Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award

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| givenfor = Top National Hockey League General Manager

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}}The Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award is awarded annually to the top National Hockey League general manager as voted by "a 42-member panel that included all 32 general managers, five NHL executives and five media members." First awarded in 2010, the award was renamed in 2019 after the death of former NHL executive Jim Gregory. The current title holder is Jim Nill, of the Dallas Stars.

History

In 1993, Brian Burke, who was at the time working for the league, suggested the General Manager of the Year Award. However, it was not created until the 2009–10 season. It was presented during the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals at the annual GM meeting, rather than during the Awards ceremony with the majority of the other NHL Awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=530750|title=Maloney named NHL's top GM by his peers|author=Dellapine, John|date=2010-06-02|access-date=2011-04-20|publisher=National Hockey League}} The next season, it was announced that the award would be included in the full ceremony.{{Cite web|title=Gillis, Yzerman and Poile are GM of the Year finalists|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=560371|publisher=National Hockey League|date=2011-04-20|access-date=2011-04-20|author=Kalan, David}}

On November 19, 2019, the NHL announced it would rename the award in honour of Jim Gregory, the recently deceased former general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and former NHL executive. The official name is changed to the "Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award."{{cite press release |author=NHL Public Relations |publisher=NHL |website=nhl.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-renames-general-manager-award-for-jim-gregory/c-311501514 |title=NHL renames general manager award for Gregory |date=November 19, 2019 |access-date=November 19, 2019}}

On June 22, 2021, New York Islanders General Manager Lou Lamoriello became the first general manager to win the award twice.

Winners

File:Lou Lamoriello.jpg, first executive with multiple wins, which were won consecutively in 2019–20 and 2020–21.]]

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{{nhly\|2009}} \| Don Maloney{{Cite web\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/coyotes/2010-06-02-maloney-top-gm_N.htm\|work=USA Today\|date=2010-06-02\|access-date=2011-04-20\|title=Phoenix Coyotes' Don Maloney named league's top GM\|author=Allen, Kevin}} \| Phoenix Coyotes \| 1
{{nhly\|2010}} \| Mike Gillis \| Vancouver Canucks \| 1
bgcolor="#CFECEC" \| {{nhly\|2011}} \| Doug Armstrong \| St. Louis Blues \| 1
{{nhly\|2012}} \| Ray Shero \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| 1
{{nhly\|2013}} \| Bob Murray \| Anaheim Ducks \| 1
bgcolor="#CFECEC" \| {{nhly\|2014}} \| Steve Yzerman \| Tampa Bay Lightning \| 1
{{nhly\|2015}} \| Jim Rutherford \| Pittsburgh Penguins \| 1
{{nhly\|2016}} \| David Poile \| Nashville Predators \| 1
{{nhly\|2017}} \| George McPhee \| Vegas Golden Knights \| 1
bgcolor="#CFECEC" \| {{nhly\|2018}} \| Don Sweeney \| Boston Bruins \| 1
bgcolor="#CFECEC" \| {{nhly\|2019}} \| Lou Lamoriello \| New York Islanders \| 1
bgcolor="#CFECEC" \| {{nhly\|2020}} \|Lou Lamoriello \|New York Islanders \|2
{{nhly\|2021}} \| Joe Sakic \| Colorado Avalanche \| 1
bgcolor="#CFECEC" \| {{nhly\|2022}} \| Jim Nill \| Dallas Stars \| 1
bgcolor="#CFECEC" \| {{nhly\|2023}} \| Jim Nill \| Dallas Stars \| 2

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style="background: ^ae3e3e3;" |Season

!style="background: ^ae3e3e3;" |Winner

!style="background: ^ae3e3e3;" |Team

!style="background: ^ae3e3e3;" |Win #

| Don Maloney{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/coyotes/2010-06-02-maloney-top-gm_N.htm|work=USA Today|date=2010-06-02|access-date=2011-04-20|title=Phoenix Coyotes' Don Maloney named league's top GM|author=Allen, Kevin}}

| Phoenix Coyotes

| 1

| Mike Gillis

| Vancouver Canucks

| 1

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| {{nhly|2011}}

| Doug Armstrong

| St. Louis Blues

| 1

| Ray Shero

| Pittsburgh Penguins