NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2008-09 MEDIA GUIDE - NHL.com

Management & Staffscouting staffjeff kealty CHIEF AMATEUR SCOUTKealty, who has been a member of the Predators’ scouting staff since the2001-02 season, was named chief amateur scout on July 25, 2007. The Bostonnative manages the club’s amateur scouting operation in addition to scoutingthe CHL, NCAA and other junior leagues in North America and Europe.Reporting to Assistant General Manager Paul Fenton, Kealty also spearheadsthe team’s annual efforts at the NHL Entry Draft.A former first-round pick (22nd overall) of the Quebec Nordiques in 1994, Kealtysigned as a free agent with Nashville in 1998 following a four-year college careerat Boston University. The former defenseman played one pro season for theMilwaukee Admirals (International Hockey League) before his playing careerwas cut short due to injury.Kealty and his wife Lynn reside in Chestnut Hill, Mass.Scouting staffMartin BakulaEuropean ScoutLucas BergmanEuropean ScoutNick BeverleyPro ScoutJason BukalaNorth AmericanAmateur ScoutShawn DineenPro ScoutJanne KekalainenEuropean ScoutGary KnickleNorth AmericanAmateur ScoutRick KnickleNorth AmericanAmateur ScoutTom NolanNorth AmericanAmateur ScoutGlen SandersNorth AmericanAmateur ScoutDavid WestbyNorth AmericanAmateur Scoutnashvillepredators.com 11