JEFF GORTON

Montreal Canadiens

Vice President of Hockey Operations

BORN: Apr. 27, 1968

AGE: 55

Staff History

TEAM	POSITION	DATE SPAN	AGE SPAN	DURATION
Boston Bruins	Director of Scouting	1994 - Oct. 7, 1998	25 - 30	4 Years
Boston Bruins	Vice President of Hockey Operations	Oct. 8, 1998 - Oct. 31, 2000	30 - 32	2 Years, 23 Days
Boston Bruins	Assistant General Manager	Nov. 1, 2000 - Jun. 27, 2007	32 - 39	6 Years, 7 Months, 26 Days
Boston Bruins	General Manager (Interim)	Mar. 25, 2006 - May 26, 2006	37 - 38	2 Months, 1 Day
New York Rangers	Director of Player Personnel	Oct. 21, 2008 - Jul. 10, 2011	40 - 43	2 Years, 8 Months, 19 Days
New York Rangers	Assistant General Manager	Jul. 11, 2011 - Jun. 30, 2015	43 - 47	3 Years, 11 Months, 19 Days
New York Rangers	General Manager	Jul. 1, 2015 - May 5, 2021	47 - 53	5 Years, 10 Months, 4 Days
Montreal Canadiens	Vice President of Hockey Operations	Nov. 28, 2021 - Present	53 -	2 Years, 4 Months, 22 Days

