Najlepším generálnym manažérom je Nill

The winner of the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award was Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.

Awarded annually since the 2009-10 season to the manager who excelled most in his role during the regular season, the award was later named after former Toronto Maple Leafs GM and Hall of Famer Gregory. After the end of the 2nd round of the playoffs, the general managers of the clubs themselves, together with the NHL management and journalists, vote on it.

The other two finalists were Don Sweeney of the Boston Bruins and Bill Zito of the Florida Panthers.

The Stars, 47-21-14, scored 108 points in the regular season, their second-highest total since 2015-16's 109 points, before advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the second time in four years. In that, they already lost to the future champions Vegas Golden Knights 2:4 for matches.

Nill's accomplishments also include the arrival of coach Peter DeBoer to the club, the acquisition of forward Mason Marchment and fullback Colin Miller on the market, and before the March transfer deadline, the Stars strengthened forwards Evgenii Dadonov andMax Domi.

In addition, players recently drafted by the Stars shined in the season.Jason Robertson (choice number 39 from the 2017 draft) was the seventh best scorer in the league with 46 goals,Roope Hintz (number 49, 2015 draft) dominated the team's productivity in the playoffs with 24 points.Wyatt Johnston (number 23, 2021 draft) was first in goals (four) and second in points (six) among rookies in the playoffs.

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In addition to Robertson, the Stars also drafted guard Miro Heiskanen (No. 3) and goaltender Jake Oettinger (No. 26) in 2017, other key pillars of the team.

Nill took over as Dallas' general manager in April 2013, finishing third in the 2016 and 2020 GM voting. In the second case, the Stars even reached the finals of the Stanley Cup, but lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.