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List of Edmonton Oilers general managers

General managers of the professional ice hockey team the Edmonton Oilers


Summary

General managers of the professional ice hockey team the Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey franchise based in Edmonton, Alberta. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were founded in 1972 as a member of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played in the WHA until 1979 when they joined the NHL. The team has had eleven general managers since their inception.

Key

TermDefinitionNo.Ref(s)
Number of general managers
References
Does not apply
Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

No.NameTenureAccomplishments during this termRef(s)123456789-10-11
Bill HunterNovember 1, 1971 – June 15, 1976
Bep GuidolinJune 15, 1976 – August 25, 1977title=Edmonton Oilers, EEA Reach Coliseum Accordurl=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/39760114/newspaper=The Daily Timesdate=August 22, 1976page=19via = Newspapers.comaccess-date = July 16, 2015 }}
Brian ConacherAugust 25, 1977 – April 26, 1978
Larry GordonApril 26, 1978 – May 15, 1980title=Sports Transactionsurl=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/60047926/newspaper=The News-Palladiumdate=April 27, 1978page=28via = Newspapers.comaccess-date = July 16, 2015 }}
Glen SatherMay 15, 1980 – June 9, 2000url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/20/sports/hockey-sather-one-step-closer-to-the-rangers.htmltitle=HOCKEY; Sather One Step Closer to the Rangersfirst=Jasonlast= Diamoswork=The New York Timesdate=May 20, 2000access-date=July 16, 2015}}
Kevin LoweJune 9, 2000 – July 31, 2008
Steve TambelliniJuly 31, 2008 – April 15, 2013url=http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=665880title=Oilers appoint Craig MacTavish as general managerfirst=Ryanlast=Dittrickpublisher=Edmonton Oilersdate=April 15, 2013access-date=July 16, 2015}}
Craig MacTavishApril 15, 2013 – April 24, 2015url=http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=765014title=Oilers Entertainment Group Announces Changes to Senior Managementpublisher=Edmonton Oilersdate=April 24, 2015access-date=July 16, 2015}}
Peter ChiarelliApril 24, 2015 – January 22, 2019url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-fires-gm-peter-chiarelli/c-304163754title=Chiarelli fired as general manager of Oilerspublisher=NHL.comdate=January 23, 2019access-date=April 23, 2019}}
Keith Gretzky (interim)January 23, 2019 – May 7, 2019
Ken HollandMay 7, 2019 – June 27, 2024url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-ken-holland-named-oilers-gm-and-president-of-hockey-operations/c-307262338title=Ken Holland named Oilers GM and President of Hockey Operationspublisher=NHL.comdate=May 7, 2019access-date=May 7, 2019}}
Jeff Jackson (interim)June 27, 2024 – July 24, 2024
Stan BowmanJuly 24, 2024 – present

Notes

  • 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

References

  1. Greig, Murray. (October 9, 2012). "WHA Oilers were Wild Bill Hunter's baby". [[Toronto Sun]].
  2. "A visualized history of the Edmonton Oilers". [[Edmonton Journal]].
  3. (August 22, 1976). "Edmonton Oilers, EEA Reach Coliseum Accord". [[The Daily Times (Salisbury).
  4. (April 27, 1978). "Sports Transactions". [[The Herald-Palladium.
  5. Diamos, Jason. (May 20, 2000). "HOCKEY; Sather One Step Closer to the Rangers". [[The New York Times]].
  6. Diamos, Jason. (June 10, 2000). "HOCKEY; Lowe to Stay With Oilers As the General Manager". [[The New York Times]].
  7. (July 31, 2008). "Oilers announce new Hockey Ops structure". Edmonton Oilers.
  8. Dittrick, Ryan. (April 15, 2013). "Oilers appoint Craig MacTavish as general manager". Edmonton Oilers.
  9. (April 24, 2015). "Oilers Entertainment Group Announces Changes to Senior Management". Edmonton Oilers.
  10. (January 23, 2019). "Chiarelli fired as general manager of Oilers". NHL.com.
  11. (May 7, 2019). "Ken Holland named Oilers GM and President of Hockey Operations". NHL.com.
  12. (June 27, 2024). "Holland will not return as Oilers general manager; contract expires July 1".
  13. (July 24, 2024). "Stan Bowman hired as Oilers general manager, replaces Holland".
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