Dallas Stars manager Jim Nill smiles before speaking to reporters during a news conference at the NHL hockey team's practice facility in Frisco, Texas, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero ...

Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill was welcomed by fans on the green carpet at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Thursday, October 4, 2018. The Stars are facing the Arizona Coyotes in the ...

However, Nill has emerged as victorious and has joined elite company because of it. This is the second year in a row that Nill's been named the NHL's top GM of the year. The only other GM to win ...