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The search for a general manager by the Wild is over.
Bill Guerin was named the team's chief executive on Wednesday and will likely be introduced on Thursday. Guerin, 48, will replace Paul Fenton, who was sacked on July 30 after a season in which the Wild did not participate in the playoffs, and staff morale has bottomed out.
Guerin, who has played 18 seasons in the NHL and won two Stanley Cups, has been a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins' front office for eight years. His first three years at Pittsburgh were spent developing players before being promoted to assistant general manager in 2014.
The group of candidates for the position, according to The Athletic, included Montreal Canadiens general manager Scott Mellanby and former Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall.
Guerin, a right winger in his career, has 429 goals and 427 assists in 1,263 regular season games and 39 goals and 35 assists in 140 playoff games. He played for the Devils, Oilers, Bruins, Stars, Blues, Sharks, Islanders and Penguins. He was a teammate of the current leader of Wild, Mike Modano, in Dallas. Modano helped Wild owner Craig Leipold and president Matt Majka find Fenton's replacement.
Guerin will be Wild's fourth general manager after Doug Risebrough, Chuck Fletcher and Fenton.
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