The Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award is given each season to the NHL’s top general manager. It was first awarded in 2009–10 and renamed in 2019–20 to honor Jim Gregory, a longtime Toronto Maple Leafs GM and NHL executive. Voting is done by NHL general managers, League executives, and media after the Second Round of the playoffs.
Jim Nill of the Dallas Stars won the 2023–24 award, becoming the second GM to win it in back-to-back years. He earned 118 voting points and led a Stars team that finished with 113 points, the most since their 1998–99 Stanley Cup season. His roster included nine of his draft picks, and he strengthened the team by signing Matt Duchene, Craig Smith, and Sam Steel and trading for Chris Tanev.
List of NHL Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award Winners
Jim Nill won the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award back-to-back years with the Dallas Stars in 2023–24 and 2022–23. Joe Sakic received the honor in 2021–22 with the Avalanche. Lou Lamoriello won it twice with the Islanders in 2020–21 and 2019–20.
David Poile (2016–17), Jim Rutherford (2015–16), Steve Yzerman (2014–15), Bob Murray (2013–14), and Ray Shero (2012–13) were also recipients. Earlier winners include Doug Armstrong (2011–12), Mike Gillis (2010–11), and the first-ever winner, Don Maloney, with the Coyotes in 2009–10.
Here is the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award Winners table from Year by Year:
| Season | Winner | Team | Win # |
| 2023–24 | Jim Nill | Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Jim Nill | Dallas Stars | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Joe Sakic | Colorado Avalanche | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Lou Lamoriello | New York Islanders | 2 |
| 2019–20 | Lou Lamoriello | New York Islanders | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Don Sweeney | Boston Bruins | 1 |
| 2017–18 | George McPhee | Vegas Golden Knights | 1 |
| 2016–17 | David Poile | Nashville Predators | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Jim Rutherford | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Steve Yzerman | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Bob Murray | Anaheim Ducks | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Ray Shero | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Doug Armstrong | St. Louis Blues | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Mike Gillis | Vancouver Canucks | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Don Maloney | Phoenix Coyotes | 1 |
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