List of Philadelphia Flyers general managers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Eastern Conference.^[1] The Flyers were founded in 1967 as one of six expansion teams, increasing the size of the NHL at that time to twelve teams.^[2]

Daniel Briere is the Flyers current general manager.

Since the franchise was established, the team has had ten general managers,^[3] including Keith Allen, who built the Flyers teams that won two Stanley Cups in 1974 and 1975,^[4] and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.^[4] Allen served the longest single stint, 14 seasons, as Flyers GM while Bob Clarke served the most seasons (19) over two stints. Daniel Briere is the team’s current general manager.^[5]

Key

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

General managers of the Philadelphia Flyers

No.	Name	Tenure	Accomplishments during this term[6]	Ref(s)
1	Bud Poile†	May 31, 1966 – December 19, 1969 (1966-05-31 – 1969-12-19)	1 division title 2 playoff appearances	[7][8]
2	Keith Allen†	December 22, 1969 – May 27, 1983 (1969-12-22 – 1983-05-27)	Won Stanley Cup twice (1974, 1975) 2 additional Stanley Cup Finals appearances 4 Campbell Conference titles 6 division titles 12 playoff appearances	[4][8][9]
3	Bob McCammon	May 27, 1983 – April 25, 1984 (1983-05-27 – 1984-04-25)	1 playoff appearance	[9][10]
4	Bob Clarke	May 15, 1984 – April 16, 1990 (1984-05-15 – 1990-04-16)	2 Eastern Conference titles 3 division titles 5 playoff appearances	[11][12]
5	Russ Farwell	June 6, 1990 – June 15, 1994 (1990-06-06 – 1994-06-15)		[13][14][15]
6	Bob Clarke	June 15, 1994 – October 22, 2006 (1994-06-15 – 2006-10-22)	1 Eastern Conference title 5 division titles 11 playoff appearances	[14][16]
7	Paul Holmgren	October 22, 2006 – May 7, 2014 (2006-10-22 – 2014-05-07)	1 Eastern Conference title 1 division title 6 playoff appearances	[16][17]
8	Ron Hextall	May 7, 2014 – November 26, 2018 (2014-05-07 – 2018-11-26)	2 playoff appearances	[17][18]
9	Chuck Fletcher	December 3, 2018 – March 10, 2023 (2018-12-03 – 2023-03-10)	1 playoff appearance	[3][19]
10	Daniel Briere	March 10, 2023 – present (2023-03-10 – present)		[19][5]

• 
  Bud Poile, shown here during his playing career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, was the team's first general manager.
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  Keith Allen, shown here during his playing career, won two Stanley Cups as the team's general manager.
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  Bob Clarke, shown here during the warmup for the 2012 Winter Classic Alumni Game, served 19 seasons over two stints as general manager.
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  The Flyers reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010 during Paul Holmgren's tenure as general manager.
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  Ron Hextall was the team's general manager for five seasons.

See also

• List of NHL general managers

References

General

• "PHI Records". records.nhl.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
• "All-Time Personnel List". Flyers History. Retrieved March 20, 2008.

Specific

1. "Teams – NHL.com". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
2. "Winter Classic Facts to Astound and Amaze". Philadelphia Flyers. December 25, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
3. "Flyers Name Chuck Fletcher Executive Vice President & General Manager". Philadelphia Flyers. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
4. "FLYERS MOURN THE PASSING OF KEITH ALLEN". Philadelphia Flyers. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
5. "Flyers name Keith Jones President of Hockey Ops; Daniel Briere named GM". NHL.com. May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
6. "PHI Records - Philadelphia Flyers - Season-by-Season Record". records.nhl.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
7. "Bud Poile Joins Philadelphia". Santa Cruz Sentinel. May 31, 1966. p. 9. Retrieved December 20, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Allen Named General Manager Of Flyers as Successor to Poile". The New York Times. December 22, 1969. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
9. "SPORTS PEOPLE; Flyer Changes". The New York Times. May 28, 1983. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
10. "SPORTS PEOPLE; 2 Coaches Out". The New York Times. April 25, 1984. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
11. "SPORTS PEOPLE; Clarke Quits Playing". The New York Times. May 16, 1984. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
12. "SPORTS PEOPLE: HOCKEY; Flyers Dismiss Clarke". The New York Times. April 17, 1990. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
13. Miles, Gary (June 7, 1990). "Gm Arrives, Gm Departs: Farwell Gets His Chance With Flyers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
14. Miles, Gary (June 16, 1994). "Clarke Waves Off Trading As A Goal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
15. Bowen, Les (June 30, 1994). "Farwell Has Shot At Clarke's Old Job". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
16. "Flyers GM Clarke resigns; coach Hitchcock fired". ESPN.com. October 24, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
17. "FLYERS PROMOTE PAUL HOLMGREN TO PRESIDENT; RON HEXTALL TO GENERAL MANAGER". Philadelphia Flyers. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
18. "Flyers relieve Ron Hextall". Philadelphia Flyers. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
19. "Flyers release President and General Manager Chuck Fletcher". NHL.com. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.