This is a list of current general managers in the National Hockey League. In the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
, the
general manager
A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...
of a
team
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal.
As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ...
typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the hockey club during contract discussions with players.
The general manager is also normally the person who hires, fires, and supervises the head and assistant
coaches
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Coac ...
for both the NHL team and often the club's
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary Minor league#Ice hockey, developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 AHL se ...
(AHL) affiliate, amateur and professional scouts, and all other hockey operations staff.
Current NHL general managers
File:Rob Blake - 2014.jpg, Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings
File:Kevin Cheveldayoff.jpg, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Winnipeg Jets
File:Kyle Dubas (42307434024).jpg, Kyle Dubas, Toronto Maple Leafs
File:Lou Lamoriello.jpg, Lou Lamoriello, New York Islanders
File:Brian MacLellan.png, Brian MacLellan, Washington Capitals
File:Sweeney (8443932784).jpg, Don Sweeney, Boston Bruins
See also
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NHL General Manager of the Year Award The Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award is awarded annually to the top National Hockey League general manager as voted by "a 41-member panel that included all 31 general managers, five NHL executives and five media members." First awarded ...
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List of NHL head coaches
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 teams, founded in 1917. Each team is entitled to one head coach who handles the directing of games and team practices, while providing direction and strategy for ...
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