Prior to Game 5 of the Vegas-Montreal semifinal series, Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello was named the winner of the Jim Gregory Award as NHL General Manager of the Year.
Lamoriello’s 104 points topped Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin’s 79 and rookie Florida GM Bill Zito’s 45. Bergevin and Lamoriello have teams playing in the semifinals right now, and voting was done at the end of the second round. Ballots were submitted by NHL GMs, executives and select media mem... hey waitasecond...
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