The Montreal Canadiens stated that they wanted to hire a woman in hockey operations, and Jeff Gorton said that they aren’t scared of a different background. We will have closer looks at many people who have been mentioned in the general manager search, but this article will focus on potential women that the Canadiens can bring in to their hockey operations department.
It is possible, if unlikely, that the Canadiens hire a woman as general manager. The candidates for this job are few and far between simply because of the lack of women who have any front office experience in the NHL.