{"data":[{"id":1,"active":false,"birthCity":"Naughton","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1886-01-13","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1249,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1964-08-05","firstName":"Art","fullName":"Art Ross","lastName":"Ross","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Began as Boston Coach and General Manager on 1  October  1924, prior to the NHL assuming control of the Stanley Cup for the 1926-27 season. Note: Boston won the 1926-27 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over Chicago after winning game 1 and tieing 4-4 in game 2. Boston then won the 1926-27 total-goals semi-finals playoff series over the New York Rangers after tieing 0-0 in game 1 and winning game 2. Boston lost the 1926-27 best-of-five finals playoff series to Ottawa after losing games 2 and 4 and tieing games 1 and 3. Note: Boston lost the 1927-28 total-goals semi-finals playoff series to the New York Rangers after tieing 1-1 in game 1 and losing game 2.  Note: Game 2 of the 1950-51 Boston vs. Toronto semi-final was called after one overtime period due to a curfew. Relinquished GM responsibilities on 2 April 1954 but remained in an advisory capacity until retiring from Boston on 30 September 1954.","playerId":8448456},{"id":2,"active":false,"birthCity":"Chicago","birthCountryCode":"USA","birthDate":"1887-06-28","birthStateProvinceCode":"IL","coachId":null,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1944-12-17","firstName":"Frederic","fullName":"Frederic McLaughlin","lastName":"McLaughlin","nationalityCode":"USA","notes":"Headed the Chicago ownership group as President upon the Blackhawks entry into the NHL on 25 September 1926. McLaughlin is attributed with the Blackhawks GM statistics up until the hiring of a recognized NHL GM (Tommy Gorman on 13 January 1933), although his Business Manager, Bill Tobin, was increasingly active in GM duties in conjunction with the coaches of the day until Tobin formally became GM in 1936. Note: Chicago lost the 1926-27 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series to Boston after losing game 1 and tieing 4-4 in game 2.  Note: Chicago lost the 1929-30 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series to Montreal after losing game 1 and having game 2 end in a 2-2 overtime time.  Note: Chicago won the 1930-31 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over Toronto after tieing 2-2 in game 1 and winning game 2 in overtime.  Relinquished Chicago GM responsibilities on 13 January 1933 upon hiring Tommy Gorman as GM and coach. Remained President of the Chicago team until he promoted Bill Tobin into that position on 21 May 1936 in order for MacLaughlin to be named Chairman of the Board on 27  July  1936.","playerId":null},{"id":3,"active":false,"birthCity":"Sault Ste. Marie","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1891-07-04","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1073,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1975-04-13","firstName":"Art","fullName":"Art Duncan","lastName":"Duncan","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Upon the NHL granting Detroit a conditional franchise on 15 May 1926, Duncan was sold to Chicago. Franchise award made permanent on 25 September 1926 and Duncan became GM. Playing rights then traded back to Detroit from Chicago for Art Gagne and Gord Fraser on 18  October  1926. The team played the full season in Windsor, Ontaro while awaiting construction of the Olympia Stadium. Relinquished dual player-GM role upon being traded by Detroit to Toronto on 14 May 1927.","playerId":8445962},{"id":4,"active":false,"birthCity":"Ottawa","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1890-02-22","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1093,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1937-12-07","firstName":"Eddie","fullName":"Eddie Gerard","lastName":"Gerard","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired to replace Cecil Hart as coach and manager between 5 February 1925 and 7 February 1925 by James Strachan of the Montreal Maroons after Hart resigned due to a dispute regarding the purchase of a player. Note: Montreal Maroons lost the 1926-27 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series to the Montreal Canadiens after tieing 1-1 in game 1 and losing game 2.  Note: Montreal Maroons won the 1927-28 total-goals semi-finals playoff series over the Montreal Canadiens after tieing 2-2 in game 1 and winning game 2 1-0 in overtime.  Resigned from Montreal Maroons on 8 July 1929. New York Americans were owned by reputed mobster, Bill Dwyer, but there is no record of a formal hockey GM, just a business manager named James O'Donovan who hired Gerard as coach on 9  October  1930. It is assumed that Gerard also handled day-to-day hockey operations as the Americans' de facto GM since, for instance, he attended the NHL summer meetings in  August  1931 along with the other owners and GMs.  