GM Player History

SIGNINGS	SIGNINGS VALUE	DRAFTED	TRADES
145	$655,765,250	46	45

SIGNINGS

DRAFTED

TRADES

DATE	TRADE DETAILS
Mar. 27, 2021	Los Angeles Kings Acquire: Brendan Lemieux · $1,550,000$1,550,000$1,450,000 Sum: $1,550,000$1,550,000$1,450,000 Change: +$1,550,000 Change: +$1,550,000 Change: +$1,450,000	New York Rangers Acquire: 2021 4th round pick (LAK - #104 - Brody Lamb) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: -$1,550,000 Change: -$1,550,000 Change: -$1,450,000
Oct. 7, 2020	New York Rangers Acquire: 2020 5th round pick (SJS - #127 - Evan Vierling) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0	San Jose Sharks Acquire: 2020 7th round pick (NYR - #196 - Alex Young) 2020 7th round pick (VAN - #206 - Linus Öberg) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0
Oct. 7, 2020	Los Angeles Kings Acquire: Lias Andersson · $0$894,166$832,500 Sum: $0$894,166$832,500 Change: $0 Change: +$894,166 Change: +$832,500	New York Rangers Acquire: 2020 2nd round pick (VGK - #60 - Will Cuylle) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: -$894,166 Change: -$832,500
Oct. 6, 2020	Calgary Flames Acquire: 2020 1st round pick (CAR - #22 - Hendrix Lapierre) 2020 3rd round pick (NYR - #72 - Jérémie Poirier) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0	New York Rangers Acquire: 2020 1st round pick (CGY - #19 - Braden Schneider) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0
Sep. 26, 2020	Detroit Red Wings Acquire: Marc Staal · $5,700,000$5,700,000$4,200,000 2021 2nd round pick (NYR - #48 - Artem Grushnikov) Sum: $5,700,000$5,700,000$4,200,000 Change: +$5,700,000 Change: +$5,700,000 Change: +$4,200,000	New York Rangers Acquire: Future Considerations Sum: $0$0$0 Change: -$5,700,000 Change: -$5,700,000 Change: -$4,200,000
Feb. 24, 2020	Carolina Hurricanes Acquire: Brady Skjei · $5,250,000$5,250,000$5,400,000 Sum: $5,250,000$5,250,000$5,400,000 Change: +$5,250,000 Change: +$5,250,000 Change: +$5,400,000	New York Rangers Acquire: 2020 1st round pick (CAR - #22 - Hendrix Lapierre) [Conditional]* *Conditions: NY Rangers will receive the later (or lower) of either the Carolina or Toronto 2020 1st round picks Result: Rangers will receive Carolina's 2020 1st round pick. Sum: $0$0$0 Change: -$5,250,000 Change: -$5,250,000 Change: $0
Feb. 19, 2020	New York Rangers Acquire: Jean-François Bérubé · $0$700,000$350,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$700,000$350,000 Change: $0 Change: +$700,000 Change: +$350,000	Philadelphia Flyers Acquire: Future Considerations Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: -$700,000 Change: $0
Feb. 18, 2020	Carolina Hurricanes Acquire: Joey Keane · $0$809,166$70,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$809,166$70,000 Change: $0 Change: -$54,167 Change: +$70,000	New York Rangers Acquire: Julien Gauthier · $0$863,333$70,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$863,333$70,000 Change: $0 Change: +$54,167 Change: +$70,000
Oct. 7, 2019	New York Rangers Acquire: Nick Ebert · $0$700,000$300,000 (AHL/JR) 2021 4th round pick (OTT - #106 - Kalle Väisänen) Sum: $0$700,000$300,000 Change: -$3,250,000 Change: -$2,550,000 Change: +$300,000	Ottawa Senators Acquire: Vladislav Namestnikov ($750,000 retained - 18.8%) · $3,250,000$3,250,000$0 Sum: $3,250,000$3,250,000$0 Change: +$3,250,000 Change: +$2,550,000 Change: -$71,000,000
Jul. 1, 2019	Buffalo Sabres Acquire: Jimmy Vesey · $2,275,000$2,275,000$2,350,000 Sum: $2,275,000$2,275,000$2,350,000 Change: +$2,275,000 Change: +$2,275,000 Change: +$2,350,000	New York Rangers Acquire: 2021 3rd round pick (BUF - #65 - Jayden Grubbe) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: -$2,275,000 Change: -$2,275,000 Change: $0
Jun. 17, 2019	New York Rangers Acquire: Jacob Trouba · $0$0$0 (Signing Rights) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0	Winnipeg Jets Acquire: Neal Pionk · $0$0$0 (Signing Rights) 2019 1st round pick (WPG - #20 - Ville Heinola) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0
Apr. 30, 2019	Carolina Hurricanes Acquire: 2019 2nd round pick (NYR - #37 - Mads Søgaard) 2020 2nd round pick (NYR - #41 - Noel Gunler) [Conditional]* *Conditions: If Adam Fox plays in 30 games in the 2019-20 season, the 2020 3rd round pick will upgrade to a 2020 2nd round pick. Result: Adam Fox played in 30 games. The selection upgrades to a 2020 2nd round pick Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0	New York Rangers Acquire: Adam Fox · $0$0$0 (Signing Rights) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0
Feb. 25, 2019	Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire: Adam McQuaid · $2,750,000$2,750,000$2,000,000 Sum: $2,750,000$2,750,000$2,000,000 Change: +$2,750,000 Change: +$2,750,000 Change: +$2,000,000	New York Rangers Acquire: Julius Bergman · $0$0$0 2019 4th round pick (CBJ - #112 - Hunter Skinner) 2019 7th round pick (CBJ - #205 - Eric Ciccolini) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: -$2,750,000 Change: -$2,750,000 Change: -$2,000,000
