Every GM is going to have hits and misses. The only thing that matters to me is that they hire a person who thinks like a winner. I really don't care about their experience, I care more about their personality. How do they carry themselves, are they a leader, can they establish a vision and communicate it? Given the size of a modern front office staff, I really don't even care if it's a "hockey person". I'd take a big personality leader who trusts the staff over a hockey nerd every day of the week. Really good CEOs can jump from industry to industry and never miss a beat, because they have leadership skills.