Resigned from the New York Americans on 4 May 1932. Re-hired by James Strachan as the Montreal Maroons coach and GM on 7 May 1932. Resigned from Montreal Maroons on 31 August 1934. Note: Montreal Maroons won the 1933-34 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over New York Rangers after tieing 0-0 in game 1 and winning 2-1 in game 2.  Hired by Redmond Quain, who became Ottawa Senators President upon the franchise's relocation to St.Louis on 13 May 1934, as coach and manager to start the 1934-35 season. Resigned from St.Louis Eagles on 11 December 1934 due to illness.","playerId":8446581},{"id":5,"active":false,"birthCity":"Ottawa","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1886-06-09","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1100,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1961-05-15","firstName":"Tommy","fullName":"Tommy Gorman","lastName":"Gorman","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"The Ottawa Senators became a founding member of the new National Hockey League after a dispute with Toronto's Eddie Livingstone on 26 November 1917. Gorman became owner and GM, despite not having played, he was a keen evaluator of talent. Gorman sold the franchise to Frank Ahern on 24 January 1925.Hired by New York Americans in  August  1925 to be the Business Manager and Secretary (effectively the GM), working with Americans' owner (and reputed mobster) Bill Dwyer. Resigned on 8  July  1929 to take a managing position with a race track in Mexico. Note: NY Americans lost the 1928-29 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series to NY Rangers after having game 1 end in a 0-0 tie and losing game 2 1-0 in overtime. Although Gorman announced in the press on 8 September 1932 that he had bought controlling interest of the Ottawa Senators from the Ottawa Hockey Association and would become Ottawa's GM, the deal eventually fell through and Frank Ahearn remained team president until he resigned from the Ottawa franchise upon its relocation to St.Louis Eagles on 13 May 1934. Hired as GM and coach of Chicago on 13Jan1933. Resigned from Chicago as GM and coach on 20 April 1934. Note: Chicago won the 1933-34 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over Montreal after winning game 1 and having game 2 end in a 1-1 overtime time.  Hired by Montreal Maroons as VP and manager of the Forum on 8 May 1934. Montreal Maroons added GM responsibilies on 31 August 1934 and Gorman was later named President of Montreal Maroons in 1937. Note: Montreal Maroons won the 1934-35 total-goals semi-finals playoff series with Chicago after having game 1 end in a 0-0 tie and winning game 2 1-0 in overtime. Montreal Maroons suspended operations on 25 August 1938, though Gorman remained manager of the Forum. Effectively became GM on 17 April 1940 when he was appointed by Montreal to lead the team's \"hockey committee\", to which coach and manager Dick Irvin Sr. reported. Resigned as Montreal GM on 3  July  1946.","playerId":null},{"id":6,"active":false,"birthCity":"Drummondville","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1883-12-30","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":1217,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1960-06-01","firstName":"Lester","fullName":"Lester Patrick","lastName":"Patrick","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired on 27  October  1926 by the newly formed New York Rangers, upon the Patrick family selling their western league into the NHL on 13 September 1926. Note: New York Rangers lost the 1926-27 total-goals semi-finals playoff series to Boston after tieing 0-0 in game 1 and losing game 2.  Note: New York Rangers won the 1927-28 total-goals semi-finals playoff series over Boston after tieing 1-1 in game 1 and winning game 2.  Note: New York Rangers won the 1928-29 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over the New York Americans after tieing 0-0 in game 1 and winning game 2 in overtime.  Note: New York Rangers won the 1929-30 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over Ottawa after tieing 1-1 in game 1 and winning game 2.  Note: New York Rangers won the 1932-33 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over Montreal after winning game 1 and tieing 3-3 in game 2.  Note: New York Rangers lost the 1933-34 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series to the Montreal Maroons after tieing 0-0 in game 1 and losing game 2.  Note: New York Rangers won the 1934-35 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over Montreal after winning game 1 and tieing 4-4 in game 2. New York Rangers lost the 1934-35 total-goals semi-finals playoff series to the Montreal Maroons after losing game 1 and tieing 3-3 in game 2.  Resigned from New York Rangers on 21 February 1946.","playerId":8448095},{"id":7,"active":false,"birthCity":"Grenville","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1887-11-24","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":1095,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1959-03-30","firstName":"Dave","fullName":"Dave Gill","lastName":"Gill","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by Ottawa owner and president, Frank Ahearn, to coach and manage the team, announced in the newspaper on 26 January 1925.  