Now that we can focus on real-time hockey events, it is time to write about things that are about to happen. Not involved are Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose. Colorado, St. Louis, Dallas and Vegas are through automatically to the actual playoffs but will play a round-robin to decide home ice advantage. First round [...]
In part twelve of our look at the GMs of the Western Conference, we will look at Jim Benning in Vancouver who before being named GM with the Canucks, was Director of Amateur Scouting in Buffalo for almost eight years and Assistant GM/Director of Player Personnel in Boston for over seven years as well. Category [...]
In part eleven of our look at the GMs of the Western Conference, we will look at Doug Wilson in San Jose. Wilson was the Director of Player Development in San Jose for five years before taking over as GM in 2003. Category Ratings: 5: below average 6: average 7: above average 8: top ten [...]
In part 10 of our look at the Western Conference GMs, we will look at Doug Armstrong in St. Louis. Before St. Louis he was the Assistant GM in Dallas from 1993 to 2002 and the GM from January 24th, 2002 through November 13th, 2007. He was hired in St. Louis as the Director of [...]
In part nine of our look at the Western Conference GMs, we will look at David Poile who has been an NHL GM for almost 38 years. I’d almost forgotten that he was the GM in Washington from 1982 to 1997 and has been the GM in Nashville since they started as an expansion franchise [...]
In part eight of our look at the Western Conference GMs, we will look at Rob Blake in Los Angeles who served as Assistant General Manager for the Kings for just under four years, before being named the GM of the team at the end of the 2016-17 season. Category Ratings: 5: below average 6: [...]
In part seven of our look at the Western Conference GMs, we will look at future Hall of Famer Ken Holland who was the GM of the Detroit Red Wings for almost 22 years, the assistant GM before that for three years and the director of amateur scouting for seven years before that. He has [...]
In part six of our look at the Western Conference GMs, we will look at Jim Nill in Dallas. Before being hired in Dallas as GM in 2013, Nill was with Detroit for over 24 years in player development and as Assistant GM for almost 15 of those years. The Red Wings won four Stanley [...]
In part five of fifteen in our look at GM ratings in the West, next up is Hall of Famer Joe Sakic in Colorado. I’ve always been a fan of Sakic as he hails from Burnaby, BC like me and we played soccer against each other as kids (I like to think I helped his [...]
In part four of fifteen in our look at GM ratings in the West, we will focus on Chicago and GM Stan Bowman who might be a little concerned with the recent firing of President John McDonough and whether the new hire might replace him. Or perhaps Bowman will have his role elevated? Chicago is [...]
