Stars’ Jim Nill Named General Manager Of The Year

Dallas Stars’ GM Jim Nill has been named the 2024-25 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year, per a league announcement. Nill has now won the award three consecutive years, becoming the first GM to achieve the three-peat. He was named on 37 of the 42 ballots submitted for the award.

Nill received 139 points, which equates to 17 first-place votes, 17 second-place votes, and three third-place votes. Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito finished second with 102 points, while Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff finished a distant third with 52 points. In total, 13 general managers received votes.

Nill supported the Stars’ efforts during the 2024-25 season by acquiring Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks in February and then swung for the fences by trading for star winger Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes at the deadline. Granlund posted 21 points in 31 regular-season games for the Stars, while Rantanen went on a historic playoff run with the team, posting nine goals and 22 points in 18 games.

Nill spent nine seasons playing in the NHL, skating in 524 career games for five different teams. Following his playing career, he spent time scouting and eventually worked his way into a management role in the Red Wings organization. He was named the Stars’ general manager in 2013 and in his 12 seasons in Dallas has been a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award five times.

Voting for the award was conducted by NHL Club General Managers and a panel of league executives and media members at the conclusion of the second round in the playoffs.