Bob Gainey

The role of Bob Gainey, who was hired as a consultant for the Stars' hockey operations department in early May, is still undetermined. "I think as we move forward in time here, we'll continue to define the description of things," general manager Joe ...  

Why is Ryan McDonagh a New York Ranger? We may not know the answer until Bob Gainey writes his memoirs – and maybe not even then. It will depend on how candid Gainey plans to be if/when he sums up the triumphs and tragedies of his tenure as Canadiens ...  

It didn't take long for Bob Gainey to get back into the hockey world. Less than six weeks after parting ways with the Montreal Canadiens, the Peterborough native has joined the Dallas Stars in a similar consulting role he had with the Habs. This is Gainey ...  

Bob Gainey is ready for this challenge. The 58-year-old former GM of the Stars returned on Wednesday when he was officially presented as the new Senior Advisor to the Hockey...  

DALLAS -- Ten years after leaving the Dallas Stars organization, Bob Gainey returned Wednesday as he was formally introduced as the team’s new Senior Advisor to the Hockey Department. “It's a good time for me, because I have followed the ...  

Bob Gainey has always believed you build a team to be the best it can be, and that’s a philosophy ... travel down often and split time between the Stars and their AHL affiliate in Cedar Park. He will help assess young talent, talk to players ...  

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Bob Gainey is returning to the Dallas Stars. Formerly a coach and GM with the franchise—the latter a position he held during its run to the Stanley Cup in 199—Gainey signed a consulting deal with the Stars on Wednesday. Gainey is tasked with ...  

The Dallas Stars made the hiring of former GM Bob Gainey as a consultant official today. Gainey will be introduced at a press conference next Wednesday. Here's the release from the Stars. The Dallas Stars announced today that the club has hired ...  

The Dallas Stars announced today that the club has hired Bob Gainey as Senior Advisor to the Hockey Department. Gainey, 58, returns for his second stint with the Stars’ organization. He was the club’s head coach from 1990-1996, and served as G...  

"I'm looking forward to rejoining the organization, and lending my advice and guidance as we strive to get the Stars back on top." "I'm extremely pleased that we are adding a respected hockey man the caliber of Bob Gainey as a senior advisor to our staff ...  

FRISCO, Texas -- Former Minnesota North Stars coach Bob Gainey is returning to the organization now known as the Dallas Stars as a senior adviser. Gainey was the Stars' general manager when they won their only Stanley Cup, in 1999, then went ...  

The Dallas Stars are close to hiring former GM Bob Gainey as a consultant, team president and CEO Jim Lites said Wednesday. An official announcement is expected next week. “I’m a big fan,” Lites said. “We’re excited because of what Bob ...  

The Stars agreed to terms with former general manager Bob Gainey to return to the team as a consultant, team president and CEO Jim Lites confirmed Wednesday. Gainey, who recently ended a similar job with Montreal, is expected to be an important ...  

Gainey told the Morning News his role with the Stars will be similar to the one he had with Montreal under then-GM Pierre Gauthier. “My scope will probably be broader with the Stars, but I see it as observing and familiarizing myself with the ...  

He was general manager from 2003-2010, served as interim head coach twice and was a special advisor. Gainey, part of five Stanley Cups as a player, was a 1992 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame.  

The development was first reported Wednesday by the Dallas Morning News. Dallas has missed the playoffs the last four seasons, three of which have come with Joe Nieuwendyk as general manager. Nieuwendyk's first major decision was to let go coach Dave ...  

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Columnist Tim Cowlishaw answered your questions in a live chat Thursday. Here are some highlights. Comment From Dice... So the Stars are getting the band back together. Where will Gainey have the most influence and do you like the move or does ...  

He stepped down as coach in 1996, but kept the GM title through 2002 ... "But's he's really going to be a senior adviser guy on issues like, not so much who should we hire as opposed to do we need to hire anybody? How do you want to grow?  

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Nine years ago, the Montreal Canadiens lured Bob Gainey from the Dallas Stars to take over as their general manager. Now he’s headed back down to the Lone Star State. The Dallas Morning News reported on Wednesday that the Stars have hired ...  

According to ESPN Dallas, the Stars have reportedly agreed to terms with former Montreal Canadiens GM Bob Gainey to return to the club as a consultant. Team president and CEO Jim Lites confirmed the agreement, though a formal announcement is expected ...  

Former Dallas head coach and general manager Bob Gainey returned to the Stars' fold on Thursday, named the club's senior advisor to the hockey department. "I'm extremely pleased that we are adding a respected hockey man the caliber of Bob Gainey as a ...  

