Over the past year, we’ve seen multiple successful, qualified women hired as assistant general managers for NHL teams. As of writing, there are six women currently serving in assistant GM roles across the league - all incredibly skilled, knowledgeable individuals more than deserving of their positions. That’s six women more than there ever were before, and as a woman in sports - and a woman who enjoys sports - it’s wonderful to see. But it also means there’s still plenty of room for more women to make the jump to front office roles.
The front office of the Buffalo Sabres organization is largely male.