Montreal Canadiens: Three Women Perfectly Qualified for Habs GM Job

The Montreal Canadiens awful start to the season necessitated some changes being made in the organization.

The first major domino fell when general manager Marc Bergevin and his assistant, Trevor Timmins were fired from their positions last month.

Those positions were not immediately filled, but Jeff Gorton was brought in as the new Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations. Essentially the former general manager of the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins is at the top of the front office pyramid and he will decide who fills in the roles underneath him.

Gorton as well as owner Geoff Molson has cast a wide net in a search for a new general manager. They have not stated the criteria they are looking for in a replacement for Bergevin, but they have dropped a few hints. Gorton mentioned in his press conference that they may look “outside the box” and try to find someone from a different role than himself. He mentioned it could be a former player since he did not play or it could be an agent since he does not have experience in that aspect of the game.

It has also been mentioned, not by the team itself, but by those who cover the team closely, that the Canadiens have at least three women on their radar as potential candidates for the job.

There are not many women filling roles in the front offices of NHL teams, at least not yet, so it did beg the question, “which women have the resume to fill the role as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens going forward?”

Well, there are many that would be more than capable of taking over as Bergevin’s replacement.

Let’s take a look at the three women most likely to be the next general manager of the Montreal Canadiens.