List of Boston Bruins general managers

The Boston Bruins, a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, have had eight general managers in its team history. The franchise is a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise was founded in 1924 and entered the NHL as the first American-based expansion team, playing its initial seasons at the still-active Boston Arena. It is an Original Six team, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks. Its home arena is the 17,565-person capacity TD Garden, where it has played since 1995, after leaving the Boston Garden.

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Key of terms and definitions
Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply
†	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers of the Boston Bruins
No.	Name	Tenure	Accomplishments during this term
1	Art Ross	November 1, 1924 – April 1, 1954	Won Stanley Cup 3 times in 8 finals appearances (1927, 1929, 1930, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1953) 7 division titles and 24 playoff appearances
2	Lynn Patrick	April 1, 1954 – April 5, 1965	2 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (1957, 1958) 4 playoff appearances
3	Hap Emms	April 5, 1965 – June 1967	No playoff appearances
4	Milt Schmidt	June 1967 – October 5, 1972	Won Stanley Cup 2 times (1970, 1972) 2 division titles and 5 playoff appearances
5	Harry Sinden†	October 5, 1972 – November 1, 2000	5 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (1974, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1990) Won Presidents' Trophy (1989–90) 2 conference titles, 10 division titles, and 26 playoff appearances
6	Mike O'Connell	November 1, 2000 – March 25, 2006	2 division titles and 3 playoff appearances
–	Jeff Gorton (Interim)	March 25, 2006 – May 26, 2006
7	Peter Chiarelli	May 26, 2006 – April 15, 2015	Won Stanley Cup 1 time in 2 finals appearances (2011, 2013) Won Presidents' Trophy (2013–14) 2 conference titles, 4 division titles, and 7 playoff appearances
8	Don Sweeney	May 20, 2015 – present	1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2019) Won General Manager of the Year Award (2018–19) 1 conference title and 3 playoff appearances

A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total.

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v t e General managers of the National Hockey League
Pacific	Pat Verbeek (Anaheim) Craig Conroy (Calgary) Stan Bowman (Edmonton) Rob Blake (Los Angeles) Mike Grier (San Jose) Ron Francis (Seattle) Patrik Allvin (Vancouver) Kelly McCrimmon (Vegas)
Central	Kyle Davidson (Chicago) Chris MacFarland (Colorado) Jim Nill (Dallas) Bill Guerin (Minnesota) Barry Trotz (Nashville) Doug Armstrong (St. Louis) Bill Armstrong (Utah) Kevin Cheveldayoff (Winnipeg)
Atlantic	Don Sweeney (Boston) Kevyn Adams (Buffalo) Steve Yzerman (Detroit) Bill Zito (Florida) Kent Hughes (Montreal) Steve Staios (Ottawa) Julien BriseBois (Tampa Bay) Brad Treliving (Toronto)
Metropolitan	Eric Tulsky (Carolina) Don Waddell (Columbus) Tom Fitzgerald (New Jersey) Lou Lamoriello (N.Y. Islanders) Chris Drury (N.Y. Rangers) Daniel Briere (Philadelphia) Kyle Dubas (Pittsburgh) Chris Patrick (Washington)
Defunct teams: Arizona Coyotes (inactive) Atlanta Flames Atlanta Thrashers California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons Colorado Rockies Hartford Whalers Kansas City Scouts Minnesota North Stars Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)