Thomas N. Ivan

(1911-1999) lived in Omaha. Professional hockey coach and team executive, as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings from 1947 to 1955, his teams won six consecutive NHL championships and Stanley Cups in 1950, 1952, and 1954; then as general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks from 1955 to 1977, he helped rebuild the organization with long-term benefits, and the team won the Stanley Cup in 1961; served as a vice president until the end of his life, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974; he was coach of the Omaha Knights during the 1945-46 season in the U.S. Hockey League. Consult Dan Diamond and Joseph Romain, Hockey Hall of Fame (Doubleday, 1988) 108 and New York Times obituary, June 27, 1999, p. 31 and Who Was Who in America, Vol 13 (2000) 143 and Omaha World Herald, March 20, 2002, pp. C-1, C-2 and p. C-6.

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