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CALGARY -- One of the NHLs biggest personalities vows to work in the background for the Calgary Flames. Veteran hockey executive Brian Burke was named the teams president of hockey operations, a position the Flames created for him in an effort to return to the playoffs after a four-year absence. Burke will "assume overall responsibility of the sport side of the Calgary Flames." General manager Jay Feaster will report to Burke, while Ken King remains president and CEO of the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation. In addition to the Flames, the company encompasses the American Hockey Leagues Abbotsford Heat, the Western Hockey Leagues Calgary Hitmen, the Canadian Football Leagues Calgary Stampeders and the National Lacrosse Leagues Roughnecks. Burkes description of himself on Twitter is "a dash of truculence". Hes brutally honest and unfiltered, so reporters both love and loathe him depending on the day. "I dont intend to be front and centre," Burke said Thursday during a news conference at the Scotiabank Saddledome. "That would be a nice break after being front and centre and getting into a lot of little scraps in the media. "I know people think I need to be driving the bus all the time. Im actually a pretty good teammate. "The guy you should talk to every day should be the coach. The transactional guy, if you make a trade . . . the guy that should explain it should be the guy that pulls the trigger on the trade and thats Jay." Flames owners arent normally present at team announcements, but chairman Murray Edwards and others in the ownership group sat in the front row of seats Thursday. Burke was fired as president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in January. He had been working as a part-time scout with the Anaheim Ducks since February. Reporting to Burke instead of King is the only change Feaster expected in his job description. "To be able to bring somebody in who has won a Stanley Cup, who has taken a team to that lofty level and who has been in the game in as many capacities as Brian has been throughout his career, to be able to tap into that wealth of knowledge on a daily basis, its a great thing," Feaster said. "I endorse it as the GM." A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, Burke sits on the board of directors for Rugby Canada and is the director of player personnel for the American mens hockey team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. He was general manager of the U.S. team that won Olympic silver in 2010. He also won a Stanley Cup as GM of the Ducks in 2007. "Brians worked pretty hard in our game to do a lot of different things," Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf said in New York. "Obviously Ive seen first-hand what he can do. Im happy that hes back to work and Im sure thatll make him happy." It took some convincing by King for Burke to accept the Flames job because he wasnt clear on what it entailed. As part of his research into similar pro sports management models, the 58-year-old lawyer said he consulted Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti. "This is a relatively new structure in professional hockey," Burke said. "There are two teams in the NHL that have this type of management structure. There are a number of teams in the National Football League that do, a number of teams in Major League Baseball that do and a number of teams in the NBA that do. And it works effectively. And its going to work here." Burke will be an adviser to Feaster. "Im not the general manager of the Calgary Flames," he declared. "Jay Feaster is. He is going to be in charge, but with my guidance. "I think I add a value. Ive been able to fix just about every team Ive worked for, sometimes quicker than others." Burkes contract with the Flames doesnt have a set term, but is instead an open-ended work agreement. "Theres a long runway here for Brian," King said. "He can do this job for 10 years, maybe longer than that. Hes got that sober second-thought opportunity to take a long view, a long vision, to help Jay, who by nature has to have a shorter vision." Burke plans to embrace a job where hell be on the road less after scouting the world junior championship in Ufa, Russia, in January. "I didnt enjoy that. I got as sick as a dog. The food was awful," Burke said. "I was saying to myself This was not a good use of my time. "This job allows a guy of my seniority to do less the grunt work, the day-to-day stuff, but still be involved." Flames coach Bob Hartley said his club will benefit from Burkes sheer passion for the game and his hockey knowledge. "There will be no grey areas with Brian," said Hartley. The coach said he doesnt feel any extra pressure with a second executive above him. "Any time that you can add a gentleman like Brian Burke to your team, and teamed up with Jay Feaster, I feel that Im very well surrounded as a coach," said Hartley. "We know one thing about Brian: The roles will be clear, and the expectations will be well put there. At the same time, he always backs you up." Also Thursday, the Flames promoted John Bean from CFO and senior vice-president, finance and administration to chief operating officer. After graduating Harvard Law School in 1981, Burke