height_ft played_for wha_draft_year weight_lb career_start birth_place draft_year image_size career_end position draft_team height_in birth_date wha_draft article_title draft name wha_draft_team
5 harvard university -lrb- ecac -rrb- 1975 161 1973 norwood , ma , usa 1975 225px 1977 goaltender los angeles kings 8 24 march 1955 143rd overall brian petrovek
 172nd overall brian petrovek edmonton oilers
brian petrovek

brian petrovek -lrb- born march 24 , 1955 -rrb- is an american former ice hockey goaltender .
he was selected by the los angeles kings in the 10th round -lrb- 172nd overall -rrb- of the 1975 nhl amateur draft , and was also drafted by the edmonton oilers in the 11th round -lrb- 143rd overall -rrb- of the 1975 wha amateur draft .
petrovek is currently the president of the adirondack flames of the american hockey league -lrb- ahl -rrb- .
petrovek attended harvard university where he played ncaa division i hockey with the harvard crimson of the ecac hockey conference .
as a goaltender , following his standout 1974-75 sophomore season , petrovek was named to both the all-ivy league first team and the ncaa -lrb- east -rrb- first all-american team .
in his senior year petrovek was named to the 1976-77 all-ivy league first team , and was also selected as the most valuable player of the 1977 beanpot .
in 1998 , petrovek was inducted into the harvard university athletic hall of fame .
from 1989 to 1993 , petrovek worked as vice president of marketing for the new jersey devils of the national hockey league .
in june 1993 , he joined the national staff of usa hockey , and in 1998 he was elevated to the position of executive director .
while with usa hockey , petrovek served as team leader for the united states men 's national ice hockey team at the 1996 world cup of hockey , 1997 men 's world ice hockey championships , and the 1998 winter olympics .
from 2000 until april 2014 , petrovek served as the managing owner for the portland pirates of the ahl .
on may 16 , 2014 , petrovek was named the president of the adirondack flames of the ahl .
