Just don't know what he adds, outside of a "recognizable name" that Lowe can pimp out.
Never understood the connection of him coming here a few years back either.
Sure, he's got some of the politics down and has rubbed shoulders with a lot of people in hockey at various levels. However, at Hockey Canada, you get that audience and everyone likes you and listens to you simply due to the nature of the organization.
But that rubbing shoulders and cordial relations with the NHL and CHL etc, usually doesn't involve dealing with the operational decisions of a hockey team, or, if that position is to be business in nature, it doesn't deal with the same business/marketing concerns and situations that NHL teams face. Hockey Canada's mandate itself is a lot different than the goals of a for profit NHL team.
I think the same of Pascal and what he brings. However, Pascal will be heavily mentored by Burke to learn the entirely different NHL side of things, and to turn his PR and behind the scenes touches he added to Hockey Canada into something more with the Flames.
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