Retained his roles as comptroller of the Ottawa Electric Company while also working for the Ottawa Senators. Relinquished the coaching duties on 1 March 1929 when he hired Newsy Lalonde who served as coach until Lalonde resigned on 25  October  1931 to coach Providence after participating in a failed bid to purchase the Senators. Note: Ottawa tied one game in the semi-finals with Montreal but won the 2-game total-goals series and Ottawa won the best-of-five finals over Boston in four games with two wins and two ties. Note: Ottawa lost the 1929-30 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series to New York Rangers after tieing game 1 1-1 and losing game 2.","playerId":null},{"id":8,"active":false,"birthCity":"Montreal","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1891-09-19","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":1049,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1956-07-14","firstName":"Ogilvie \"Odie\"","fullName":"Odie Cleghorn","lastName":"Cleghorn","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates owner, James F. Callahan, on 18  October  1925 and named player-coach; also handled much of the hockey operations as de facto GM. Retired as a player at the end of the 1927-28 season. Note: Pittsburgh Pirates lost the total-goals quarter finals 6-4 to New York Rangers despite winning one of the two games. Benny Leonard (a former world lightweight boxing champion) bought controlling interest in the Pittsburgh Pirates from reputed mobster, Bill Dwyer, on 9  October  1928 after which Cleghorn served as coach and manager. Resigned from Pittsburgh Pirates on 25 March 1929 and became an NHL referee.","playerId":8445496},{"id":9,"active":false,"birthCity":"Markham","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1877-07-25","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1235,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1950-04-05","firstName":"Charles","fullName":"Charles Querrie","lastName":"Querrie","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Part-owner and Managing Director of Toronto beginning around 1918 and was retained as Managing Director beyond his sale of the team on 10 December 1924 to a group that included Conn Smythe. Replaced as Toronto Managing Director during the lead-up to the 1927-28 season.","playerId":null},{"id":10,"active":false,"birthCity":"Fort William","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1895-06-14","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1002,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1968-05-01","firstName":"Jack","fullName":"Jack Adams","lastName":"Adams","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by Detroit on 15 May 1927. Note: Detroit lost the 1931-32 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series to Montreal Maroons after tieing 1-1 in game 1 and losing game 2.  Retired from Detroit on 26 April 1962.","playerId":8444861},{"id":11,"active":false,"birthCity":"Toronto","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1895-02-01","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1273,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1980-11-18","firstName":"Conn","fullName":"Conn Smythe","lastName":"Smythe","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Appointed as Managing Director (de facto GM) by Toronto on 1 August 1927. Note: Toronto lost the 1930-31 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series to Chicago after tieing 2-2 in game 1 and losing game 2 in overtime.  Note: Toronto won the 1931-32 total-goals semi-finals playoff series over the Montreal Maroons after tieing 1-1 in game 1 and winning game 2 in overtime.  Retired as Toronto GM on 8  October  1954.","playerId":null},{"id":12,"active":false,"birthCity":"Moray","birthCountryCode":"GBR","birthDate":"1901-01-19","birthStateProvinceCode":null,"coachId":1194,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1958-01-03","firstName":"Dunc","fullName":"Dunc Munro","lastName":"Munro","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by James Strachan of the Montreal Maroons as player-coach on 15  July  1929. Media reports indicate Monro discussed and announced trades so he is considered to have been GM as well. Suffered from heart problems so only played 4 games in 1930-31 and appointed George 'Buck' Boucher as player-coach for that season. Notified Montreal Maroons president James Strachan of his resignation as manager on 30  July  1931 so that he could return as strictly a player for the 1931-32 Maroons before retiring permanently.","playerId":8447908},{"id":13,"active":false,"birthCity":"Toronto","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1901-05-24","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1053,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1954-05-26","firstName":"Lionel","fullName":"Lionel