Rutherford is the 17th player or builder with ties to the Penguins elected to the Hall of Fame. He is the second GM of the team enshrined, joining Craig Patrick, who was chosen in 2001.

This would likely represent one of the greatest challenges of Rutherford’s executive career, as Benning’s propensity to sign players to above-market deals and a poor draft record has rendered the ...

At the start of the 2016-17 NHL season, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was told teams couldn’t win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in the salary cap era. When the ...

Pittsburgh Penguins GM Jim Rutherford elected to Hockey Hall of Fame Former Penguins player Sergei Zubov also named to 2019 Hall of Fame class Share Updated: 3:48 PM EDT Jun 25, 2019 ...

Following Vancouver's 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday night at Rogers Arena, Canucks President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford was a guest on 'After Hours' with Scott Oake and Ray ...

Here's the good: Rutherford has been with the Carolina Hurricanes for the past 20 years. In that time, the Hurricanes made the Eastern Conference Finals three times (2002, 2006, 2009).

Waiting is not really Jim Rutherford’s style. Do something now, figure out the rest later. That’s how Rutherford has managed most of his Hockey Hall of Fame career, especially since taking ...

Rutherford is impressed with how well the NHL Players’ Association and the NHL have worked together to make a summer postseason a possibility. “It’s not ideal,” he said of summer hockey.

The Vancouver Canucks have given Hall of Famer Jim Rutherford a three-year extension to remain in his role as the president of hockey operations. Rutherford, who was inducted as a builder in 2019 ...

Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford turned 70 back in February, but all it took was a phone call Tuesday afternoon to turn him into a teenager sending a text.

Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. The Vancouver Canucks have given Hall of Famer Jim Rutherford a three-year extension to remain in his role as the president of hockey operations ...