Episode #69 - Brian Petrovek - President of the AHL Colorado Eagles

In this week’s episode we are joined by former All-American Harvard Goaltender and current President of the Colorado Eagles – AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche – Brian Petrovek.

Brian Petrovek was an All-American goaltender at Harvard before being drafted by the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the WHA’s Edmonton Oilers in 1975.

Petrovek’s resume also boasts a senior management position with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, where he served as the Vice President of Marketing for four seasons under Lou Lamoriello (1989-1993). After six years with the Devils’ organization, Petrovek accepted a position with USA Hockey, where he worked for seven years as deputy executive director (1993-2000) and as executive director of the USA Hockey Foundation during his final two years (1998 -2000) in Colorado Springs. Petrovek served as Team Leader for Team USA at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and for the United States Men’s Team at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Petrovek worked with Team USA during its championship run at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and was inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame with the team in 2016.

Petrovek most recently served as CEO and alternate governor for the AHL’s Stockton Heat from 2017 to 2020.  In addition, he has previously led the American Hockey League’s Adirondack Flames (2014-15), Portland Pirates (2000-14) and Utica Devils (1987-90), as well as serving as team president of the ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder (2015-17) and was recently hired this summer as the President of the Colorado Eagles – The AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche.

We chatted with Brian about youth hockey in Boston during the 1970s, his path as a student-athlete through Hotchkiss and Harvard, working with USA Hockey, the business side of hockey and what it takes to be a successful franchise owner, his new role with the Colorado Eagles and much more! Thanks for coming on the show Brian!