tˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, hiː wʌz lˈɛt ɡˌoʊ wˈʌns mˈoːɹ ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə blˈækhɔːks ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən æz ɐ hˈɑːki kənsˈʌltənt bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹˈaɪzɪŋ tə ðə lˈɛvəl ʌv ɐsˈɪstənt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
Two years later, he was let go once more and joined the Blackhawks organization as a hockey consultant before rising to the level of assistant general manager in 2006.