Sam Pollock
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Samuel Patterson Smyth "Sam" Pollock, OC , CQ (born December 15, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a legendary general manager in the National Hockey League.
Sam was a terrific evaluator of talent. In 1950, with the Montreal Junior Canadiens and in 1958, with the Ottawa Junior Canadiens, he won the Memorial Cup. The Montreal Canadiens saw the talent in Sam and quickly hired him to be the successor to Frank J. Selke. In 1963, Selke finally retired and Sam took over his job as general manager of the Habs. In his 14 years with the club, the team won 9 Stanley Cups. In 1978, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder.
In 1985, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2002, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
He was also Chairman and CEO of Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays.