Conacher","lastName":"Conacher","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"The Americans were owned by reputed mobster, Bill Dwyer. There is no record of the Americans having a formal hockey GM, just a business manager named James O'Donovan. O'Donovan hired Conacher on 10 September 1929 as player-coach and he is assumed to have been the de facto GM until Eddie Gerard was hired on 9  October  1930 which lead to Conacher being traded by the owner to the Montreal Maroons for cash on 5 November 1930.","playerId":8445514},{"id":14,"active":false,"birthCity":"Winnipeg","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1895-06-11","birthStateProvinceCode":"MB","coachId":1084,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1979-05-28","firstName":"Frank","fullName":"Frank Fredrickson","lastName":"Fredrickson","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Benny Leonard (former world lightweight boxing champion) owned the Pittsburgh Pirates and appointed star player Frankie Fredrickson as the playing-coach and de facto GM for 1929-30. For statistical purposes, the appointment is estimated to have occured on  September  1, 1929. Transferred to Philadelphia Quakers after the Pittsburgh franchise relocated. Released by Philadelphia Quakers on 20  October  1930.","playerId":8446493},{"id":15,"active":false,"birthCity":"Carleton Place","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1890-07-22","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1267,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1978-10-03","firstName":"Cooper","fullName":"Cooper Smeaton","lastName":"Smeaton","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Resigned as NHL Referee-in-Chief on 18  October  1930 and was hired two days later by Pittsburgh Pirates owner Benny Leonard (a former world lightweight boxing champion) to be coach and GM of the team which was being relocated to become the Philadelphia Quakers for the 1930-31 season. Smeaton's term as GM terminated when operation of the Philadelphia team was suspended by the NHL on 27 September 1931. Later served as Trustee of the Stanley Cup from 24 February 1946 until his death.","playerId":null},{"id":16,"active":false,"birthCity":"Montreal","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1890-03-11","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":1050,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1956-07-12","firstName":"Sprague \"Peg\"","fullName":"Sprague Cleghorn","lastName":"Cleghorn","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by James Strachan on 15 September 1931 to be coach and de facto GM. Contract not renewed and left the Maroons on 9 May 1932. * Note: Montreal Maroons won the 1931-32 total-goals quarter-final playoff series over Detroit after tying 1-1 in game 1 and winning game 2. Montreal Maroons lost the 1931-32 total-goals semi-final playoff series to Toronto after tying 1-1 in game 1 and losing 3-2 in overtime of game 2.","playerId":8445497},{"id":17,"active":false,"birthCity":"Bourbonnais","birthCountryCode":"USA","birthDate":"1889-07-09","birthStateProvinceCode":"IL","coachId":1063,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1964-06-26","firstName":"Leo","fullName":"Leo Dandurand","lastName":"Dandurand","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Co-owner and served as Managing Director of Montreal Canadiens beginning on or before  November  1921, prior to Stanley Cup coming under the control of the NHL. Note: Montreal won the 1926-27 total-goals quarter-finals playoff series over the Montreal Maroons after tieing 1-1 in game 1 and winning game 2. Montreal Canadiens then lost the 1926-27 total-goals semi-finals playoff series to Ottawa after losing game 1 and tieing 1-1 in game 2.  Note: Montreal Canadiens lost the 1927-28 total-goals playoff series to Montreal Maroons after tieing 2-2 in game 1 and losing 1-0 in overtime of game 2.  Note: Montreal won the 1929-30 total-goals playoff series over Chicago after winning game 1 and tieing 2-2 through overtime of game 2.  Note: Montreal lost the 1932-33 total-goals playoff series to the New York Ranger after losing game 1 and playing to a 3-3 tie in regulation time of game 2. Note: Montreal lost the 1933-34 total-goals playoff series to the Chicago after losing game 1 and playing to a 1-1 overtime tie in game 2. Sold the Montreal Canadiens on 16 September 1935, thus relinquishing title of Managing Director and GM. Note: Montreal lost the 1934-35 total-goals playoff series to the the New York Rangers after losing game 1 and playing to a 4-4 overtime tie in game 2.","playerId":null},{"id":18,"active":false,"birthCity":"Selkirk","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1893-08-13","birthStateProvinceCode":"MB","coachId":1262,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1973-12-25","firstName":"Joe","fullName":"Joe Simpson","lastName":"Simpson","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Americans were owned by reputed mobster, Bill Dwyer. There is no record of a formal hockey GM, just a business manager named James O'Donovan who promoted