List of Buffalo Sabres general managers

Tim Murray is the current general manager of the Buffalo Sabres.

The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York, United States. The Sabres are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). Founded as an expansion franchise in 1970, the Sabres have had seven general managers since the team's inception.^[1]

Key

Key of terms and definitions

Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers^[a]
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply
	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General managers of the Buffalo Sabres

No.	Name	Appointment	Departure	Accomplishments and events during this term	Ref(s)
1	Punch Imlach	January 16, 1970	December 4, 1978	Appeared in Stanley Cup Finals in 1975	[2][3]
2	John Anderson	December 4, 1978	June 11, 1979		[4]
3	Scotty Bowman	June 11, 1979	December 1, 1986		[5][6]
4	Gerry Meehan	December 1, 1986	July 30, 1993	Acquired goaltender Dominik Hasek in trade with Chicago Blackhawks	[6][7][8]
5	John Muckler	July 30, 1993	May 14, 1997		[7][9]
6	Darcy Regier	June 11, 1997	November 13, 2013	Appeared in Stanley Cup Finals in 1999	[10][11]
7	Tim Murray	January 9, 2014	—		[1]

During the 2013–14 interim in which there was no general manager, Pat LaFontaine fulfilled the duties of the position under the title of "President of Hockey Operations."^[12]

See also

• List of NHL general managers

Notes

• ^a A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.

References

1. Snow, Kevin (January 9, 2014). "MURRAY BRINGS A NO-NONSENSE APPROACH TO SABRES GM POSITION". Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. "Punch Imlach Buffalo Coach". Standard-Speaker. January 17, 1970. p. 17. Retrieved July 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sabres Fire GM Imlach, Pronovost". Chicago Tribune. December 5, 1978. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
4. "Sabres Name Neilson". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 20, 1979. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
5. "Unhappy Bowman Sabres' new boss". Kokomo Tribune. June 12, 1979. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bowman fired as Sabres run out of patience". Montreal Gazette. December 2, 1986. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
7. "Christie Wins, Lewis Is Third". Los Angeles Times. July 31, 1993. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
8. "HASEK JERSEY RETIREMENT CEREMONY ON JANUARY 13". Buffalo Sabres. October 20, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
9. "Sabres Dismiss Muckler". The New York Times. May 15, 1997. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
10. "Sabres Hire Regier". The New York Times. June 12, 1997. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
11. "LaFONTAINE & NOLAN RETURN TO THE SABRES". Buffalo Sabres. November 13, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
12. Harrison, Doug (November 13, 2013). "Pat LaFontaine, Ted Nolan return to Sabres". CBC Sports. Retrieved November 13, 2013.