MCFADDEN TO LEAD FANSHAWE ATHLETICS

LONDON, Ont. - Fanshawe College has found its next Manager of Athletics. After an extensive search, the announcement was made today (Monday) that Nathan McFadden will head the department. McFadden takes over from Mike Lindsay, who retired earlier this year after 41 years at the helm.

McFadden's résumé includes 19 years of experience in sports management and administration at both the professional and university levels. It includes four years as Manager of Hockey and Team Operations with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL), an affiliate with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL), in which he led the club's day-to-day hockey operations in addition to its media relations, community relations and game operations departments.

"We are excited to welcome Nathan to build on our already-strong program," said Heather Cummings, Fanshawe College Executive Director of Student Success. "The search to fill this position took us coast-to-coast and Nathan's résumé speaks for itself. We are looking forward to having him lead us into the next stage of Fanshawe Athletics."

In 2007-08, he was a part of a Marlies team that set the Toronto Maple Leafs all-time affiliate records for wins and points in a season, along with capturing the club's first regular season and playoff division titles. He also led the Marlies to record totals in community relations appearances.

McFadden most recently worked as a scout for the St. John's IceCaps and Manitoba Moose Hockey Clubs.
 
Prior to joining the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, he spent six years at the AHL head office in Springfield, Massachusetts, as the League's Manager of Hockey Operations. There, he was responsible for the central registry, which included the approval of player contracts, player eligibility, and roster transactions in addition to the compliance of the AHL's by-laws, regulations, policies, and procedures with the AHL collective bargaining agreement.
 
McFadden also assisted with creating the league's 1,120 game schedule, rule development, supplemental discipline, the AHL All-Star Classic and created the AHL's digital video system.
 
A graduate of the University of New Brunswick (UNB), McFadden worked in UNB's athletic department for two years as the Director of Sports Information, the tenure of which included the Varsity Reds men's hockey team's 1998 CIS National Championship.
 
"I am extremely honoured and very excited to join Fanshawe College's Athletics team and look forward to building upon a successful program that is a leader in both the Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA) and Canadian College Athletic Association (CCAA)," McFadden said.  "Fanshawe College is a highly regarded academic institution and a leader in student focused experience. We will carry forward the innovative programming for our students, the community and our alumni as part of an active healthy lifestyle."
 
"The Falcons intercollegiate varsity athletics program will emphasize character, community involvement, and championships.  We will continue to be a leader in academic and athletic excellence and a premier destination for student athletes."
 
McFadden will begin his duties on December 3.

Source: Fanshawe College