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Don Sweeney is the current general manager of the Boston Bruins. The Boston Bruins, a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, have had eight general managers in its team history. [1] The franchise is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Boston Bruins, a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, has had 29 head coaches in its team history. [1] The franchise is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
On May 20, the Bruins named Sweeney as the team's general manager. [ 5 ] On June 26, at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft and in his first major move as GM, Sweeney traded restricted free agent defenceman Dougie Hamilton to the Calgary Flames in exchange for the Draft's 15th overall pick (used to select Zachary Senyshyn ) and two second-round draft picks.
The Bruins fired general manager Mike O'Connell in March and the Bruins missed the playoffs for the first time in five years. Peter Chiarelli was hired as the new general manager of the team. Head coach Mike Sullivan was fired and Dave Lewis , former coach of the Detroit Red Wings, was hired to replace him.
O'Connell was raised in Cohasset, Massachusetts, and grew up playing hockey and gridiron football at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree.He moved to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League's Kingston Canadians as a teenager, following the recommendation of Boston Bruins General Manager Harry Sinden and was promptly named best OMJHL defenceman in 1974–75.
Doug Armstrong has been the general manager of the St. Louis Blues since 2010. Armstrong, who won a Stanley Cup championship with the Blues in 2019, is currently the longest tenured general manager in the National Hockey League. This is a list of current general managers in the National Hockey League.
Adams' first act was to hire Art Ross, a former star player and innovator, as general manager. [2] Ross was the face of the franchise for the next thirty years, including four separate stints as coach. Adams directed Ross to come up with a nickname that would portray an untamed animal displaying speed, agility and cunning.
He worked as assistant general manager for seven seasons and served as the team's interim general manager from March 25, 2006, until July 15, 2006. [2] In his time as interim general manager of the Bruins, Gorton most notably ran the 2006 NHL Entry Draft which produced for the Bruins Phil Kessel, Milan Lucic and Brad Marchand.