BILL LOCHEAD
Area: Germany, Switzerland, and Austria

Bill was a first-round draft choice of the Detroit Red Wings and played six NHL seasons, also suiting up for the Colorado Rockies and New York Rangers. In major junior, he played for the Oshawa Generals of the OHL, earning a 1st All-Star Team selection - and he still holds the Ontario Jr. B single-season record of 72 goals in 42 games, set at age 16.

Before leaving for Europe, Bill spent a full AHL season with the Rangers' farm team in New Haven, earning another 1st All-Star selection. In Germany, he played for Kölner Haie, Kaufbeuren, Bad Nauheim, and Mannheim of the German Bundesliga (forerunner of the DEL), then a season each in the Swiss A league and the Austrian 1st Division with Vienna; in his second German season, he was named to the 1st All-Star Team and voted Bundesliga MVP.

After retiring as a player, Bill spent 10 years coaching in the DEL and Swiss leagues, including with Olten (Swiss A), Ratinger Löwen (DEL), Kassel Huskies (DEL), and the Frankfurt Lions (DEL).

A graduate of Western University in London, Ontario, Bill has been a European player agent since 2000, representing players across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Italy, France, and England. He has worked with PCI Hockey since the 2004 NHL lockout season, when he secured roster spots for roughly 10 NHL players in Sweden, Finland, and Germany.