Report: Don Sweeney a finalist for Bruins GM job
The Bruins vacant general manager position may not be empty for much longer.
Citing an unnamed league source, ESPNBoston.com’s Joe McDonald reports that the Bruins have narrowed their GM search down to four names, including former Bruins defenseman and current assistant GM Don Sweeney.
Sweeney has been in the Bruins front office since 2006, when he was hired as the team’s director of player development. He was named the director of hockey operations in 2007 before becoming the Bruins assistant GM before the 2009-10 season. Sweeney was named the GM for the Bruins’ AHL affiliate Providence Bruins in August 2014.
As a player, Sweeney spent 15 years with the Bruins from 1988-89 through 2002-03 before playing his final NHL season with the Dallas Stars in 2003-04. In 1,115 career NHL games, Sweeney scored 52 goals with 221 assists with a plus-112 rating. His 1,052 games played with the Bruins puts him behind only Ray Bourque (1,518) and Johnny Bucyk (1,436) for the most in franchise history.
Other possible finalists noted by McDonald include former Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero and current New York Rangers assistant GM Jeff Gorton, although Shero has since been named GM of the New Jersey Devils. Gorton spent 15 years in the Bruins organization from 1992 through 2007, serving as assistant GM for the final seven.
The Bruins have been without a GM since April 15, when they announced they had relieved Peter Chiarelli of his duties. Chiarelli has since been hired as president of hockey operations and GM of the Edmonton Oilers.
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