was a player agent until 1987 when Vancouver Canucks general manager Pat Quinn asked him to become the director of hockey operations for the franchise. Burke held that post for five years, until the 1992-93 season when he became the GM of the Hartford Whalers. He stayed in Connecticut for a year before moving to the NHLs head office, becoming commissioner Gary Bettmans executive vice-president and director of hockey operations. In 1998, Burke returned to Vancouver to become the GM of the Canucks. He drafted players such as twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin, as well as centre Ryan Kesler. Team management elected to not renew Burkes contract after the 2003-04 season. After spending time as a TV analyst, Burke returned to management, becoming the GM of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 2005-06 and winning the Stanley cup a year later. He stepped down from the Ducks in November 2008 and two weeks later was hired by the Maple Leafs. The Leafs didnt make the post-season during Burkes tenure. "There was a lot that needed to be done in Toronto that took longer than I thought," Burke said. He believes the Flames are on the right path, but isnt imposing deadlines on the hockey teams re-build. "I remember when I was a rookie GM, I called Harry Sinden and was complaining about my team. He said When you take over a non-playoff team, you inherit a leaky ship," Burke said. "Its hard in a cap system to turn your team around. 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The 28-year-old joins Scottish striker Kenny Miller and Argentine midfielder Matias Laba as designated players on the Whitecaps roster.HOENDERLOO, Netherlands -- Louis van Gaals Netherlands team will likely play with five defenders at the World Cup, in a departure from his preferred 4-3-3 system thats been forced on him by the season-ending injury to key midfielder Kevin Strootman. The AS Roma star injured his left knee in March, ruling him out of the tournament in Brazil. Van Gaal said Tuesday that "we do not have another Kevin Strootman in the Netherlands." The 62-year-old coach, who is widely expected to be the manager of Manchester United next season, has been experimenting in recent days with a new formation which he says may sound more defensive -- but will be executed according to the "Dutch school" of attacking football. That comment is likely an attempt to allay fears of Dutch fans who watched their greatest teams use the hallowed 4-3-3 system as the foundation of their "total football" philosophy. Van Gaal later named a preliminary 30-man squad Tuesday night that included four Feyenoord defenders who play the 5-3-2 system he is expected to use in Brazil. One of the biggest surprises was the absence of Paris Saint-Germain right back Gregory van der Wiel, a starter in the World Cup final four years ago. The squad, which has to be reduced to 23 players, includes six players from the 2010 World Cup final starting lineup. Van Gaal acknowledged it is a gamble trying to get many of his players to adopt the new system so soon before a major tournament. Most Dutch footballers grow up learning the 4-3-3 system and it has been the national teams preferred way of playing for years. "Its a big risk," Van Gaal told reporters at his teams secluded training camp in the central Netherlands. He added that he is not wedded to the new system and could easily revert to 4-3-3 during the tournament. He is expected to test the new system Saturday night in a friendly against Ecuador in Amsterdam. "It has to have a chance of succeeding," he said. "This coach wants to win." Van Gaal has been working for a week with a group of potential World Cup squad members, mainly defenders, while he waits for the seasons of overseas stars like Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben to finish.dddddddddddd He said Van Persie and Robben are his two captains and are guaranteed a place in his starting lineup. He added that he has "more than five names" for his starting lineup for the Netherlands highly-charged World Cup opener on June 13 in Salvador, a repeat of the ill-tempered 2010 World Cup final which Spain won 1-0 in extra time. Van Gaal, who declined to comment on his possible move to Manchester, named a preliminary squad that mixed inexperience -- six players with only one international to their name and three making their debuts in the full international squad. The most experienced players include Netherlands top scorer Van Persie, Robben, 2010 World Cup joint top scorer Wesley Sneijder and midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. Surprise selections included uncapped 20-year-old Angola-born Feyenoord defender Terence Kongolo and his 19-year-old club teammate Tonny Vilhena. -------- Squad: Goalkeepers: Michel Vorm (Swansea City), Tim Krul (Newcastle United), Jasper Cillessen (AFC Ajax), Jeroen Zoet (PSV Eindhoven). Defenders: Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa), Daryl Janmaat (Feyenoord), Bruno Martins Indi (Feyenoord), Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord), Daley Blind (Ajax), Paul Verhaegh (FC Augsburg), Karim Rekik (PSV), Joel Veltman (AFC Ajax), Patrick van Aanholt (Vitesse Arnhem), Terence Kongolo (Feyenoord). 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