Ottawa Senators Article: Chiarelli named Sens' AGM
June 26, 2004

Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit: The AHL.com

Sat, June 26, 2004

Chiarelli named Sens' AGM

Ottawa Senators general manager John Muckler announced on Friday that Peter Chiarelli has been named the club’s assistant general manager.

Chiarelli, 39, had been the Senators' director of legal relations since July 1999. In an extension of his previous responsibilities, Chiarelli assists Muckler with the day-to-day administration of the Senators hockey operations department and is involved in all aspects of the on-ice operations of the hockey team.

Chiarelli also assists Muckler in overseeing the Binghamton Senators, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, as well as all aspects of contract research and negotiations, salary arbitration, player transactions and personnel matters.

“Peter’s appointment to assistant general manager is well deserved,” said Muckler. “He has been with the organization for several years, and the two of us have developed a good relationship over the last two years. We work well together and I am sure he’ll do a very good job.”

Prior to joining the Senators, Chiarelli worked as a lawyer and agent for professional hockey players for six years. He received his bachelor of arts in economics from Harvard University in 1987 where he captained the Crimson ice hockey team. He played professional hockey in Europe the following year and subsequently returned to Ottawa and obtained his bachelor of laws from the University of Ottawa. Chiarelli was called to the Ontario Bar in 1993.