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Nashville Predators General Manager David Poile is the longest-tenured GM in the NHL. He is the sixth-longest tenured GM in NHL history — 23 years, 2 months — behind only:
- Jack Adams (34 years, 11 months, 12 days, with the Detroit Red Wings)
- Conn Smythe (30 years, 6 months, 18 days, with the Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Art Ross (29 years, 5 months, with the Boston Bruins)
- Harry Sinden (28 years, 27 days, also with the Boston Bruins)
- Lou Lamoriello (27 years, 7 months, 24 days, with the New Jersey Devils)
The NHL came to Nashville on June 25, 1997 when the Board of Governors granted Leipold Hockey Holdings, LLC a conditional franchise.