Chuck Fletcher
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey manager}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|4|29}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| occupation = Former general manager of the Minnesota Wild (2009–2018), the Philadelphia Flyers (2018–2023)
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Charles “Chuck” Fletcher (born April 29, 1967) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive. He most recently was the general manager and president of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was relieved of his duties by the Flyers on March 10, 2023.
Career
Fletcher was assistant general manager of the Florida Panthers from their expansion year in 1993 until 2002. From 2002 to 2006, Fletcher served as the director of hockey operations, assistant general manager, and vice president of amateur scouting/player development for the Anaheim Ducks. Fletcher then served for three years as the assistant general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins under Ray Shero. Fletcher was hired as general manager of the Minnesota Wild, on May 21, 2009, a position he held until April 23, 2018.Minnesota Star Tribune [http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/45806147.html "Execs Sing Praises of Wild's New GM"]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, May 21, 2009.
On April 23, 2018, the Wild owner, Craig Leipold, announced that the organization would not renew Fletcher's contract effectively ending his nine-year tenure with the club.
On December 3, 2018, Fletcher was hired by the Philadelphia Flyers as their new general manager. He is the ninth general manager in Flyers' franchise history (eighth person to be general manager) and the first since 1990 who was not previously a player on the team.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-name-chuck-fletcher-executive-vice-president--general-manager--philadelphia-flyers/c-302565200 |title=Flyers Name Chuck Fletcher Executive Vice President & General Manager |publisher=Philadelphia Flyers |date=December 3, 2018 |accessdate=December 3, 2018}}{{cite tweet|user=BroadStBull|number=1069718124168130561|date=December 3, 2018|title=Source: Chuck Fletcher is signing a contract at this second. He is the eighth GM in #Flyers history — and the first GM here who didn't play for the team since Farwell was named in 1994. Presser is Wed.}} When Paul Holmgren resigned as president, Fletcher succeeded him, taking the positions of President and general manager (alongside Valerie Camillo who is also President).{{cite web |title=Paul Holmgren takes on new role as Senior Advisor |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/paul-holmgren-takes-on-new-role-as-senior-advisor/c-308239078 |website=NHL.com |access-date=February 3, 2021 |date=July 11, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Kennedy |title=Flyers shakeup: Holmgren steps down as president, but not away |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2019/07/11/flyers-shakeup-holmgren-steps-down-as-president.html |website=bizjournals.com |access-date=February 3, 2021 |date=July 11, 2019}}
On March 10, 2023, the Flyers announced that they had fired Fletcher.{{cite web |title=Flyers release President and General Manager Chuck Fletcher |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-release-president-and-general-manager-chuck-fletcher/c-342064764 |website=NHL.con |access-date=March 12, 2023 |date=March 10, 2023}}{{Cite web |last2=Reiner |first1=Giana |last1=Han |first2=Olivia |title=Sources: Flyers fire embattled general manager Chuck Fletcher after four-plus seasons |url=https://www.inquirer.com/sports/flyers-fire-general-manger-chuck-fletcher-20230310.html |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=www.inquirer.com|date=March 10, 2023 }}
Personal life
A Montreal native, Fletcher is a Harvard University graduate (1990), and spent a year working as the sales and merchandising coordinator for Hockey Canada and two years as a player representative for Newport Sports Management before making the transition to front office work with the Florida Panthers. He lives in Voorhees, New Jersey, with his wife Rhonda, with whom he has two children.Pittsburgh Penguins Website [http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=tea_sta_bio.php_id_58 "Hockey Staff, Chuck Fletcher"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013003310/http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=tea_sta_bio.php_id_58 |date=October 13, 2008}}, May 21, 2009. His father is well-known ice hockey executive and former general manager Cliff Fletcher.
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{{succession box | before = Bill Torrey | title = Interim general manager of the Florida Panthers | years = 2001–2002 | after = Rick Dudley}}
{{succession box | before = Doug Risebrough | title = General manager of the Minnesota Wild | years = 2009–2018 | after = Paul Fenton}}
{{succession box | before = Ron Hextall || title = General manager of the Philadelphia Flyers | years = 2018–2023 || after = Daniel Briere}}
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Category:Anaheim Ducks executives
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