the Americans former defenceman from player to player-coach on 15  October  1932. Simpson is on record for making and announcing player trades so he is assumed to have been the de facto GM. Replaced as GM by Americans on 21 April 1935 and moved to the Canadian-American League to coach New Haven.","playerId":8449045},{"id":19,"active":false,"birthCity":"Farrow's Point","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1891-12-23","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1068,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1970-10-12","firstName":"Cy","fullName":"Cy Denneny","lastName":"Denneny","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Although Tommy Gorman announced in the press on 8 September 1932 that he had bought controlling interest of the Ottawa Senators from the Ottawa Hockey Association and would become Ottawa's GM, the deal eventually fell through and Frank Ahearn remained team president with Cy Denneny serving as coach and GM. Denneny worked with the Ahearn and the team's Board of Directors to fulfill the GM duties for the 1932-33 season. Denneny was not retained as the Ottawa GM in the Summer of 1933 and is estimated to have relinquished GM responsibilities on 31 May 1933.","playerId":8445874},{"id":20,"active":false,"birthCity":"Ottawa","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1896-08-19","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1025,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1960-10-17","firstName":"Georges \"Buck\"","fullName":"Georges Boucher","lastName":"Boucher","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Teammate, Coach and Manager Dunc Munro suffered from heart problems and so only played 4 games in 1930-31 and appointed Georges Boucher as player-coach in that season. While Munro officially resigned as manager in the off-season, Georges Boucher is considered the manager of record for the Maroons the remainder of the 1930-31 season.Hired on 8 September 1933 as Ottawa coach for the 1933-34 season by Frank Ahearn, who was part-owner and President of the Ottawa Senators. Boucher is attributed with the GM stats for 1933-34 although he worked as part of a committee with Ahern and the team's Board of Directors to \"choose the aggregation\" of players for the team. Boucher's contract is estimated to have expired on 30 April 1934. The NHL approved the Ottawa team to move to St.Louis on 13 May 1934. Re-hired as coach and manager on 11 December 1934 by Redmond Quain, president of the St.Louis Eagles (formerly the Ottawa Senators), to replace an ailing Eddie Gerard. Ottawa/St.Louis franchise ceased operations on 15  October  1935.","playerId":8445135},{"id":21,"active":false,"birthCity":"Carroll","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1894-11-15","birthStateProvinceCode":"MB","coachId":1164,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1977-02-08","firstName":"Clem","fullName":"Clem Loughlin","lastName":"Loughlin","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by Chicago as coach/manager on 11 May 1934. Although the owner, Major Frederic McLaughlin, and his long-time Business Manager, Bill Tobin had been active in GM duties prior to hiring Tommy Gorman as GM in 1933, newspaper reports clearly indicate that Loughlin was active in executing player trades and changing team personnel from his time of hire until health problems limited his duties to coaching and Bill Tobin was promoted to Vice President and GM on 21 May 1936. Relinquished GM responsibilities to Bill Tobin on 21 May 1936 but remained as Chicago coach until he retired from the team on 15 May 1937.","playerId":8447517},{"id":22,"active":false,"birthCity":"Sainte-Marie","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1896-04-13","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":null,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1971-03-12","firstName":"Ernest","fullName":"Ernest Savard","lastName":"Savard","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Purchased the Montreal Canadiens on 16 September 1935 and took over the personnel management of the team until hiring Cecil Hart as GM on 30  July  1936.","playerId":null},{"id":23,"active":false,"birthCity":"Russell","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1898-07-23","birthStateProvinceCode":"MB","coachId":1074,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1987-03-15","firstName":"Mervyn \"Red\"","fullName":"Red Dutton","lastName":"Dutton","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Appointed New York Americans' coach/manager on 26 April 1935 and was reported to have \"a considerable financial interest in the club\". NHL took over operations of the New York Americans pending the outcome of majority owner Bill Dwyer's lawsuit with the NHL. Red Dutton is considered to have continued to run hockey operations as coach and GM, reporting to NHL President Frank Calder. New York Americans franchise re-named to Brooklyn Americans for the 1941-42 season. Brooklyn suspended operations after the 1941-42 season, estimated