Young GM

[Manimal]

The OHL-franchise, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds has signed Kyle Dubas as their new General Manager.

He is only 25 years old!

[bruins72]

The OHL-franchise, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds has signed Kyle Dubas as their new General Manager.

He is only 25 years old!

WOW! That's pretty young for that kind of role. I know in baseball, Theo Epstein of the Boston Red Sox was the youngest general manager ever at the age of 28.

[Cap'n]

Apples and Oranges

Theo Epstein manages one of the highest grossing teams in professional sports with a salary this year of $163 million.

Still an impressive feat for this kid, but I'd stop way short of comparing him to Theo Epstein.

[bruins72]

Oh, I wasn't comparing them. I'm just saying that Theo is the youngest GM in pro sports that I had heard of before this guy.

[philou21]

That Theo is this the actual GM of the Red Sox?? If yes since when? darn for a pro league it's really really young.

[bruins72]

Yes, Theo Epstein was named GM of the Boston Red Sox when he was 28 years old. They've won 2 World Series Championships since. He's still GM now.

[philou21]

Wow that's great! Was it it's first year when they broke Ruth's curse?

[bruins72]

I can't remember if it was Epstein's first year that they won. I think he might have been there for a year or two already though. I'm not a baseball fan at all.

[racicot]

Epstein became the manager in the offseason prior to 2003 (sometime in late 2002 was his hiring date). The Red Sox broke the curse in 2004. Pretty impressive stuff!

[philou21]

darn yes it is impressive! This mean he was 30 years old when they won the World Series. At least 50% of the players in the team got the same age as him back in those days.