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Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM

FILE - New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Bobby Grier is shown in April 1999. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Grier comes from a family of successful sports executives with his brother, Chris, serving as general manager of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, and his father, Bobby, serving as a longtime coach and front office executive for the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. (AP Photo/David Kamerman, File) FILE - Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier talks about the upcoming draft at the team training facility, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Grier comes from a family of successful sports executives with his brother, Chris, serving as general manager of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, and his father, Bobby, serving as a longtime coach and front office executive for the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File) FILE - San Jose Sharks' Mike Grier, top, celebrates with Patrick Marleau (12) after Marleau's third-period goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) FILE - New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Bobby Grier is shown in April 1999. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Grier comes from a family of successful sports executives with his brother, Chris, serving as general manager of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, and his father, Bobby, serving as a longtime coach and front office executive for the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. (AP Photo/David Kamerman, File) FILE - Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier talks about the upcoming draft at the team training facility, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Grier comes from a family of successful sports executives with his brother, Chris, serving as general manager of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, and his father, Bobby, serving as a longtime coach and front office executive for the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File) Mike Grier, right, greets former teammated Devin Setoguchi before Grier was introduced as the new general manager of the San Jose Sharks at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Mike Grier, left, speaks to reporters as he is introduced as the new general manager of the San Jose Sharks next to president Jonathan Becher at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Mike Grier, middle, poses for photos as he is introduced as the new general manager of the San Jose Sharks between assistant general manager Joe Will, left, and president Jonathan Becher at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) FILE - New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Bobby Grier is shown in April 1999. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Grier comes from a family of successful sports executives with his brother, Chris, serving as general manager of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, and his father, Bobby, serving as a longtime coach and front office executive for the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. (AP Photo/David Kamerman, File) FILE - Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier talks about the upcoming draft at the team training facility, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Grier comes from a family of successful sports executives with his brother, Chris, serving as general manager of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, and his father, Bobby, serving as a longtime coach and front office executive for the New England Patriots and Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File) FILE - Buffalo Sabres' Michael Grier is shown during NHL hockey practice in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The San Jose Sharks have hired longtime NHL forward Mike Grier to become the first Black general manager in NHL history. Grier fills the spot that opened when Doug Wilson stepped away for health reasons earlier this year in a barrier-breaking move for the league on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)
Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL’s first Black GM