to be effective 31 March 1942. Dutton went on to become NHL President from 1943 to 1946.","playerId":8445969},{"id":24,"active":false,"birthCity":"Ottawa","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1895-05-20","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1297,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1963-05-08","firstName":"Bill","fullName":"Bill Tobin","lastName":"Tobin","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired as Business Manager by Chicago on or before Spring 1927. Promoted by Chicago to Vice President and GM on 21 May 1936 at which point the previous president and majority owner, Major Frederic McLaughlin stepped aside in order to become Chairman of the Board starting on 27  July  1936. Re-titled to President and GM on 26  July  1938. Resigned from Chicago on 7  July  1954.","playerId":null},{"id":25,"active":false,"birthCity":"Bedford","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1883-11-28","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":1115,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1940-07-16","firstName":"Cecil","fullName":"Cecil Hart","lastName":"Hart","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired in 1924 by James Strachan of the Montreal Maroons to be coach and manager. For statistical purposes, the hire date is estimated to be 1 June 1924.  Resigned over a dispute regarding the purchase of a player with ownership between 5 February 1925 and 7 February 1925.  Hired by Montreal on 30 July 1936. Fired (with a medical leave of absense) by Montreal on 27 January 1939.","playerId":null},{"id":26,"active":false,"birthCity":"Saint-Jean","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1888-11-24","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":1072,"deceased":false,"deceasedDate":null,"firstName":"Jules","fullName":"Jules Dugal","lastName":"Dugal","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Promoted by Montreal from team secretary to GM on 27 January 1939 to replace the ailing Cecil Hart; GM title formalized on 10  October  1939.  Replaced by Montreal as GM on 17 April 1940.","playerId":null},{"id":27,"active":false,"birthCity":"Ottawa","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1901-10-07","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1024,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1977-12-12","firstName":"Frank","fullName":"Frank Boucher","lastName":"Boucher","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by New York Rangers on 21 February 1946. Resigned from New York Rangers on 22 April 1955.","playerId":8445134},{"id":28,"active":false,"birthCity":"Berlin","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1893-05-07","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":null,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1985-07-03","firstName":"Frank","fullName":"Frank Selke Sr.","lastName":"Selke Sr.","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by Montreal on 10  July  1946. Retired as Montreal GM on 14 May 1964.","playerId":null},{"id":29,"active":false,"birthCity":"Victoria","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1912-02-03","birthStateProvinceCode":"BC","coachId":1218,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1980-01-26","firstName":"Lynn","fullName":"Lynn Patrick","lastName":"Patrick","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Boston added GM duties to his Head Coach role on 5 May 1954, then dropped the Head Coach role on 22 December 1954. Demoted by Boston to Administrative Vice President on 5 April 1965 before resigning on 29 May 1965. Hired by St.Louis as GM on 5 May 1966. Relinquished GM responsibilities when moved to Managing Director position on 29 May 1968 and later into the position of Vice President. Re-appointed GM by St.Louis on 6 May 1971. Returned to Vice President position by St.Louis on 30  October  1971.","playerId":8448096},{"id":30,"active":false,"birthCity":"Toronto","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1911-01-31","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1130,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1999-06-25","firstName":"Tommy","fullName":"Tommy Ivan","lastName":"Ivan","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by Chicago on 7  July  1954. Retired as Chicago GM on 6  July  1977.","playerId":null},{"id":31,"active":false,"birthCity":"Owen Sound","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1901-06-14","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1064,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1990-02-17","firstName":"Clarence \"Hap\"","fullName":"Hap Day","lastName":"Day","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Promoted by Toronto to GM on 8  October  1954. Resigned from Toronto on 25 March 1957.","playerId":8445854},{"id":32,"active":false,"birthCity":"Victoria","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1915-06-28","birthStateProvinceCode":"BC","coachId":1219,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1998-07-23","firstName":"Muzz","fullName":"Muzz