Confirmed with Link: Wasserman agent Chris Armstrong joining front office
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Llewzaher
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I think team presidents or CEOs etc.. ?
BA reported directly to XG I thought , wouldn’t this be similar?
President of Hockey Ops? I'd say like half. To me, I have always seen it as a redundant role.
Not an exhaustive list but off the top of my head...
Boston Neely
Calgary Maloney
Colorado Sakic
Columbus Davidson
LA Robitaille
Montreal Gorton
Nashville Poile
NYR Sather
Philadelphia Jones
Toronto Shanahan
Vancouver Rutherford
Vegas McPhee
XG didn't have final authority over trades or draft selections. That was Bill's domain.
This new role is the top "hockey job", so Chris will have authority over those hockey transactions.
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rt
The Kinder, Gentler Version
I’d guess at least 1/3 to 1/2 of the league has a President of Hockey Ops. It’s a normal role. But generally when you become the President of hockey ops in the best hockey league in the world you have some experience in … ya know…hockey … ops…
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Bill has worked in every position in hockey ops. Chris has been an agent...for golfers...and Dubas.
Maybe the fact that Chris doesn't have a title yet is a sign that he won't be the equivalent of those Presidents of Hockey Ops. Maybe his role will be something more like a liaison to ownership.
I guess BA telling Ryan and Ashley he had tears running down his cheeks when they landed in Utah didn't mean much.
Vinny Boombatz
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I read an article that Bill will be reporting directly to Chris, and if I'm reading in between the lines, this suggests that after meeting w/Bill Armstrong and going over the plan that they aren't in agreement.
If they were in agreement, no reason to 'hire' Chris Armstrong as the GM & Owner are on the same page.
No matter how you look at it, it's going to limit BA authority to do what he wanted. He's no longer the pinnacle hockey ops guy.
If they were in agreement, no reason to 'hire' Chris Armstrong as the GM & Owner are on the same page.
No matter how you look at it, it's going to limit BA authority to do what he wanted. He's no longer the pinnacle hockey ops guy.
rt
The Kinder, Gentler Version
XG had nothing to do with hockey operations. This new Armstrong person is over hockey operations.
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True, but setting a budget and having direct linear control over hockey ops are two different jobs. The GM can work relatively unfettered under the auspices of the first so long as he stays within the budget, but that's not true for the second.
I am not going to read much into it yet. Hockey management have a lot of roles/responsibilities.
Look at TML front office (not the norm I know)
President & Alternate Governor | Brendan Shanahan
General Manager | Brad Treliving
Special Advisor to the General Manager | Shane Doan
Assistant General Manager | Brandon Pridham
Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel | Derek Clancey
Assistant General Manager, Player Development | Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser
Assistant General Manager, Hockey Research & Development | Darryl Metcalf
Assistant General Manager, Minor League Ops & GM, Toronto Marlies | Ryan Hardy
Senior Advisor, Player Personnel | Dave Morrison
Director, Player Personnel & Amateur Scouting | Wes Clark
Director of Goaltending Development and Scouting | Curtis McElhinney
Director, Hockey and Scouting Operations | Reid Mitchell
Director, Hockey Operations & Administration | Leanne Hederson
Director, Development Operations & Analysis | Will Sibley
Director, Team Operations | Brad Lynn
Director, Team Security | Steven Walker
Look at TML front office (not the norm I know)
President & Alternate Governor | Brendan Shanahan
General Manager | Brad Treliving
Special Advisor to the General Manager | Shane Doan
Assistant General Manager | Brandon Pridham
Assistant General Manager, Player Personnel | Derek Clancey
Assistant General Manager, Player Development | Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser
Assistant General Manager, Hockey Research & Development | Darryl Metcalf
Assistant General Manager, Minor League Ops & GM, Toronto Marlies | Ryan Hardy
Senior Advisor, Player Personnel | Dave Morrison
Director, Player Personnel & Amateur Scouting | Wes Clark
Director of Goaltending Development and Scouting | Curtis McElhinney
Director, Hockey and Scouting Operations | Reid Mitchell
Director, Hockey Operations & Administration | Leanne Hederson
Director, Development Operations & Analysis | Will Sibley
Director, Team Operations | Brad Lynn
Director, Team Security | Steven Walker
What do u think is more likely. He’s a conduit to ownership and the business side of things or as someone who has zero experience in hockey as an agent he is going to meddle on drafting, roster development, and or scouting?
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Everyone has a boss. I’m a CEO. I still answer to a Board.
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If it was a conduit position, I would expect it to be something like COO or CEO, not President of Hockey Operations. The latter implies the rubber stamp for all roster decisions, signings, trades, etc., not just business or franchise oversight.
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TheLegend
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I just noticed we have Arizona and Utah threads
If you mean forums...... the Arizona Coyotes forum will be deactivated and put into archive mode soon.
About the only thing left to discuss there is the pending land auction and other AZ sports teams.
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