Jim Nill

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Jim Nill

Born	(1958-04-11) April 11, 1958 Hanna, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Winnipeg Jets Boston Bruins Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	89th overall, 1978 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1981–1990

James Edward Nill (born April 11, 1958 in Hanna, Alberta) is a former NHL right winger, and currently serves as the general manager of the Dallas Stars.

Junior career

Jim Nill played one season for the Drumheller Falcons of the AJHL in 1975, after which he played three seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WCHL. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round (89th overall) in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

International career

The next season, he played with the University of Calgary before signing with the Canadian national team for 1979–80. Nill scored 32 points in 45 exhibition games before playing six games for Canada at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.

Professional career

Jim Nill played 1 season for the Salt-Lake Golden Eagles of the CHL in 1980–81. He finally made his NHL debut in 1982 for St. Louis. He only played 1 season for the Blues before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Tony Currie, Rick Heinz and St. Louis' 4th round choice (Shawn Kilroy) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft for Glen Hanlon on March 9, 1982. He helped the Canucks to the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals where they would lose to the New York Islanders 4–0. After 2 more seasons in Vancouver Nill was traded to the Boston Bruins for Peter McNab on February 3, 1984. He did not receive very much ice time in Boston and consequently the Bruins ended up trading him to the Winnipeg Jets for Morris Lukowich on February 4, 1985. He played nearly 4 years for Winnipeg, However they were not able to defeat the powerhouse Edmonton Oilers or the Calgary Flames. He was sent to the AHL's Moncton Hawks. He did not stay in New Brunswick long as Detroit Red Wings head coach Jacques Demers liked his tough style of play. He was traded to Detroit on January 11, 1988 for fellow journeyman NHLer Mark Kumpel. He played the final 3 years of his NHL career in Detroit with brief stints for the AHL's Adirondack Red Wings. In Adirondack he was a teammate of Sheldon Kennedy. He retired from hockey as a player after 1991.

Management career

Ottawa and Detroit

After he retired as an active player he joined the scouting staff of the Ottawa Senators as Amateur scout. He was promoted to professional scout after only 2 years. He joined the Red Wings front office in the summer of 1994 following his 3 year stint with the Ottawa Senators.

Jim Nill's duties with Detroit included directing their amateur scouting and selections at the annual NHL Entry Draft. He had also served as the general manager of the Adirondack Red Wings.

Nill continued to oversee the development of the Red Wings' prospects that are currently assigned to Detroit's main affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League, as well as those in the Canadian junior and European leagues.

In his management role with the Detroit Red Wings he has helped the team to 4 Stanley Cup Championships in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008.

Dallas Stars General manager

In April 2013, he was hired as GM of the Dallas Stars. Nill immediately made several major transactions starting with trading a 7th round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft to the Ottawa Senators for Defensemen Sergei Gonchar and signed him a 2 year 10-million dollar contract.^[1] On July 4, 2013 in a blockbuster trade, Nill sent 2011 NHL All-Star Loui Eriksson and prospects Joe Morrow, Reilly Smith, and Matt Fraser to the Boston Bruins in exchange for the former 2nd overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft Tyler Seguin as well Rich Peverley and Ryan Button.^[2] On the same day he traded prospect Philip Larsen and a 7th round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for their captain Shawn Horcoff.^[3]

NHL GM record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
Team	Year	Won	Lost	OTL	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Result
DAL	2013-14	11	8	2	.578	-	-	-	Season In Progress
Total		11	8	2	.578	0 Division Championships	0	0	0 Stanley Cups

References

External links

Current general managers of the National Hockey League

Persondata
Name	Nill, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	April 11, 1958
Place of birth	Hanna, AB, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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