Patrick","lastName":"Patrick","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by New York Rangers on 22 April 1955. Resigned from New York Rangers as GM on 30  October  1964 to take a post with the Madison Square Garden Center, then under construction.","playerId":8448097},{"id":33,"active":false,"birthCity":"Toronto","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1921-03-15","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":null,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1971-10-13","firstName":"Stafford","fullName":"Stafford Smythe","lastName":"Smythe","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Chaired a seven-man committed to guide the Leafs upon the firing of Howie Meeker as GM on 3  October  1957.  The Toronto management committee disbanded upon the promotion of George 'Punch' Imlach to GM on 22Nov1958.","playerId":null},{"id":34,"active":false,"birthCity":"Toronto","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1918-03-15","birthStateProvinceCode":"ON","coachId":1126,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"1987-12-01","firstName":"George \"Punch\"","fullName":"Punch Imlach","lastName":"Imlach","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by Toronto as Assistant GM on 10  July  1958 and became GM on 22 November 1958 when the seven-member management committee headed by Stafford Smythe gave Imlach \"complete authority\".  Fired by Toronto on 6 April 1969. Hired by Buffalo on 16 January 1970. Fired by Buffalo on 4 December 1978. Re-hired by Toronto on 4  July  1979. Owner Harold Ballard served twice as acting GM briefly during Imlach's mid-season illnesses. Owner Harold Ballard served as acting GM briefly during Imlach's midseason illness. 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Formally laid off by Kansas City on 15 April 1976 when the Scouts had exhausted all funds and NHL loan monies.","playerId":8444857},{"id":36,"active":false,"birthCity":"Montreal","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1925-12-25","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":null,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"2007-08-15","firstName":"Sam","fullName":"Sam Pollock","lastName":"Pollock","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Promoted by Montreal to GM on 14 May 1964. Retired as Montreal GM on 6 September 1978.","playerId":null},{"id":37,"active":false,"birthCity":"North Battleford","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1926-09-13","birthStateProvinceCode":"SK","coachId":1082,"deceased":false,"deceasedDate":null,"firstName":"Emile","fullName":"Emile Francis","lastName":"Francis","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Promoted by New York Rangers from Assistant GM to GM on 30  October  1964. Fired by New York Rangers on 6 January 1976. Hired by St.Louis on 12Apr1976. Resigned from St.Louis on 2 May 1983. 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Re-hired by California as Director of Player Personnel on 16 February 1974 in tandem with marketing consultant Munson Campbell who carried the title of President and GM but left all hockey general management duties to Young. Campbell hired Bill McCreary as Director of Hockey Operations on 13 August 1974 at which point Young transitioned out as de facto GM.","playerId":null},{"id":53,"active":false,"birthCity":"Montreal","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1935-08-16","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":null,"deceased":false,"deceasedDate":null,"firstName":"Cliff","fullName":"Cliff Fletcher","lastName":"Fletcher","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by Atlanta Flames on 12 January 1972. Resigned from Calgary on 16 May 1991. Hired by Toronto on 4 June 1991. Fired by Toronto on 24 May 1997. Hired by Phoenix on 17 February 2001. Stepped aside for new Phoenix GM Mike Barnett during  August 2001. Hired by Toronto to a 19-month contract as GM on 22 January 2008. 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Fired by St.Louis on 19 December 1996. Vancouver appointed him Interim GM as head of a five-person GM consortium (along with Steve Tambelini, Mike Penny, Steve Bellringer and Stan McCammon) on 13 November 1997 although it wasn't until 23 January 1998 that the management team gave Keenan the full right to negotiate trades. Reliquinshed Vancouver GM duties upon the hiring of Brian Burke on 22 June 1998. Fired by Florida on 3 September 2006.","playerId":null},{"id":108,"active":false,"birthCity":"Shawville","birthCountryCode":"CAN","birthDate":"1942-12-05","birthStateProvinceCode":"QC","coachId":15,"deceased":true,"deceasedDate":"2017-08-12","firstName":"Bryan","fullName":"Bryan Murray","lastName":"Murray","nationalityCode":"CAN","notes":"Hired by Detroit on 13  July  1990. Fired by Detroit on 3 June 1994. Hired by Florida 2 August 1994. Fired by Florida 28 December 2000. Promoted by Anaheim from Head Coach to SVP & GM on 2 May 2002. Resigned from Anaheim on 7 June 2004. 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