The Resume

(September 2, 1943- )
Born in High River, Alberta, Canada
Forward for the Boston Bruins (1966-69), Pittsburgh Penguins (1969-71), New York Rangers (1970-74), St. Louis Blues (1974), Montreal Canadiens (1974-75), Minnesota North Stars (1975-76) and the Edmonton Oilers (1976-77)
Head coach of the Edmonton Oilers (1977-89, 1993-94) and the New York Rangers (2002-04)
President and general manager of the of the Edmonton Oilers (1980-2000) and the New York Rangers (2000- )
Jack Adams Award winner (1986)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a journeyman player during his playing career.
During the 1986 NHL All-Star Game, he was incredibly biased towards his team selecting 10 Oilers to fill 1/3 of the Campbell Conference roster.
He was deemed a hypocrite by hockey pundits after he made a point to the media about the Oilers being unable to sign premier players. A year after he made the statement, he accepted the Rangers job offer (2000).
He made foolish personnel decisions and terrible coaching hires in his first five years as the Rangers GM.
He pissed off Ranger fans by trading away franchise mainstays Brian Leetch and Adam Graves for little or nothing in return.
Like his predecessors, he has been accused of failing to develop homegrown prospects within the Rangers system by electing to spend heavily on free agents.
He frequently squanders his first round draft choices on underachieving players.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the architect of the Oilers dynasty during the 1980's.
He refused to take credit for the team's success, instead saying that his players deserved more merit then he did.
He was forced to trade away the majority of the players from the 1980's Oiler dynasty as a result of the team's peril into near bankruptcy.
Despite his title as GM, he dodged a major bullet by not being the scapegoat for both Edmonton fans and media following the Wayne Gretzky trade (1988).
Ten years after trading Mark Messier, his first move as the Rangers GM was re-acquring him as a free agent.
After realizing he made major screw-ups during his first four seasons as the Rangers GM, he gave into a rebuilding project, which benefited his team following the lockout.
He frequently gives players who are considered cast-offs by other teams second chances of being NHL regulars.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Boston Bruins
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9021943)
• Dallas Stars
• Edmonton Oilers
• His and Hers
• Hockey Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1997)
• I Come from Canada
• I Played for the Canadiens and Bruins
• I Played for the Canadiens and Stars
• Ice Hockey Players
• Jack Adams Trophy Winners (Ranked: 1986)
• Montreal Canadiens
• New York Rangers
• Pittsburgh Penguins
• Profiles 21751-22000 (Ranked: 21927)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 10]
• Silver Foxes [Gray and Don't Care]
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• St. Louis Blues
• Stanley Cup Losing Head Coaches (Ranked: 1983)
• Stanley Cup Winning Head Coaches (Ranked: 1984)
• Stanley Cup Winning Head Coaches (Ranked: 1985)
• Stanley Cup Winning Head Coaches (Ranked: 1987)
• Stanley Cup Winning Head Coaches (Ranked: 1988)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 59 Votes: 64.41% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 71.19% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 93 Votes: 77.42% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 51 Votes: 72.55% Annoying