List of Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)/Arizona Coyotes general managers

The Arizona Coyotes are an American professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team started out as a charter member of the World Hockey Association (WHA), and were named the Winnipeg Jets. The WHA then merged with the NHL in 1979, the Jets relocated to Phoenix in 1996, and were renamed the Phoenix Coyotes. The franchise has had eight general managers since entering the NHL.
==Key==
Key of terms and definitions
Term 	Definition
No. 	Number of general managers
Ref(s)	References
– 	Does not apply
 	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category
==General managers==
General managers of the Arizona Coyotes franchise
No.	Name 	Tenure 	Accomplishments during this term	Ref(s)
– 	Annis Stukus 	December 2, 1971 – July 1974 	 	
– 	Rudy Pilous 	July 1974 – November 22, 1978 	
* Won Avco World Trophy 2 times (1975–76, 1977–78)	
1 	John Ferguson, Sr.	November 22, 1978 – October 30, 1988 	
* Won Avco World Trophy (1978–79)
* 7 playoff appearances	
2 	Mike Smith 	October 30, 1988 – January 19, 1994 	
* 3 playoff appearances 	
3 	John Paddock 	January 19, 1994 – December 11, 1996 	
* 1 playoff appearance 	
4 	Bobby Smith 	December 11, 1996 – February 17, 2001	
* 4 playoff appearances 	
5 	Cliff Fletcher 	February 17, 2001 – August 28, 2001 	
* No playoff appearances 	
6 	Mike Barnett 	August 28, 2001 – April 11, 2007 	
* No playoff appearances 	
7 	Don Maloney 	May 29, 2007 – April 11, 2016 	
* Won General Manager of the Year Award (2009–10)
* 1 division title and 3 playoff appearances	
8 	John Chayka 	May 5, 2016 – July 26, 2020 	
* No playoff appearances 	
9 	Steve Sullivan 	July 26, 2020 – September 16, 2020 	
* 1 playoff appearance 	
10 	Bill Armstrong 	September 16, 2020 – present 	
* No playoff appearances 	
==See also==
*List of NHL general managers
==Notes==
* A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. WHA general managers are not counted towards the total.
==References==
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