If the future is female,the future has arrived.
On Wednesday, the New Jersey Devils announced the promotion of Kate Madigan to Assistant General Manager, the first female assistant GM in club history and the sixth in league history.
"I'm just so thankful for this opportunity from Tom Fitzgerald and the managing partners. It's just, that it's finally coming. It's just surreal. I'm just embracing it today."
The opportunity comes as Madigan has had her hands in Hockey Operations since she joined the club in the summer of 2017, taking on an array of different roles in the department that lead to this monumental moment.
"I started five years ago in amateur scouting operations, doing a lot around the draft in every process with my boss, Scott Harris. And we did every single detail, like no stone unturned. I did that for about a year and a half, really, on the amateur side, I then went into the pro side a bit, and transitioned two years in to do all the trades, free agents, and things with the coaching staff of that nature.
"I traveled with the team full time doing Hawk-Eye," she continued to explain, "So I got a lot of different experiences there. And then, two years ago, I transitioned into this, or my old role, I guess, Executive Director of hockey management and operations."
And so it was a natural progression for the 29-year-old, that her role would evolve into where it is today.
Kate Madigan: A Natural Progression to AGM | FEATURE
Kate Madigan was named Assistant General Manager, the first female in franchise history to hold the role
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1-ON-1 with Kate Madigan