Greg Sherman

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Greg Sherman (born March 30, 1970 in Scranton , Pennsylvania ) is an American ice hockey official .

Career

Greg Sherman attended the University of San Diego , where he received his bachelor's degree in accounting in May 1992 . He began in 1996 with the work for the franchise of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League , for which he was employed from 2002 to 2009 as a special assistant to general manager. In this position he was responsible for contract negotiations, litigation and compliance with the salary cap . He was also responsible for managing all financial obligations of the Avalanche and their farm team , the Lake Erie Monsters from the American Hockey League . On June 3, 2009, after the dismissal of his superior François Giguère, he was promoted to General Manager . Craig Billington became the new Assistant General Manager .

Sherman was replaced by Joe Sakic after the 2013-14 season. Sakic, who holds various franchise records, was admitted to the board in 2011 and already made the majority of personnel decisions as executive vice president. As a result, Sakic took over the position of general manager, with Sherman from now on as his assistant.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dan Diamond (Ed.): National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2013 . Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois 2012, ISBN 978-1-60078-785-0 , pp. 42 .
  2. ↑ NHL.com, Greg Sherman named Avalanche GM
  3. ↑ sports.espn.go.com, Avs fire Granato name, new GM
  4. ↑ denverpost.com: “Joe Sakic now has full GM title with Avalanche; Greg Sherman assistant GM " (September 19, 2014, accessed October 2, 2014)
personal data
SURNAME Sherman, Greg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey official
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Scranton , Pennsylvania