coach of Cologne, as well as general manager in 2000, until January 2002. During this time he also served as an assistant coach with Team Canada for the 2001 Deutschland Cup. He joined the Frankfurt Lions as head coach on April 11, 2002, and was subsequently elevated to general manager on February 5, 2003, leading the team to its first championship. He was hired as the GM of the DEG Metro Stars prior to the 2005–06 season. His contract, set to expire in 2008, was extended through 2012. Nethery and the Metro Stars parted ways by mutual consent in January 2012. He then served as chief executive officer of Düsseldorf's rival Kölner Haie between February 2013 and October 2014. In January 2015, Nethery was named team principal of German Oberliga side Füchse Duisburg and also took over head coaching duties beginning with the 2016-17 campaign. He was released on February 12, 2017, but returned to the Füchse team on May 1, 2018 as sporting director. Personal Nethery and his wife Elizabeth have a daughter, Meredith. Meredith graduated from Cornell University in 2009. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards and honors References External links Lance Nethery's biography at Hockey Draft Central Lance Nethery's biography at the New York Rangers website Cornell hockey records 1957 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Canadian ice hockey centres Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players Edmonton Oilers players Füchse Duisburg players HC Davos players Hershey Bears players New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers draft picks New York Rangers players SC Herisau players Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario Ice hockey people from Toronto Springfield Indians players Wichita Wind players