Chuck Fletcher
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Chuck Fletcher is the current general manager of the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

 of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
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, a post he has held since May 21, 2009. Fletcher stepped into the role following three years as assistant general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 under Ray Shero
Ray Shero
Rejean "Ray" Shero is the current general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was hired on May 25, 2006, replacing Craig Patrick. He is the son of former Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers coach Fred Shero....

.

Before joining the Penguins, Fletcher served as the Director of Hockey Operations, assistant general manager, and Vice President of Amateur Scouting/Player Development for the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 from 2002-2006. Prior to that he worked as assistant general manager of the Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...

 from their expansion year in 1993 until 2002.

A Montreal
Montreal
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 native, Fletcher is a Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

 graduate (1990), and spent a year working as the Sales and Merchandising Coordinator for Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada
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 and two years as a player representative for Newport Sports Management before making the transition to front office work with the Florida Panthers. He currently lives in Hampton, Pennsylvania
Hampton, Pennsylvania
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 with his wife Rhonda, with whom he has two children. His father is well-known hockey executive and former General Manager
General manager
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 Cliff Fletcher
Cliff Fletcher
George Clifford Fletcher is a National Hockey League executive and is a former general manager of the Atlanta Flames/Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Phoenix Coyotes . He is currently a Senior Advisor to the Toronto Maple Leafs...

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