Mike Grier: NHL’s First Black GM
Felix Nadeau This July 4th marks a new milestone for the NHL and the San Jose Sharks, who recently hired NHL veteran Mike Grier as the first Black General Manager in the league’s history. Grier was originally a player for 15 seasons between 1996-2011 a was an important role player for four NHL teams, notably the Edmonton Oilers (the team for which he started his career) and the San Jose Sharks, who he played for from 2006-2009. Thirteen years after leaving the Sharks, he was hired as the GM, cementing him as the first of his kind. Before becoming …