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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Not many NHL GM’s have dedicated their lives to the profession. A whole bunch seemed to have started as players and then learned it later in their career. Or started in another field and then moved to hockey.
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Those who started as players dedicated years of their lives to learning the game from the inside, which certainly counts as a form of preparation. Of those who didn't, some were scouts from the time they left minor hockey, some have formal training in sports management, some (like Treliving) learnt the trade on the job by managing in the minor leagues.
You will not find one general manager in the history of the NHL who stepped in off the street and just started doing the job.