widely-criticized moves in the 2017 offseason, trading winger Jordan Eberle to the Islanders for Ryan Strome, who was in turn traded to the Rangers for Ryan Spooner. Eberle would become a mainstay in New York for years, while Spooner's contributions in Edmonton were limited. Conversely, his decision to sign emerging star Leon Draisaitl to an 8-year, $68 million contract, while controversial at the time, would eventually come to be regarded as one of the league's best-value contracts. The 2017–18 season saw the Oilers regress markedly from their prior results, and they did not qualify for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs despite McDavid leading the league in scoring for the second consecutive year. The 2018–19 season started little better than the preceding, and by mid-January the team had a 23–24–3 record, on course to miss the playoffs again. The Oilers announced his firing on January 22, 2019. His last action as general manager had been to sign Finnish goaltender Mikko Koskinen to a three-year, $13.5 million contract despite his having played less than a season in the NHL. While team executive Bob Nicholson would subsequently claim that the contract extension for Koskinen had been a group decision of management, many in the media speculated that its proximity to Chiarelli's firing were indicative of a causal connection. The contract was later called "Chiarelli's last salvo," hampering the team's goaltending budget and capacity in the seasons that followed. Later years In September of 2021, Chiarelli was hired by the St. Louis Blues as vice president of hockey operations. He later interviewed for the position of general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks, but the franchise ultimately hired Kyle Davidson for that position. Personal life Chiarelli resides in Boston. Chiarelli's brother Mike Chiarelli joined the Boston Bruins as a scout in 2007. Chiarelli obtained his law degree from the University of Ottawa in 1991. His daughter, Talia Chiarelli, was a member of the Canadian National Gymnastics Team and in 2012 accepted a scholarship at the University of Michigan. His son, Cameron, played club hockey at Harvard University. References External links Peter Chiarelli's trades as GM of the Bruins 1964 births Living people Boston Bruins executives Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England Canadian ice hockey centres Edmonton Oilers executives Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Ottawa National Hockey League executives National Hockey League general managers Nottingham Panthers players Ottawa Senators general