Feb. 25, 2019	New York Rangers Acquire: Brendan Lemieux · $839,167$839,167$832,500 2019 1st round pick (WPG - #20 - Ville Heinola) [Conditional]* 2022 4th round pick (WPG - #111 - Noah Laba) [Conditional]** Conditions: Should the draft lottery render the 2019 NHL first-round selection a top-three pick, the Rangers will receive Winnipeg's 2020 first-round selection instead. Result: Rangers receive Jets 2019 1st round pick. Conditions: The pick transfers to the Rangers only if Winnipeg wins the 2018-19 Stanley Cup. Result: Condition not met. No pick is transferred. Sum: $839,167$839,167$832,500 Change: -$4,335,833 Change: -$4,335,833 Change: +$832,500	Winnipeg Jets Acquire: Kevin Hayes · $5,175,000$5,175,000$5,175,000 Sum: $5,175,000$5,175,000$5,175,000 Change: +$4,335,833 Change: +$4,335,833 Change: +$5,175,000
Feb. 23, 2019	Dallas Stars Acquire: Mats Zuccarello ($1,350,000 retained - 30%) · $3,150,000$3,150,000$0 Sum: $3,150,000$3,150,000$0 Change: +$3,150,000 Change: +$3,150,000 Change: -$130,500,000	New York Rangers Acquire: 2019 2nd round pick (DAL - #49 - Matthew Robertson) [Conditional]* 2020 3rd round pick (DAL - #92 - Oliver Tärnström) [Conditional]** Conditions: Becomes a 2019 1st round pick if the Dallas Stars advance to the third round of the 2019 NHL playoffs and Mats Zuccarello plays in 50% of the games in the first two rounds Result: Condition not met. Rangers receive a 2019 2nd round pick. *Conditions: Becomes a 2020 1st round pick if the Dallas Stars re-sign Zuccarello Result: Zuccarello did not re-sign with Dallas. Rangers receive the 2020 3rd round pick. Sum: $0$0$0 Change: -$3,150,000 Change: -$3,150,000 Change: $0
Feb. 18, 2019	Chicago Blackhawks Acquire: Peter Holland · $0$675,000$700,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$675,000$700,000 Change: $0 Change: -$55,000 Change: +$700,000	New York Rangers Acquire: Darren Raddysh · $0$730,000$70,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$730,000$70,000 Change: $0 Change: +$55,000 Change: +$70,000
Feb. 12, 2019	New York Rangers Acquire: 2020 7th round pick (VAN - #206 - Linus Öberg) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: -$650,000 Change: $0	Vancouver Canucks Acquire: Marek Mazanec · $0$650,000$200,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$650,000$200,000 Change: $0 Change: +$650,000 Change: +$200,000
Feb. 6, 2019	Nashville Predators Acquire: Cody McLeod · $750,000$750,000$750,000 Sum: $750,000$750,000$750,000 Change: +$750,000 Change: +$750,000 Change: +$750,000	New York Rangers Acquire: 2020 7th round pick (NSH - #197 - Hugo Ollas) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: -$750,000 Change: -$750,000 Change: $0
Jan. 14, 2019	Nashville Predators Acquire: Cole Schneider · $0$650,000$350,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$650,000$350,000 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: +$350,000	New York Rangers Acquire: Connor Brickley · $0$650,000$300,000 (AHL/JR) Sum: $0$650,000$300,000 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: +$300,000
Nov. 16, 2018	Edmonton Oilers Acquire: Ryan Spooner ($900,000 retained - 22.5%) · $3,100,000$3,100,000$3,100,000 Sum: $3,100,000$3,100,000$3,100,000 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: +$100,000	New York Rangers Acquire: Ryan Strome · $3,100,000$3,100,000$3,000,000 Sum: $3,100,000$3,100,000$3,000,000 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: -$100,000
Sep. 11, 2018	Boston Bruins Acquire: Steven Kampfer · $650,000$650,000$650,000 2019 4th round pick (NYR - #99 - Cade Webber) 2019 7th round pick (NYR - #192 - Jake Schmaltz) [Conditional]* *Conditions: If McQuaid plays in at least 25 games in the 2018-19 season OR if the Rangers trade McQuaid at any point during the 2018-19 season, Bruins will also receive a 7th round pick in 2019 Result: Conditions were met. Bruins receive the 2019 7th round pick. Sum: $650,000$650,000$650,000 Change: -$2,100,000 Change: -$2,100,000 Change: +$650,000	New York Rangers Acquire: Adam McQuaid · $2,750,000$2,750,000$2,000,000 Sum: $2,750,000$2,750,000$2,000,000 Change: +$2,100,000 Change: +$2,100,000 Change: +$2,000,000
Jun. 23, 2018	Carolina Hurricanes Acquire: 2019 7th round pick (BOS - #216 - Massimo Rizzo) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0	New York Rangers Acquire: 2018 7th round pick (VGK - #216 - Riley Hughes) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0
Jun. 22, 2018	New York Rangers Acquire: 2018 1st round pick (PIT - #22 - K'Andre Miller) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0	Ottawa Senators Acquire: 2018 1st round pick (BOS - #26 - Jacob Bernard-Docker) 2018 2nd round pick (NJD - #48 - Jonathan Tychonick) Sum: $0$0$0 Change: $0 Change: $0 Change: $0
Feb. 26, 2018	New York Rangers Acquire: Vladislav Namestnikov · $1,937,500$1,937,500$1,975,000 Brett Howden · $894,166$894,166$0 Libor Hájek · $0$864,166$0 (AHL/JR) 2018 1st round pick (TBL - #28 - Nils Lundkvist) 2019 2nd round pick (TBL - #58 - Karl Henriksson) [Conditional]* *Conditions: 2nd round pick becomes a 1st if Tampa wins the Stanley Cup in 2017/18 or 2018/19. Result: Tampa Bay did not win the Stanley Cup, New York will receive Tampa's 2nd round pick. Sum: $2,831,666$3,695,832$1,975,000 Change: -$4,618,334 Change: -$3,754,168 Change: +$1,975,000	Tampa Bay Lightning Acquire: Ryan McDonagh · $4,700,000$4,700,000$5,100,000 J.T. Miller · $2,750,000$2,750,000$2,750,000 Sum: $7,450,000$7,450,000$7,850,000 Change: +$4,618,334 Change: +$3,754,168 Change: +$7,850,000