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Marc Bergevin and the Islanders: never has a former GM of the Canadiens become a GM again in the NHL
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Marc Bergevin and the Islanders: never has a former GM of the Canadiens become a GM again in the NHL
Credit: Would you like a good one? If Marc Bergevin gets the GM job with the New York Islanders, as he’s tipped to do, he’ll become the first former GM of the Canadiens to land another GM job elsewhere in the NHL after his stint in Montreal. You read that correctly. Kent Hughes is the 18th […]
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If Marc Bergevin gets the GM job with the New York Islanders, as he’s tipped to do, he’ll become the first former GM of the Canadiens to land another GM job elsewhere in the NHL after his stint in Montreal.

You read that correctly.

Kent Hughes is the 18th GM in the club’s history, and the first 17 never (apart from Marc Bergevin?) managed to find a similar job elsewhere in the National Hockey League.

Chat GPT verified the information and even came up with a dramatic phrase to conclude his research.

Being GM of the Canadiens seems to be a pinnacle… but also the end of a career as GM in the NHL. – GPT Chat

The crazy thing is, of the original six teams, the Habs are the only organization in such a boat. The other five clubs have seen at least one former GM step back into a top executive position.

In (very) recent history, Kyle Dubas (Toronto), Peter Chiarelli (Boston), Ken Holland (Detroit), Stan Bowman (Blackhawks) and Jeff Gorton (New York, if you count the VP title in Montreal) are names that have returned to top management positions.

Good thing the Oilers are here to hire the same guys…

But there’s more to it than just getting a job. The Penguins went all out to hire Dubas. Everyone wants Gorton, even though he’s currently in Montreal. The Oilers hired Bowman despite the 2010 controversy. Holland is in his second position after Detroit…

But why is it different in Montreal?

Obviously, the first thing that comes to mind is language. Over the years, the Habs have often hired Francophones, and that must be an important aspect.

Has the Habs ever been “forced” to hire someone other than the one at the top of the list, in order to respect the French language in the city? It begs the question, in any case.

The fact that Jeff Gorton, an English-speaking American, has been in demand in the National League for the past few years is a good indication of this.

But hey. What’s important for the Habs is that they currently have recognized leaders who are doing a good job on the heels of the first really big rebuild in the club’s history.

And above all, despite all the managers of the past who haven’t put their feet up, the Habs still have 24 Stanley Cup titles and have never missed the playoffs in four consecutive seasons in their history. #Notable


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