MONTREAL - Pierre Gauthier is no longer general manager of the Canadiens, and Bob Gainey is no longer a special adviser to the club. Geoff Molson, the club’s owner, president and CEO, announced at a press conference Thursday morning at the team’s ...  

MONTREAL - The struggling Montreal Canadiens have fired general manager Pierre Gauthier and parted ways with franchise icon Bob Gainey, saying the direction of the storied franchise had to change. The NHL team announced the Gauthier firing first in a terse ...  

The Montreal Canadiens' reset didn't stop with GM Pierre Gauthier's exit. Hall of Famer player and former GM Bob Gainey, who chose Gauthier to replace him in 2010, has been fired from his advisory role, owner Geoff Molson said Thursday.  

Many believe that Carbonneau was discarded as Canadiens head coach in March 2009 by then-general manager Bob Gainey before any expiration date had been reached. His dismissal came with the 2008-09 Canadiens at 3524-7, with 16 games left on the schedule.  

He played 13 seasons with the Canadiens and was the team captain from 1999 until 2009 when he was let go as part of former general manager Bob Gainey’s major overhaul. Gainey elected not to sign Koivu so that he could bring in Scott Gomez.  

Bob Gainey is returning to the Dallas Stars as a senior adviser to the team. Gainey was the general manager of the Stars when they won their only Stanley Cup in 1999, then went back to the finals a year later. He was the coach from 1990-96 and GM from 1992 ...  

The trade of McDonagh to the Rangers to get Scott Gomez came on Bob Gainey’s watch when he was the GM. This should tarnish Gainey’s reputation for knowing who can play in the NHL and who can’t, but several sources say Gauthier’s ...  

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Bob Gainey is returning to the Dallas Stars as a senior advisor to the team. Gainey was the general manager of the Stars when they won their only Stanley Cup in 1999, then went back to the finals a year later. He was the coach from 1990 ...  

Former Dallas Stars general manager Bob Gainey has rejoined the organization as a consultant, the team announced Thursday ... "His experience and wisdom in this business is second to none, and he'll be an incredible asset as we continue to build our ...  

The Dallas Stars reportedly have agreed to terms with former GM Bob Gainey to return to the team as a consultant. Team president and CEO Jim Lites confirmed the agreement to the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday afternoon. Gainey, who recently ended a ...  

The Dallas Stars have brought back a familiar name to their front office, Bob Gainey agreeing to join the NHL club as a consultant. "I think it’s good thing for the organization and it’s a good thing for everybody involved," Stars GM Joe ...  

Former Dallas Stars general manager Bob Gainey has rejoined the organization as a consultant, the team announced Thursday. "I'm a big fan," Stars president and CEO Jim Lites told reporters. "We're excited because of what Bob brings to this market, to this ...  

FRISCO, Texas — Bob Gainey is returning to the Dallas Stars as a senior advisor to the team. Gainey was the general manager of the Stars when they won their only Stanley Cup in 1999, then went back to the finals a year later. He was the coach from 1990 ...  

Because the newsletter is on hiatus in the off-season, we'll address e-mails here. Howard from Montreal voices serious concerns about the Stars hiring Bob Gainey, and he isn't alone. Many...  

As Canadiens practice, team owner Geoff Molson talks about the firing of the Montreal hockey team's GM, Pierre Gauthier, and the departure of adviser Bob Gainey. Former general manager Serge Savard will now advise Molson in the search for a new GM.  

It won’t be easy, given that the regimes Gauthier and his predecessor, Bob Gainey, left the team handcuffed by a bunch of onerous contracts. That said, Bergevin believes the Canadiens have assets on which to build. “The pieces are really good,” he said.  

The Canadiens fired general manager Pierre Gauthier Thursday after a dismal season and split with Montreal great Bob Gainey, insisting such play will not be tolerated by a franchise long part of hockey history.  

MONTREAL — The Canadiens fired general manager Pierre Gauthier after a dismal season and split with Montreal great Bob Gainey on Thursday, insisting such play will not be tolerated by a franchise long part of hockey history.  

Bob Gainey's former "capologist" Julien Brisebois and popular tv broadcaster Pierre McGuire are believed to have survive ... CJAD and Sports Illustrated's Michael Farber has the latest on the inside track.  

At their Brossard training complex Thursday morning, Canadiens players talked about the latest bombshell to rock the team. Pierre Gauthier was no longer the general manager. Bob Gainey was out as a consultant. Principal owner Geoff Molson had briefed the ...  

MONTREAL (AP) - The Canadiens fired general manager Pierre Gauthier after a dismal season and split with Montreal great Bob Gainey on Thursday, insisting such play will not be tolerated by a franchise long part of hockey history."We need to rememb...  

