Both Tom Fitzgerald and Dan MacKinnon will take on expanded roles and titles effective immediately. Fitzgerald has been promoted to Executive Vice President & assistant general manager, while MacKinnon will serve as Senior Vice-President and assistant GM.
Tweet from @FriedgeHNIC: NJ facing PIT at the prospects challenge today in Buffalo promotes Tom Fitzgerald to Executive Vice-President & assistant GM; Dan MacKinnon to Senior Vice-President & assistant GM.
Fitzgerald joined the New Jersey Devils in the summer of 2015 and is involved in all matters related to hockey operations, including contract negotiations, transactions and working with the Devils development staff. He will continue to serve as the Alternate Governor and General Manager of the AHL Binghamton Devils and represent the club at the AHL Board of Governor meetings.
MacKinnon for the past three years has held the role of Senior Director of Player Personnel. In his new role, MacKinnon will oversee all areas of the teams pro scouting department as well as assisting the amateur scouting staff. In his role, MacKinnon will assist in player evaluation, acquisition and the preparation for the NHL draft. In addition, he will play a leading role in integrating the newly added analytics department.
BLOG: Devils Promote Fitzgerald and MacKinnon
The New Jersey Devils have promoted two key members of the Hockey Operations department.
