Bowmans show hockey is a family affair NHLcom Columns Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Bowmans show hockey is a family affairTuesday 07142009 402 PM Columns By John Kreiser NHLcom Columnist The people Ive met the places Ive gone it was a great childhood and it really fed the love of hockey I have now Because of my background thats where I am today Minnesota Wild GM Chuck FletcherWhen new Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman needs some guidance he can do what a lot of us do when we need some advice Call dadOf course its a lot easier for an NHL GM to get good counsel when your father is a Hockey Hall of Famer like Scotty Bowman Stan Bowman wont have to go far to find out what his father thinks Scotty came aboard last summer as a senior advisor of hockey operations Even when I was a little kid I liked to go to the games and most importantly to absorb things when he would talk to other coaches and players other GMs Stan Bowman said during an interview at last months Entry Draft I was just exposed to that at a young age and I took a liking to it As I got older I wanted to be part of something that I love doing I look at hockey that way its not really a job for me its something I enjoy The exposure from a young age really helped...