Blue Jackets add to front office with veteran executive

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets person hired seasoned NHL executive Laurence Gilman arsenic vice president of lucky operations, nan squad announced connected Tuesday. Gilman will assistance squad president and wide head Don Waddell successful each aspects of nan club’s lucky operations.

Gilman brings much than 2 decades of NHL guidance acquisition to Columbus, having worked for 4 different organizations since 1994.

“I person known Laurence for galore years, and I americium very excited to invited him to nan Columbus Blue Jackets,” Waddell said successful a squad statement. “He is highly knowledgeable astir each facets of squad and convention operations, and his acquisition and characteristic will beryllium a awesome summation to our lucky operations staff.”

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The Winnipeg, Manitoba, autochthonal began his NHL profession pinch nan Winnipeg Jets successful 1994 and moved pinch nan franchise erstwhile it relocated to Phoenix successful 1996. He held various roles pinch nan Coyotes done 2007, yet serving arsenic elder vice president of lucky operations and adjunct wide manager.

Gilman past spent 7 seasons pinch nan Vancouver Canucks from 2008 to 2015 arsenic vice president of lucky operations and adjunct wide manager. During that time, nan Canucks won 5 consecutive Pacific Division titles, captured back-to-back Presidents’ Trophies successful 2010-11 and 2011-12, and reached nan 2011 Stanley Cup Final.

Most recently, Gilman spent six seasons successful nan Toronto Maple Leafs organization, serving arsenic adjunct wide head from 2018 to 2022 and elder vice president of lucky operations for nan AHL’s Toronto Marlies from 2022 to 2024. The Leafs made nan playoffs successful each of his 4 seasons pinch nan NHL club.

“I’m very excited to subordinate nan Blue Jackets and want to convey Don for nan opportunity,” Gilman said successful nan statement. “Columbus is simply a terrific marketplace pinch awesome fans, and I look guardant to moving pinch everyone location and doing everything I tin to thief this squad person occurrence connected nan ice.”

The Blue Jackets had an opening successful their beforehand agency aft erstwhile adjunct GM Josh Flynn near to return a occupation pinch nan Buffalo Sabres successful precocious December.

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