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Chris Gear

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Chris Gear

Chris Gear joined Daily Faceoff in Jan. 2022 after a 12-year run with the Vancouver Canucks, most recently as the club’s Assistant General Manager and Chief Legal Officer. Before migrating over to the hockey operations department, where his responsibilities included contract negotiations, CBA compliance, assisting with roster and salary cap management and governance for the AHL franchise, Gear was the Canucks’ vice president and general counsel.

Chris Gear Headlines

DateTitle
Jul 15, 2022My journey to The Dark Side: from NHL team member to media member
Jul 12, 2022From shopping lists to auctioneer agents: Inside the NHL Free Agent Frenzy
Jul 05, 2022Inside the NHL Draft floor experience
Jun 30, 2022Is the Tampa Bay Lightning dynasty dream dead? Not so fast
Jun 28, 2022The top five NHL trade deadline deals of 2021-22
Jun 23, 2022The ‘Five O’s’ method for courting NHL free agents
Jun 20, 2022No mulligans allowed: How teams escape bad contracts
Jun 17, 2022Joy, despair and Green Men: What it’s like to work for a team in the Stanley Cup Final
Jun 12, 2022Prediction: New York Rangers, 2022-23 Stanley Cup champions
Jun 08, 2022Inside pre-draft scouting meetings: why ‘fighting’ is a good thing
Jun 03, 2022Kids at the NHL Draft Combine: underestimate the interview at your peril
May 30, 2022From a joke to a serious Stanley Cup threat: how did the Edmonton Oilers get here?
May 26, 2022Can the Florida Panthers remain a powerhouse next season?
May 21, 2022Top 10 restricted free agents of 2022: Part 2 (1-5)
May 19, 2022Top 10 restricted free agents of 2022: Part 1 (6-10)
May 16, 2022What happens to the NHL’s eliminated teams? A step-by-step offseason breakdown
May 15, 2022Business (finally) booms again for the NHL in the Stanley Cup playoffs
May 04, 2022Inside the Black Ace experience during the Stanley Cup playoffs
May 02, 20222021-22 by the numbers: A season of smashed records
Apr 29, 2022How do long-term injuries impact dressing room chemistry?
Apr 27, 2022Travel in the NHL is gruelling – but it doesn’t have to be
Apr 22, 2022How do the Calgary Flames sign all their star free agents this off-season?
Apr 20, 2022Why the Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings won’t be Atlantic Division doormats next season
Apr 15, 2022Gear: How the Stanley Cup playoffs affect team revenues
Apr 13, 2022Gear: The NHL’s richest siblings are…
Apr 10, 2022Gear: NHL awards races look like the United Nations
Apr 06, 2022Gear: How the Minnesota Wild can escape salary cap hell
Mar 31, 2022Gear: How player development staffs help prospects reach the NHL
Mar 29, 2022Gear: Why keeping draft picks can be as risky as trading draft picks
Mar 23, 2022Gear: How Dadonov-Gate happened and how to prevent it going forward