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Lou Lamoriello

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Sports Executive

The Resume

    (October 21, 1942- )
    Born in Providence, Rhode Island
    President, C.E.O. & General Manager for the New Jersey Devils (1987- )
    Head coach for the New Jersey Devils (2005-06)

Why he might be annoying:

    He bears a resemblance to Uncle Leo off Seinfeld.
    His surname is extremely difficult to spell.
    He has an affinity of hiring ex-Montreal Canadiens head coaches.
    He spent his money on under-acheiving veterans Vladimir Malakhov, Alexander Mogilny and Dan McGillis, who were all demoted to the minors at mid-season (2006).
    He has a tendency to draft injury prone players.
    He hired his son to be the general manager of the Devils farm team.
    He was involved in a nasty verbal war with Mike Danton.
    He enforces a clean-cut policy and a strict dress code for his employees.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is the longest tenured general manager in NHL history.
    He is the architect behind the Devils three Stanley Cup championship rosters.
    He drafted mainstays like Patrik Elias, Brian Gionta, Jay Pandolfo in the later rounds.
    He discovered undrafted talents Brian Rafalski and John Madden.
    He turned the Devils from a perennial laughingstock to one of the NHL's elite teams.
    He was a high school math teacher before taking over as athletic director at Providence College.
    He drafted Martin Brodeur as a late first round pick (1990).

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 45 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 22 Votes: 86.36% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 34 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 75.38% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 70.27% Annoying