Brian Blair "Killer" Kilrea (born October 21, 1934 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian former ice hockey head coach, general manager, and player. He is most notable for his 35-year association with the Ottawa 67\'s of the Ontario Hockey League. Kilrea is an Honoured Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders\' category.\n', '

Kilrea played his first major junior season with the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1954–55. In his playing career he played only 26 NHL games, although he had great success in the minor leagues. Kilrea spent four seasons with the Troy Bruins of the IHL, where he was named a second team All-Star in 1958–1959. Most of Kilrea\'s career was spent with the AHL\'s Springfield Indians, where he was a multiple All-Star and the franchise\'s career leader in assists. He has been named to the Springfield Hockey Hall of Fame. Kilrea played under Eddie Shore and credits Shore with teaching him many things that he took into his coaching career.\n', '

Kilrea returned to the NHL, briefly, with expansion in 1967. Kilrea has the distinction of scoring the first-ever goal for the NHL Los Angeles Kings. It was during his time with the team\'s AHL franchise, however, that the roots for what would become the National Hockey League Players Association would arise, as a direct result of the efforts of Kilrea and Alan Eagleson, then the agent for Bobby Orr.\n', '

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