List of Edmonton Oilers general managers

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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.

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No.Number of general managers [a]
Ref(s)References
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†Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General managers of the Edmonton Oilers
No.NameTenureAccomplishments during this termRef(s)
1 Bill Hunter November 1, 1971 – June 15, 1976
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [1] [2]
2 Bep Guidolin June 15, 1976 – August 25, 1977
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [2] [3]
3 Brian Conacher August 25, 1977 – April 26, 1978
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [2]
4 Larry Gordon April 26, 1978 – May 15, 1980
  • 1 Avco Cup finals appearance (1979)
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [2] [4]
5 Glen Sather †May 15, 1980 – June 9, 2000 [2] [5]
6 Kevin Lowe June 9, 2000 – July 31, 2008
  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2006)
  • 1 conference title and 3 playoff appearances
 [6] [7]
7 Steve Tambellini July 31, 2008 – April 15, 2013
  • No playoff appearances
 [7] [8]
8 Craig MacTavish April 15, 2013 – April 24, 2015
  • No playoff appearances
 [8] [9]
9 Peter Chiarelli April 24, 2015 – January 22, 2019
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [9] [10]
- Keith Gretzky (interim)January 23, 2019 – May 7, 2019
  • No playoff appearances
 [10]
10 Ken Holland †May 7, 2019 – present
 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Greig, Murray (October 9, 2012). "WHA Oilers were Wild Bill Hunter's baby". Toronto Sun . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "A visualized history of the Edmonton Oilers". Edmonton Journal . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton Oilers, EEA Reach Coliseum Accord". The Daily Times . August 22, 1976. p. 19. Retrieved July 16, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sports Transactions". The News-Palladium . April 27, 1978. p. 28. Retrieved July 16, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Diamos, Jason (May 20, 2000). "HOCKEY; Sather One Step Closer to the Rangers". The New York Times . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ Diamos, Jason (June 10, 2000). "HOCKEY; Lowe to Stay With Oilers As the General Manager". The New York Times . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Oilers announce new Hockey Ops structure". Edmonton Oilers. July 31, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Dittrick, Ryan (April 15, 2013). "Oilers appoint Craig MacTavish as general manager". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Oilers Entertainment Group Announces Changes to Senior Management". Edmonton Oilers. April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Chiarelli fired as general manager of Oilers". NHL.com. January 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Ken Holland named Oilers GM and President of Hockey Operations". NHL.com. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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