Pierre Dorion
| Pierre Dorion | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1972 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | General manager of the Ottawa Senators |
| Years active | 1994–2023 |
Pierre Dorion Jr. (born July 6, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey executive. He served as general manager of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League from 2016 to 2023.
Career
Dorion was an amateur scout for the Montreal Canadiens for eleven years until 2005. He then joined the New York Rangers as a scout of amateur teams. Dorion joined the Ottawa Senators in July 2007 as chief amateur scout. In 2009, he was named director of player personnel.[1] In 2014, Dorion and Randy Lee were both named assistant general managers after general manager Bryan Murray's nephew Tim Murray left his assistant general manager position to become the general manager of the Buffalo Sabres.[2]
On April 10, 2016, Bryan Murray announced that he would be stepping down as the Senators' general manager and that Dorion would succeed him. Murray remained with the team as a senior advisor through the 2016–17 season up until his death in August 2017. Lee remained as assistant general manager.[3][4] On February 10, 2018, the Senators announced that they signed Dorion to a three-year contract extension.[5] At the end of that contract, Dorion agreed to a three-year extension on September 7, 2021.[6]
Dorion was fired as general manager on November 1, 2023, after the Senators forfeited a first-round draft pick due to their role in issues surrounding the trade of Evgenii Dadonov to the Vegas Golden Knights, and Dadonov's subsequent voided trade to the Anaheim Ducks. Steve Staios, the president of hockey operations, was subsequently named interim general manager.[7]
Personal life
Dorion has two children from a previous marriage.[1] Dorion's father was also an ice hockey executive, having worked for the NHL's Central Scouting Bureau during the 1980s, spent a year as an assistant general manager in junior ice hockey with North Bay, and was the head scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1990 until his death from a heart attack in 1994.[8]
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| Preceded by | General manager of the Ottawa Senators 2016–2023 |
Succeeded by Steve Staios interim |
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