Sinden presided over the team's long years of consistent success, setting the North American major professional record for most consecutive seasons in the playoffs with 30, which including making the finals five times (1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990) and two regular season first place finishes (1983, 1990). Currently, Sinden is a "senior adviser" to the Bruins, as well as a member of the selection committee for the Hockey Hall of Fame.