Pierre Gauthier was no longer the general manager. Bob Gainey was out as a consultant. Principal owner Geoff Molson had briefed the media hordes on his decision to take a chainsaw to the team’s hockey operations department. Once the blood and viscera had ...  

Carey Price was sturdy and made 25 saves for the disappointing Canadiens (29-35-14), who played their first game since general manager Pierre Gauthier was fired, and team adviser Bob Gainey left on Thursday. "The heart was in the game," Canadiens coach ...  

NEW YORK --The Montreal Canadiens arrived at Madison Square Garden on Friday as a team without a general manager, Pierre Gauthier being removed from the position Thursday after two seasons. Bob Gainey, Gauthier's predecessor, also was relieved of his ...  

MONTREAL — At the team’s training complex Thursday morning, Montreal Canadiens players talked about the latest bombshell to rock the team. Pierre Gauthier was no longer the general manager. Bob Gainey was out as a consultant. Principal owner Geoff ...  

Hockey Hall of Famer and current head coach of the QMJHL's Quebec Remparts, Patrick Roy, addressed the media on Thursday just hours after the Montreal Canadiens announced general manager Pierre Gauthier and advisor Bob Gainey were relieved of their duties ...  

MONTREAL — At the team’s training complex Thursday morning, Montreal Canadiens players talked about the latest bombshell to rock the team. Pierre Gauthier was no longer the general manager. Bob Gainey was out as a consultant. Principal owner ...  

The Habs — hopelessly out of the playoffs and having fired their general manager, Pierre Gauthier, and his predecessor, Canadiens legend Bob Gainey, on Thursday — are where they are for many reasons. One of those reasons is the same reason.  

MONTREAL (AP) -- The Canadiens fired general manager Pierre Gauthier after a dismal season and split with Montreal great Bob Gainey on Thursday, insisting such play will not be tolerated by a franchise long part of hockey history. "We need to ...  

Before getting his walking papers -- accompanied by old friend and adviser Bob Gainey -- Gauthier ran the franchise into the ground, but with the search for a replacement to begin immediately, Molson has a big decision to make. While the popular ...  

There was a certain irony that the changes in the Canadiens' front office occurred on the eve of a game against the New York Rangers, who offer a painful reminder of one of the biggest mistakes of Bob Gainey's tenure as general manager. When Gainey set out ...  

On Thursday morning, the Canadiens announced the news that GM Pierre Gauthier and special advisor Bob Gainey are out. A dramatic change to the Montreal front office comes with five games remaining in the season and the Canadiens sitting dead last in a ...  

MONTREAL - The Canadiens fired general manager Pierre Gauthier after a dismal season and split with Montreal great Bob Gainey on Thursday ... which has been hit by injuries and is 29-34-14, last in the Eastern Conference.  

Also departing is Bob Gainey, who had been acting in an advisory role since stepping down as general manager in 2010. Serge Savard will be serving as a special advisor to Molson throughout the search for the team's next general manager. Gauthier joined the ...  

Just over a month removed from his advisory role with the Montreal Canadiens, Bob Gainey is back with his other former NHL team. The former Canadiens general manager is returning to the Dallas Stars as a senior advisor to GM Joe Nieuwendyk. Gainey worked ...  

Bergevin is the 17th GM in Habs' history, stepping into the GM shoes of Pierre Gauthier, who was fired March 29 after replacing Bob Gainey in February 2010, With the club missing the playoffs this season, Gainey is now also gone. Bergevin broke ...  

Bergevin is the 17th GM in Habs' history, stepping into the GM shoes of Pierre Gauthier, who was fired March 29 after replacing Bob Gainey in February 2010, With the club missing the playoffs this season, Gainey is now also gone. Bergevin broke ...  

MONTREAL — Pierre Gauthier is no longer general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, and Bob Gainey is no longer a special adviser to the club. Geoff Molson, the club’s owner, president and CEO, announced at a news conference Thursday morning at the team ...  

But he’s also a guy who got his start in the Pierre Boivin/Bob Gainey regime, given both are gone and he’s won nothing in either the NHL or the American Hockey League (although the Norfolk Admirals, who he oversees, are a an AHL juggernaut this year ...  

He also said that former general manager and Hall of Fame player Bob Gainey will no longer be adviser to the team. That role now belongs to another former GM and Canadiens Hall of Famer, Serge Savard, who ran the Habs from 1983-1995. “After discussing ...  

Habs icon Bob Gainey, a former Canadiens captain and GM, is also leaving the organization. Gainey promoted Gauthier ... Former Canadiens assistant GM Julien BriseBois, now with Tampa Bay, broadcaster and former NHL coach Pierre McGuire and former Colorado ...  

