Steve Yzerman has been Detroit's general manager since 2019.TheDetroit Red Wings are a professionalice hockey team based inDetroit ,Michigan . They are members of theAtlantic Division in theEastern Conference of theNational Hockey League (NHL) and are one of theOriginal Six teams of the league.[ 1] [ 2] general manager (GM) of the team "oversees all aspects of Detroit's hockey operations including all matters relating to player personnel, development, contract negotiations and player movements."[ 3] franchise history; two during the era of the Detroit Cougars (1926–30) and Detroit Falcons (1930–32) and the rest under the Detroit Red Wings (1932–present). The first wasArt Duncan forthe 1926–27 season ; he also served as headcoach and was also adefenseman and teamcaptain .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Jack Adams took over as coach and GM forthe 1927–28 season . He served as coach throughthe 1946–47 season and remained in the general manager position until 1962.[ 6] Stanley Cup titles in1936 ,1937 , and1943 ,[ 7] 1950 ,1952 ,1954 , and1955 .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Stanley Cup Finals , he traded starting goaltenderTerry Sawchuk to theBoston Bruins , elevatingGlenn Hall to the starting role.[ 11] Ted Lindsay to theChicago Black Hawks and reacquired Sawchuk by giving upJohnny Bucyk to the Bruins.[ 12] [ 13]
Adams left the club in April 1962 and was replaced withSid Abel , who was also head coach.[ 6] [ 14] Ned Harkness ,Alex Delvecchio , Lindsay, andJimmy Skinner in the position, the Red Wings suffered a long period of decline, from 1967 until 1983, during which they made the playoffs only twice. They did not appear in the Finals in this time and only won one of the three series they appeared in, beating theAtlanta Flames two games to none in 1978.[ 15] [ 16]
In 1982,Mike Ilitch bought the team fromBruce Norris .[ 17] Jim Devellano from theNew York Islanders to replace Skinner as GM; Devellano had served as a scout and assistant general manager with the Islanders, where he won the Stanley Cup three times.[ 18] [ 18] Steve Yzerman , who spent his entire career in Detroit, including a league record 20 years as team captain.[ 19] St. Louis Blues .[ 20] Western Conference finals in both 1987 and 1988, losing to theEdmonton Oilers both times.[ 21] [ 22] Bryan Murray forthe 1990–91 season .[ 23] Scotty Bowman sharing general manager responsibilities from 1994 to 1997, and general managerKen Holland , the team put together ofa streak of 25 consecutive playoff appearances from 1991 to 2016. Under first Devellano, Bowman, and then Holland the team won the Stanley Cup in1997 ,1998 ,2002 , and2008 .[ 23]
Jack Adams was general manager for 35 years, winning seven Stanley CupsKen Holland was general manager for 22 years, winning three Stanley Cups.Key of terms and definitions Term Definition No. Number of general managers[a] Refs References – Does not apply † Elected to theHockey Hall of Fame
General managers of the Detroit NHL franchise[ 6] No. Name Appointment Departure Accomplishments and events during this term Refs 1 Art Duncan October 18, 1926 May 14, 1927 First team captain, head coach, and general manager of the franchise [ 4] [ 24] [ 25] 2 Jack Adams †May 14, 1927 April 26, 1962 WonStanley Cup seven times (1936 ,1937 ,1943 ,1950 ,1952 ,1954 ,1955 ) [ 7] [ 25] [ 26] 3 Sid Abel †April 26, 1962 January 6, 1971 Appeared in Stanley Cup Finals in1963 ,1964 , and1966 [ 14] [ 26] [ 27] 4 Ned Harkness January 8, 1971 February 6, 1974 [ 28] [ 29] 5 Alex Delvecchio †May 21, 1974 March 16, 1977 [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] 6 Ted Lindsay †March 16, 1977 April 11, 1980 [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] 7 Jimmy Skinner April 11, 1980 July 12, 1982 Mike Ilitch purchased team fromBruce Norris in 1982[ 17] [ 35] 8 Jim Devellano †July 12, 1982 July 13, 1990 Team reached conference finals in 1987 and 1988 [ 18] [ 23] [ 35] 9 Bryan Murray July 13, 1990 June 3, 1994 Club beganstreak of 25 consecutive playoff appearances (1990/91 thru 2015/16) [ 36] [ 37] 10 Jim Devellano† andScotty Bowman † June 3, 1994 July 18, 1997 Won Stanley Cup (1997 ) [ 18] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] 11 Ken Holland †July 18, 1997 April 19, 2019 Won Stanley Cup three times (1998 ,2002 ,2008 ) [ 3] [ 39] 12 Steve Yzerman †April 19, 2019 – [ 40]
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