Kevin Cheveldayoff

Executive Vice President & General Manager

Kevin Cheveldayoff is entering his 16th season as General Manager of the Winnipeg Jets after being named to the position on June 8, 2011, eight days after the franchise relocated to Winnipeg from Atlanta, and has held the position ever since.

The Jets have posted a winning record in 13 of his 15 seasons as General Manager and have reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs in seven of the past nine seasons. The Jets advanced to the Western Conference Final for the first time in franchise history in 2018 and won a franchise record 56 games during the 2024-25 regular season. Winnipeg has reached 40 wins in four of the last five seasons. Cheveldayoff has finished as a finalist for the NHL’s GM of the Year Award twice, finishing second in 2017-18 and third in 2024-25.

Prior to his time in Winnipeg, Cheveldayoff spent two seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks serving in the role of Assistant General Manager/Senior Director, Hockey Operations. During Cheveldayoff’s tenure, the Blackhawks won the 2010 Stanley Cup championship.

Before joining the Blackhawks in 2009, the Blaine Lake, Sask. native spent the previous 12 seasons as the General Manager of the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves, guiding the franchise to four league championships, which included the 2002 and 2008 AHL Calder Cup championships and 1998 and 2000 IHL Turner Cup championships. Overall, Cheveldayoff has been a part of seven league championships during his management career, which includes two Turner Cups in three seasons as the Assistant Vice President of Hockey Operations and Assistant Coach for the Denver and Utah Grizzlies.

Originally drafted by the New York Islanders with their first pick (16th overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, Cheveldayoff began his career in the AHL with the Capital District Islanders, serving as the alternate captain from 1991 to 1993. He held the same role with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in 1993-94, earning the team’s “Unsung Hero Award” after racking up a career-high 216 penalty minutes in 73 games. Known as a defensive defenceman during his playing days, a knee injury cut his professional career short after five seasons.

Cheveldayoff spent four seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL where he played in 214 games and collected 81 points (12G, 69A), as well as 759 penalty minutes.

Cheveldayoff resides in Winnipeg with his wife Janet. They have a son, Chase, and daughter, Lexi.