NHL community plagued with tragic passing of former hockey legend
The NHL made a major announcement as a former Quebec Nordiques GM of 11 seasons has passed away.
Gilles Leger, at age 83 has passed away , and spent 11 seasons with the Quebec Nordiques as GM.
Prior to his arrival in the WHA he spent 5 years with St. Francis University as head coach from 1967-1972. He would make stops in Ottawa and Toronto, before heading to Birmingham in 1976-1979.
His first NHL role would be with the Nordiques overseeing player development, before taking over as GM in 1984 to 1995.
He would later finish his professional career, as a scout for the Edmonton Oilers from 1998-2000, and ending it in New York, as a scout from 2000-2020.
Leger is most famous for scouting the Stastny brothers from Slovakia and building the Stastny line in the WHA, after a 3 year trek to sign them.
Source: The Pink PuckThis Day in Hockey History - August 24, 1980 - Slovakian Stastny Siblings
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14 AOUT | 40 ANSWERS NHL community plagued with tragic passing of former hockey legend Did you think Leger did a great job with the Nordiques as GM? | ||
| Yes | 19 | 47.5 % |
| No | 21 | 52.5 % |
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