Hockey

Who Will Become the First Woman to Serve as an NHL GM?


Courtesy of Meghan Chayka

Courtesy of Meghan Chayka

A day will come in the National Hockey League when a woman is named general manager of a franchise.

With the firing of two GMs- Montreal’s Marc Bergevin and Vancouver’s Jim Benning – already this season, women were in the conversation. Being in the conversation however, isn’t enough.

In other professional leagues, women have already made inroads into coaching and managerial positions. Susan Tose Spencer was the first woman to serve as a general manager in the NFL back in 1983, and Kim Ng is the current general manager for the MLB’s Miami Marlins.



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