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List of Philadelphia Flyers general managers

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]

Daniel Briere is the Flyers current general manager.

Since the franchise was established, the team has had ten general managers,[3] including Keith Allen, who built the Flyers teams that won two Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975,[4] and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.[4] Allen served the longest single stint, 14 seasons, as Flyers GM while Bob Clarke served the most seasons (19) over two stints. Daniel Briere is the team’s current general manager.[5]

Key

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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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General managers of the Philadelphia Flyers
No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term[6] Ref(s)
1 Bud Poile† May 31, 1966 – December 19, 1969 (1966-05-31 – 1969-12-19)
  • 1 division title
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [7][8]
2 Keith Allen† December 22, 1969 – May 27, 1983 (1969-12-22 – 1983-05-27) [4][8][9]
3 Bob McCammon May 27, 1983 – April 25, 1984 (1983-05-27 – 1984-04-25)
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [9][10]
4 Bob Clarke May 15, 1984 – April 16, 1990 (1984-05-15 – 1990-04-16) [11][12]
5 Russ Farwell June 6, 1990 – June 15, 1994 (1990-06-06 – 1994-06-15) [13][14][15]
6 Bob Clarke June 15, 1994 – October 22, 2006 (1994-06-15 – 2006-10-22)
  • 1 Eastern Conference title
  • 5 division titles
  • 11 playoff appearances
 [14][16]
7 Paul Holmgren October 22, 2006 – May 7, 2014 (2006-10-22 – 2014-05-07)
  • 1 Eastern Conference title
  • 1 division title
  • 6 playoff appearances
 [16][17]
8 Ron Hextall May 7, 2014 – November 26, 2018 (2014-05-07 – 2018-11-26)
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [17][18]
9 Chuck Fletcher December 3, 2018 – March 10, 2023 (2018-12-03 – 2023-03-10)
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [3][19]
10 Daniel Briere March 10, 2023 – present (2023-03-10 – present) [19][5]
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    Bud Poile, shown here during his playing career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, was the team's first general manager.
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    Keith Allen, shown here during his playing career, won two Stanley Cups as the team's general manager.
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    Bob Clarke, shown here during the warmup for the 2012 Winter Classic Alumni Game, served 19 seasons over two stints as general manager.
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    The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010 during Paul Holmgren's tenure as general manager.
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    Ron Hextall was the team's general manager for five seasons.

See also

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References

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General

  • "PHI Records". records.nhl.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  • "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. ^ a b "Flyers Name Chuck Fletcher Executive Vice President & General Manager". Philadelphia Flyers. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "FLYERS MOURN THE PASSING OF KEITH ALLEN". Philadelphia Flyers. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Flyers name Keith Jones President of Hockey Ops; Daniel Briere named GM". NHL.com. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "PHI Records - Philadelphia Flyers - Season-by-Season Record". records.nhl.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bud Poile Joins Philadelphia". Santa Cruz Sentinel. May 31, 1966. p. 9. Retrieved December 20, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b "Allen Named General Manager Of Flyers as Successor to Poile". The New York Times. December 22, 1969. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "SPORTS PEOPLE; Flyer Changes". The New York Times. May 28, 1983. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  10. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; 2 Coaches Out". The New York Times. April 25, 1984. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  11. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Clarke Quits Playing". The New York Times. May 16, 1984. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  12. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Flyers Dismiss Clarke". The New York Times. April 17, 1990. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  13. ^ Miles, Gary (June 7, 1990). "Gm Arrives, Gm Departs: Farwell Gets His Chance With Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  14. ^ a b Miles, Gary (June 16, 1994). "Clarke Waves Off Trading As A Goal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  15. ^ Bowen, Les (June 30, 1994). "Farwell Has Shot At Clarke's Old Job". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  16. ^ a b "Flyers GM Clarke resigns; coach Hitchcock fired". ESPN.com. October 24, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  17. ^ a b "FLYERS PROMOTE PAUL HOLMGREN TO PRESIDENT; RON HEXTALL TO GENERAL MANAGER". Philadelphia Flyers. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  18. ^ "Flyers relieve Ron Hextall". Philadelphia Flyers. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  19. ^ a b "Flyers release President and General Manager Chuck Fletcher". NHL.com. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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