List of Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars general managers

{{Short description|none}}

The Dallas Stars are an American professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/teams.htm|title=Rosters, Arena Information, Aerial Maps|publisher=National Hockey League|work=NHL.com|accessdate=July 16, 2015}} The team joined the NHL in 1967 as an expansion team as the Minnesota North Stars, but moved to Dallas in 1993.{{cite book| last = Showers| first = Bob| year = 2007| title = Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne| publisher = Beaver's Pond Press| isbn = 978-1-59298-197-7}} The Stars won their first Stanley Cup championship in 1999. Having first played at the Reunion Arena, the Stars have played their home games at the American Airlines Center since 2001. There have been eleven general managers in franchise history.

Key

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

|+Key of terms and definitions

scope="col" |Term

! scope="col" |Definition

scope="row" |No.

|Number of general managers{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}

scope="row" |Ref(s)

|References

scope="row" |–

|Does not apply

General managers

class="wikitable"

|+General managers of the Dallas Stars franchise

! scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" | Name

! scope="col" | Tenure

! scope="col" | Accomplishments during this term

! scope="col" | Ref(s)

scope="row" |1

| Wren Blair

| May 20, 1966 – April 19, 1974||

  • 5 playoff appearances

|{{cite news|title=Blair Inks Long Pact |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/67072789/ |newspaper=Brandon Sun |date=May 21, 1966 |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate = July 16, 2015 }}{{cite news|title=Blair is shocked by firing; refused to resign |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/41239754/ |newspaper=Winona Daily News |date=April 21, 1974 |page=26 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate = July 16, 2015 }}

scope="row" |2

| Jack Gordon

| April 25, 1974 – February 10, 1978||

  • 1 playoff appearance

|{{cite news|title=Gordon named Stars general Manager today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/21271251/ |newspaper=The Daily Journal |date=April 25, 1974 |page=13 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate = July 16, 2015 }}{{cite news|title=North Stars Name Nanne |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/77646203/ |newspaper=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=February 11, 1978 |page=17 |via = Newspapers.com |accessdate = July 16, 2015 }}

scope="row" |3

| Lou Nanne

| February 10, 1978 – June 14, 1988||

  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1981)
  • 2 division titles and 7 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/29/sports/sports-people-nanne-quits-stars.html |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Nanne Quits Stars |work=The New York Times |date=January 29, 1988 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://articles.philly.com/1988-06-15/sports/26266855_1_lou-nanne-jack-ferreira-gunds |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717050343/http://articles.philly.com/1988-06-15/sports/26266855_1_lou-nanne-jack-ferreira-gunds |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2015 |title=Brooks And Creamer Fired As Nhl Coaches |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 15, 1988 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}

scope="row" |4

| Jack Ferreira

| June 14, 1988 – May 9, 1990||

  • 2 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/10/sports/nhl-agrees-to-expansion-in-california.html |title=N.H.L. Agrees to Expansion in California |work=The New York Times |first=Joe |last=Lapointe |date=May 10, 1990 |accessdate=July 22, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/09/sports/sports-people-hockey-north-stars-hire-clarke-as-general-manager.html |title=SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; North Stars Hire Clarke As General Manager |work=The New York Times |date=June 9, 1990 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}

scope="row" |5

| Bob Clarke

| June 8, 1990 – June 20, 1992||

  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1991)
  • 1 conference title and 2 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://articles.philly.com/1992-06-09/sports/26033116_1_jay-snider-bob-clarke-bob-gainey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223191627/http://articles.philly.com/1992-06-09/sports/26033116_1_jay-snider-bob-clarke-bob-gainey |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |title=Clarke On His Future: 'I'm Going Home' |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |first=Gary |last=Miles |date=June 8, 1992 |accessdate=July 13, 2015}}

scope="row" |6

| Bob Gainey

| June 20, 1992 – January 25, 2002||

|{{cite web |url=http://a.espncdn.com/nhl/news/2002/0125/1317235.html |title=Stars fire Hitchcock; GM Gainey reassigned |work=ESPN.com |date=January 25, 2002 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}

scope="row" |7

| Doug Armstrong

| January 25, 2002 – November 13, 2007||

  • 2 division titles and 4 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=450073 |title=Stars relieve Armstrong of duties as GM |publisher=Dallas Stars |date=November 13, 2007 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"|8

| Brett Hull

|rowspan="2"| November 13, 2007 – May 31, 2009 ||rowspan="2"|

  • 1 playoff appearance

|rowspan="2"|{{cite web |url=http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=450075 |title=Hull and Jackson named Interim Co-General Managers |publisher=Dallas Stars |date=November 13, 2007 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=450720 |title=Stars Restructure Hockey Management Staff |publisher=Dallas Stars |date=May 31, 2009 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}

Les Jackson
scope="row" |10

| Joe Nieuwendyk

| May 31, 2009 – April 28, 2013||

  • No playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668066 |title=Dallas Stars relieve Joe Nieuwendyk of duties as General Manager |publisher=Dallas Stars |date=April 28, 2013 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}

scope="row" |11

| Jim Nill

| April 29, 2013 – present||

  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2020)
  • 1 conference title, 1 division title, and 5 playoff appearances

|{{cite web |url=http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668290 |title=Dallas Stars name Jim Nill General Manager |publisher=Dallas Stars |date=April 29, 2013 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}

See also

Notes

  • {{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.

References

{{reflist}}

{{Dallas Stars}}

{{Minnesota North Stars}}

{{NHL general managers by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars general managers}}

Dallas Stars

General managers

Dallas Stars general managers

General managers

general managers