Nill was named on 25 of 40 ballots, including 12 first-place selections, for 91 voting points. Second-place Don Sweeney of the Boston Bruins also received 12 first-place votes in garnering 83 voting points. Bill Zito of the Florida Panthers (46 points) edged Tom Fitzgerald of the New Jersey Devils and Ron Francis of the Seattle Kraken, both with 39 points, for third place.

Under Nill’s direction the Stars (47-21-14) posted 108 points, their highest total since 2015-16, and advanced to the Western Conference Final for the second time in four seasons. Nill’s biggest offseason move was signing head coach Peter DeBoer, who in May joined Scotty Bowman as the second head coach in NHL history to guide four franchises to the Conference Finals/Semifinals (NJD, SJS, VGK and DAL). Nill also inked left wing Mason Marchment and defenseman Colin Miller during the offseason; extended the contracts of goaltender Jake Oettinger and left wing Jason Robertson; and traded for right wing Evgenii Dadonov, center Max Domi and defenseman Nils Lundkvist. Several of Nill’s Dallas draft picks made key contributions during their run to the Conference Finals, including leading scorer Roope Hintz (No. 49 overall in 2015); a trio of franchise-altering picks from 2017: defenseman Miro Heiskanen (No. 3), Oettinger (No. 26) and Robertson (No. 39); and Second Round Game 7 hero Wyatt Johnston (No. 23 in 2021).

Nill, who in April marked his 10th anniversary as Stars GM, is a Jim Gregory winner for the first time after finishing third in voting in both 2015-16 and 2019-20, the latter when the team last advanced to the Stanley Cup Final.

The NHL General Manager of the Year Award was first presented in 2009-10. It was renamed in 2019-20 in honor of Jim Gregory, the 2007 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee who served as Toronto Maple Leafs general manager and a League executive for four decades.

For more on the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award, including a list of past winners, click here.

2022-23 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award Voting

* Points allocation: 5-3-1 (1st-2nd-3rd)