[2] Blair was founder, coach and General Manager of the Whitby Dunlops, who would win the Allan Cup in 1957 and 1959.
[3] From 1963–65, Blair was general manager of the Minneapolis Bruins, of the Central Hockey League, before his jump to the NHL.
In the fall of 1962, while serving as a scout for the Bruins, he signed Bobby Orr, then a 14-year-old phenom, to the Bruins-sponsored Oshawa Generals.
Orr would later score 94 points in 47 games, helping the Generals win the Ontario Hockey Association championship in 1966 before beginning his hall of fame career in the NHL.
[2] Just before his death, Blair disclosed his belief that North Stars center Bill Masterton, the first and only player to die as a result of injuries sustained on the ice on January 13, 1968, had a pre-existing cerebral brain hemorrhage prior to the hit on the ice that was generally associated with his death.
[3] In 1973 Blair, Al Savill and Otto Frenzel purchased the then-bankrupt Pittsburgh Penguins for $3.8 million.
In 2002, Wren brought the North Bay Centennials of the Ontario Hockey League to Saginaw, Michigan.