Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
Emile Percival Francis (September 13, 1926 – February 19, 2022), nicknamed "The Cat", was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers from 1946 to 1952. After playing minor league hockey until 1960, he became the Rangers assistant general manager in 1962, and later general manager of the Rangers, St. Louis Blues, and Hartford Whalers from 1964 to 1989.