List of Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars general managers explained

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).^[1] The team joined the NHL in 1967 as an expansion team as the Minnesota North Stars, but moved to Dallas in 1993.^[2] 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

Key of terms and definitions

Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply	-		Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category-->

General managers

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Name	Tenure	Accomplishments during this term	Ref(s)
1	Wren Blair	May 20, 1966 – April 19, 1974	5 playoff appearances	^[3] ^[4]
2	Jack Gordon	April 25, 1974 – February 10, 1978	1 playoff appearance	^[5] ^[6]
3	Lou Nanne	February 10, 1978 – June 14, 1988	1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1981) 2 division titles and 7 playoff appearances	^[7] ^[8]
4	Jack Ferreira	June 14, 1988 – May 9, 1990	2 playoff appearances	^[9] ^[10]
5	Bob Clarke	June 8, 1990 – June 20, 1992	1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1991) 1 conference title and 2 playoff appearances	^[11]
6	Bob Gainey	June 20, 1992 – January 25, 2002	Won Presidents' Trophy 2 times (1997–98, 1998–99) Won Stanley Cup 1 time in 2 finals appearances (1999, 2000) 2 conference titles, 5 division titles, and 7 playoff appearances	^[12]
7	Doug Armstrong	January 25, 2002 – November 13, 2007	2 division titles and 4 playoff appearances	^[13]
8	Brett Hull	November 13, 2007 – May 31, 2009	1 playoff appearance	^[14] ^[15]
	Les Jackson
10	Joe Nieuwendyk	May 31, 2009 – April 28, 2013	No playoff appearances	^[16]
11	Jim Nill	April 29, 2013 – present	1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2020) 1 conference title, 1 division title, and 5 playoff appearances	^[17]

See also

• List of NHL general managers

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rosters, Arena Information, Aerial Maps. National Hockey League. NHL.com. July 16, 2015.
2. Book: Showers, Bob. 2007. Minnesota North Stars: History and Memories with Lou Nanne. Beaver's Pond Press. 978-1-59298-197-7.
3. News: Blair Inks Long Pact . . May 21, 1966 . 6 . . July 16, 2015 .
4. News: Blair is shocked by firing; refused to resign . . April 21, 1974 . 26 . . July 16, 2015 .
5. News: Gordon named Stars general Manager today . The Daily Journal . April 25, 1974 . 13 . . July 16, 2015 .
6. News: North Stars Name Nanne . . February 11, 1978 . 17 . . July 16, 2015 .
7. Web site: SPORTS PEOPLE; Nanne Quits Stars . . January 29, 1988 . July 16, 2015.
8. Web site: Brooks And Creamer Fired As Nhl Coaches . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717050343/http://articles.philly.com/1988-06-15/sports/26266855_1_lou-nanne-jack-ferreira-gunds . dead . July 17, 2015 . . June 15, 1988 . July 16, 2015.
9. Web site: N.H.L. Agrees to Expansion in California . . Joe . Lapointe . May 10, 1990 . July 22, 2015.
10. Web site: SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; North Stars Hire Clarke As General Manager . . June 9, 1990 . July 16, 2015.
11. Web site: Clarke On His Future: 'I'm Going Home' . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223191627/http://articles.philly.com/1992-06-09/sports/26033116_1_jay-snider-bob-clarke-bob-gainey . dead . February 23, 2014 . . Gary . Miles . June 8, 1992 . July 13, 2015.
12. Web site: Stars fire Hitchcock; GM Gainey reassigned . . January 25, 2002 . July 16, 2015.
13. Web site: Stars relieve Armstrong of duties as GM . . November 13, 2007 . July 16, 2015.
14. Web site: Hull and Jackson named Interim Co-General Managers . . November 13, 2007 . July 16, 2015.
15. Web site: Stars Restructure Hockey Management Staff . . May 31, 2009 . July 16, 2015.
16. Web site: Dallas Stars relieve Joe Nieuwendyk of duties as General Manager . . April 28, 2013 . July 16, 2015.
17. Web site: Dallas Stars name Jim Nill General Manager . . April 29, 2013 . July 16, 2015.