According to several reports, Mike Greer will be named general manager of the San Jose Sharks, who have become the first black man in NHL history.
Shark has not confirmed the appointment, but is scheduled to hold a news conference at 2pm ET on Tuesday, when they are expected to formally announce Greer as their new GM.
Grier, 47, played 14 seasons in the NHL for four different teams, including the Sharks, before retiring in 2011. He spent the previous season as a hockey operations consultant for the New York Rangers and has worked as a scout for the Chicago Blackhawks since 2014. Until 2018.
Grier Sharks will replace interim GM Joe Will, who took over when longtime GM Doug Wilson left the team last November for medical reasons. Wilson officially resigned in April after 19 seasons at the club.
Four days after the dismissal of head coach Bob Buffoner and his staff, the Sharks will name Gear as their GM. The shooting for the coaching change came late in the NHL off-season, as eight other head-coaching vacancies have already been filled, but Will said in a statement that the new GM must have “complete autonomy” to appoint the next coach.
Once the dominant force in the Western Conference, the Sharks lost the playoffs for three seasons in a row, the biggest drought in franchise history.
San Jose has an experienced group of players who have different levels of trade protection in their contracts. San Jose is protecting Eric Carlson, Brent Burns, and Mark-Edward Vlasic, all over the age of 32 – with a combined salary cap of 25 26.5 million by 2025.