“Second chances [aren’t] a bad thing,” Rutherford said on the ice of San Jose’s HP Pavilion on June 12, 2016, following the team’s championship-clinching 3-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final. He will be missed. You have permission to edit this article. Jim Rutherford Jim Rutherford SOUTHAVEN – James “Jim” Nelson Rutherford, 91, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto. Rutherford will receive recognition for his life’s work as an executive on Monday evening when he is formally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto in the builders category. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. We do not edit comments. Also 1 of just 7 GMs to win 3 Cups since 1967 (1 of 4 active), Named NHL's General Manager of the Year in 2016 after his key trade acquisitions - including Phil Kessel, Nick Bonino, Trevor Daley and Carl Hagelin - an injection of youth from within the organization and the promotion of head coach Mike Sullivan transformed the Penguins into a fast and dominant championship team, In his 4th season as the Penguins GM after being hired on June 6, 2014. Jim Rutherford Executive Vice President & General Manager Orchestrated a lineup overhaul during his first 3 years on the job that resulted in back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in 2016 and '17 He later fulfilled his dream in opening his very own restaurants: Captain Jim's in Tupelo and Big Jim's at Bissell. Jim was such a wonderful addition to our family here in Yukon. Rutherford has won the Stanley Cup three times as a general manager; in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes, and in 2016 and 2017 with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens general manager gives the latest about what the Pens are up to with the NHL season on hold. However, he began to play the bass guitar with the band's reincarnation in the early years of the 21st century, with his son Steve on drums. While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderating decisions are subjective. In 2019, Jim Rutherford would have his induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Brad Corban officiating. He’s obviously part of that goalie fraternity. In case you wonder who I am we had met at the the Y and I heard the news at the Y on Monday. Maybe this is old news but has anyone heard M&M JR are expecting? Architect of the Carolina Hurricanes' 2006 Stanley Cup championship squad and 2002 Stanley Cup finalist team, Also served 20 years as president of Carolina/Hartford, taking the post in 1994. [9][10] His son Steve is currently the drummer for the Zombies. We will miss him. James Walter Rodford (7 July 1941 – 20 January 2018) was an English musician, who played bass guitar for several British rock bands. #TSN", Jim Rutherford's Day with the Stanley Cup, https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/rutheji01.html, General Manager of the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, General Manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, General managers of the National Hockey League, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Rutherford&oldid=980440086, National Hockey League first round draft picks, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Biographical information and career statistics from, This page was last edited on 26 September 2020, at 14:59. Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. Services will be held at the Pleasant Valley Methodist Church in Guntown with the Rev. In 2010, the original line-up of Argent reformed and resumed playing in concert. As such he kept everything and wasted nothing, much to the consternation -but eventual appreciation- of his family and storage shed. James "Jim" Nelson Rutherford, 91, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto. TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Don't include URLs to Web sites. In fact, based on the way Murray detailed it, he had no relationship with the Penguins’ general manager. If you have an existing account with this site, you may log in with that. In his role as president/GM, Rutherford oversaw operations on both the hockey and business sides of the organization, The Hockey News' 'Executive of the Year' in 2002 and '06. They’re all around him. After faithfully serving his country, he served as an experienced chef for many years in the restaurant industry, even at one time working in food service at the historic Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Jim Rutherford gives updates on Penguins and Jake Guentzel. James E. Rutherford (born February 17, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current front office executive for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Survivors include his wife, Linda Rutherford, of Bush; three sons and daughters-in-law, the Rev. [8] Rodford died after a fall on 20 January 2018, at the age of 76, a few days after returning from America where he had played a few gigs with The Zombies. That’s what I’m going through right now. They have two sons, Steve, a drummer, Russell a guitarist and a daughter, Paula.

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