List of Edmonton Oilers general managers

Peter Chiarelli is the current general manager of the Edmonton Oilers.

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey franchise based in Edmonton, Alberta. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were founded in 1972 as a member of the World Hockey Association (WHA) and played in the WHA until 1979 when they joined the NHL. The team has had nine general managers since their inception.

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 Edmonton Oilers

No.	Name	Appointment	Departure	Accomplishments and events during this term	Ref(s)
1	Bill Hunter	November 1, 1971	1976		[1][2]
2	Bep Guidolin	August 1976	1977		[2][3]
3	Brian Conacher	1977	1978		[2]
4	Larry Gordon	April 26, 1978	June 1980	Acquired Wayne Gretzky in a trade with Indianapolis Racers	[2][4]
5	Glen Sather	June 1980	June 9, 2000	Won Stanley Cup five times (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990)	[2][5]
6	Kevin Lowe	June 9, 2000	July 31, 2008	Appeared in Stanley Cup Finals in 2006	[6][7]
7	Steve Tambellini	July 31, 2008	April 15, 2013		[7][8]
8	Craig MacTavish	April 15, 2013	April 24, 2015		[8][9]
9	Peter Chiarelli	April 24, 2015	–		[9]

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. Greig, Murray (October 9, 2012). "WHA Oilers were Wild Bill Hunter's baby". Toronto Sun. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
2. "A visualized history of the Edmonton Oilers". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
3. "Edmonton Oilers, EEA Reach Coliseum Accord". The Daily Times. August 22, 1976. p. 19. Retrieved July 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sports Transactions". The News-Palladium. April 27, 1978. p. 28. Retrieved July 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Diamos, Jason (May 20, 2000). "HOCKEY; Sather One Step Closer to the Rangers". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
6. Diamos, Jason (June 10, 2000). "HOCKEY; Lowe to Stay With Oilers As the General Manager". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
7. "Oilers announce new Hockey Ops structure". Edmonton Oilers. July 31, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
8. Dittrick, Ryan (April 15, 2013). "Oilers appoint Craig MacTavish as general manager". Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
9. "Oilers Entertainment Group Announces Changes to Senior Management". Edmonton Oilers. April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.