Ralph Krueger is unique to hockey.
How many people go from behind an NHL bench to chairman of soccer club Southampton FC of the Barclays Premier League?
Before the 56-year-old native of Steinbach, Manitoba was asked to run the elite soccer team, currently seventh in the 20-team premiership, he won a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics as an assistant coach with Canada. Previous to that he spent 19 seasons coaching in Austria and Switzerland, and three seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, including the 2012-13 season as coach.
His son Justin Krueger, a former Carolina Hurricanes draft pick who was born in Germany when Ralph was finishing his pro career, plays for Bern SC in National League A, Switzerland's top professional league.