List of Philadelphia Flyers general managers

Ron Hextall is the current general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Eastern Conference.[1] The Flyers were founded in 1967 as one of six expansion teams, increasing the size of the NHL at that time to twelve teams.[2]

Since the franchise was established, the team has had seven general managers, including Keith Allen, who built the Flyers teams that won two Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975,[3] and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.[3] Allen served the longest single stint, 14 seasons, as Flyers GM while Bob Clarke served the most seasons (19) over two stints. Ron Hextall is the team's current general manager and was named to the position on May 7, 2014.[4]

Key

Key of terms and definitions
Term Definition
No. Number of general managers[lower-alpha 1]
Ref(s) References
– Does not apply
dagger Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General managers of the Philadelphia Flyers
No. Name Appointment Departure Accomplishments and events during this term Ref(s)
1 Bud Poiledagger May 31, 1966 December 19, 1969 [5][6]
2 Keith Allendagger December 22, 1969 May 27, 1983 [3][6][7]
3 Bob McCammon May 27, 1983 April 25, 1984
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [7][8]
4 Bob Clarke May 15, 1984 April 16, 1990
  • 2 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (1985, 1987)
  • 2 conference titles, 3 division titles, and 5 playoff appearances
 [9][10]
5 Russ Farwell June 6, 1990 June 15, 1994 [11][12][13][14]
– Bob Clarke June 15, 1994 October 22, 2006
  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1997)
  • 1 conference title, 5 division titles, and 11 playoff appearances
 [12][15]
6 Paul Holmgren October 22, 2006 May 7, 2014
  • Acquired Chris Pronger in a 2009 trade
  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2010)
  • 1 conference title, 1 division title, and 6 playoff appearances
 [15][4][16]
7 Ron Hextall May 7, 2014 –
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [4]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A running total of the number of general managers of the Flyers. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.

References

General

  • "All-Time Personnel List". Flyers History. Retrieved March 20, 2008.

Specific

  1. ↑ "Teams – NHL.com". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Winter Classic Facts to Astound and Amaze". Philadelphia Flyers. December 25, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "FLYERS MOURN THE PASSING OF KEITH ALLEN". Philadelphia Flyers. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 "FLYERS PROMOTE PAUL HOLMGREN TO PRESIDENT; RON HEXTALL TO GENERAL MANAGER". Philadelphia Flyers. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bud Poile Joins Philadelphia". Santa Cruz Sentinel. May 31, 1966. p. 9. Retrieved December 20, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Allen Named General Manager Of Flyers as Successor to Poile". The New York Times. December 22, 1969. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "SPORTS PEOPLE; Flyer Changes". The New York Times. May 28, 1983. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  8. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; 2 Coaches Out". The New York Times. April 25, 1984. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  9. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Clarke Quits Playing". The New York Times. May 16, 1984. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  10. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Flyers Dismiss Clarke". The New York Times. April 17, 1990. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ Miles, Gary (June 7, 1990). "Gm Arrives, Gm Departs: Farwell Gets His Chance With Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  12. 1 2 Miles, Gary (June 16, 1994). "Clarke Waves Off Trading As A Goal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  13. ↑ Bowen, Les (June 30, 1994). "Farwell Has Shot At Clarke's Old Job". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  14. ↑ Jensen, Mike (July 22, 1992). "Flyers Add Player To Draft Choice To Complete Costly Lindros Trade". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Flyers GM Clarke resigns; coach Hitchcock fired". ESPN.com. October 24, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  16. ↑ "NHL Draft: Anaheim Ducks trade Chris Pronger to Philadelphia Flyers for Joffrey Lupul and Luca Sbisa". ESPN.com. June 27, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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