Credit to
@RABBIT because I totally poached this from his Bill Armstrong Chronology thread lol.
Focusing only on the operations side of the franchise, this is what BA did over his first 12 months on the job. Such a wasted year!
17 September 20 - Bill ARMSTRONG appointed General Manager of Arizona Coyotes
22 September 20 - Relieves Assistant GM and Director of Scouting Lindsay HOFFORD of duties
25 September 20 - Hires Brian DACCORD as Special Asst. to the GM and Director of Goalie Operations
25 September 20 - Relieves Assistant to the GM Jake GOLDBERG, Director of North American Amateur Scouting Phil MCRAE, Amateur Scout Mat MILBERRY, and Director of Statistical Analysis Brad ROSSEN of duties
1 October 20 - Hires Darryl PLANDOWSKI as Director of Amateur Scouting
2 October 20 - Hires Ryan JANKOWSKI as Associate Director of Amateur Scouting
7 October 20 - Appoints Associate Director of Amateur Scouting Ryan Jankowski and Assistant GM Steve Sullivan to run the 2020 NHL entry draft
12 November 20 - Hires Devan MCCONNELL as the team's new High Performance Director
11 December 20 - Hires David LUDWIG as Director of Hockey Operations & Salary Cap Compliance
12 December 20 - Hires Hunter CHERNI as Head Video Coordinator
15 December 20 - Hires Cory STILLMAN as assistant coach
11 January 21 - Co-Announces the hiring of Shane DOAN as Chief Hockey Development Officer
14 January 21 - Promotes Jay VARADY from the Tucson Roadrunners to the NHL coaching staff
25 January 21 - Hires Matt PERRI as Director of Analytics, and Lee STEMPNIAK as Hockey Data Strategist
9 May 21 - Announces head coach Rick TOCCHET and the organization mutually agreeing to part ways
29 May 21 - Special Asst. to the GM and Director of Goalie Operations Brian DACCORD announces his resignation
8 June 21 - Hires Randy HANSCH as an amateur scout
1 July 21 - Hires André TOURIGNY as Head Coach
6 July 21 - Hires Alan HEPPLE as Director of Pro Scouting
7 July 21 - Signs Jay VARADY to a three-year contract to serve as Head Coach of the Tucson Roadrunners
6 August 21 - Hires Larry PLEAU as Senior Advisor to the General Manager
13 September 21 - Hires Mario DUHAMEL to serve as an Assistant Coach
15 September 21 - Hires John Ferguson Jr to serve as an Assistant General Manager