That has to leave one wondering: If this is what he believes, why in the world would he fire his GM? Bob Gainey also was let go ... of their draft position this year to restock a depleted system. Molson also suggested the Canadiens would be active in ...  

MONTREAL - Remember when Bob Gainey and Brian Burke were considered to be the saviours who would lead the Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs back to the promised land? It doesn’t seem that long ago ... but how times have changed. Gainey, the ...  

When team owner Geoff Molson announced the dismissal of Pierre Gauthier as General Manager, and Bob Gainey's exist from the organization, he announced that Savard had been retained to act on his advisor on the matter of finding the next GM of this club.  

Datsyuk has won the award three of the past four years, and is one of just four players to have won it three times, joining Bob Gainey, Guy Carbonneau and Jere Lehtinen. If Datsyuk wins it this year, he will join Gainey as the only player to win four times.  

Though it was no surprise, it was quite a week in Montreal, as Canadiens ownership flushed the front office Thursday by firing general manager Pierre Gauthier and much-loved Bob Gainey, previously the club’s GM and more recently Gauthier’s ...  

He is a finalist for the fifth straight year, matching Montreal's Guy Carbonneau and Bob Gainey for the longest streak since the award was introduced in 1978. The 33-year-old Datsyuk tallied at least 65 points for the seventh time in the last eight seasons ...  

A Selke win in June would tie Datsyuk with Bob Gainey for the most Selke Trophies in the award's history (four), but that's likely little consolation after Detroit's season ended on Friday night at the hands of the Nashville Predators. Kesler was not among ...  

Datsyuk has been voted a Selke finalist for the fifth consecutive year, matching the streaks of Montreal's Guy Carbonneau (1986 through 1990) and Bob Gainey (1978 through 1982) as the longest since the award was introduced in 1978. History The trophy was ...  

If Datsyuk wins his fourth Selke, he would tie Bob Gainey for the most in history. The Lady Byng award nominees were also announced Monday. Florida Panthers defenceman Brian Campbell, Edmonton Oilers right winger Jordan Eberle and New York Islanders left ...  

Datsyuk is one of three players up for the award for the league's best defensive forward along with David Backes of the St. Louis Blues and Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. Montreal Canadiens great Bob Gainey holds the record with four Selke wins.  

The Habs sacked boss Pierre Gauthier and special assistant Bob Gainey on Thursday and will now begin, according to owner Geoff Molson, an exhaustive search for a new GM. To that end, Molson has tapped Serge Savard to lead the search and you can be sure ...  

Saku Koivu will return to Anaheim after he and the Ducks agreed to a one-year extension worth $3 million plus bonuses. [Ducks] • According to Mike Heika, Bob Gainey is returning to the Dallas Stars after taking on a role as consultant with the team.  

NEW YORK – There was a certain irony that the changes in the Canadiens’ front office occurred on the eve of a game against the New York Rangers, who offer a painful reminder of one of the biggest mistakes of Bob Gainey’s tenure as general manager.  

If he has a warm, cuddly side, he hides it well. In Montreal, Gauthier alienated almost everyone it was possible to alienate, with the possible exception of Bob Gainey: players, coaches, media, fans. The question is: why? What can you possibly ...  

Carey Price was sturdy and made 25 saves for the Canadiens, who played their first game since general manager Pierre Gauthier was fired, and team adviser Bob Gainey left on Thursday. The Rangers came into this game facing a lot less pressure ...  

MONTREAL - Remember when Bob Gainey and Brian Burke were considered to be the saviours who would lead the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs back to the NHL's promised land? It doesn't seem that long ago . . . but how times have changed.  

Carey Price was sturdy and made 25 saves for the Canadiens, who played their first game since general manager Pierre Gauthier was fired, and team adviser Bob Gainey left Thursday. The Rangers came into this game facing a lot less pressure ...  

Owner Tom Gaglardi, President Jim Lites and GM Joe Nieuwendyk were all on hand to welcome back Bob Gainey to the organization in a consulting role and shed light onto what Dallas might do this offseason. If their words were any indication ...  

Montreal Canadiens great Bob Gainey holds the record with four Selke wins. Also Monday, the NHL announced Edmonton’s Jordan Eberle, Florida’s Brian Campbell and Matt Moulson of the New York Islanders are the finalists for the Lady Byng ...  

It’s the fifth consecutive year Datsyuk has been named a finalist for the Selke Trophy, which matches the streaks of Montreal’s Guy Carbonneau (1986 through 1990) and Bob Gainey (1978 through 1982) as the longest since the award was ...  

Canadiens: The team fired general manager Pierre Gauthier after a dismal season and split with Montreal great Bob Gainey, who was a team adviser.