Rick Noonan

Rick Noonan is a Canadian ice hockey executive. He was the general manager of the Canada men's national [ice hockey team] for the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, New York. Noonan began his sports career in Ontario as an athletic trainer, and in the 1960s he served as a trainer for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. In 1970, he joined the University of [British Columbia], where he was the sports trainer. In 1972, during the Summit Series, Noonan was assigned by Hockey Canada to assist the Soviet Union national ice [hockey team] while they were in Canada. Noonan was the only Canadian to have regular access to the Soviet's locker room, and he was behind the Soviet's bench as a trainer during the first four games of the Summit Series.
Noonan was inducted into the University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.