FULL COVERAGE
PRESS RELEASES
Devils Hire Tom Fitzgerald as EVP/General Manager
Devils Hire Lindy Ruff as Head Coach
VIDEO
DEVILS NOW | A Big Day for Fitzgerald and Ruff
Full Press Conference Introducing Ruff, Fitzgerald
Welcome, Lindy Ruff!
1-on-1 with Jake Reynolds
1-on-1 with Martin Brodeur
1-on-1 with Lindy Ruff
Zajac on the Coaching Hire
Zacha on the Coaching Hire
ARTICLES
BIG READ: The Path Forward
About Lindy Ruff
Who is Lindy Ruff? Stan Fischler Surveys the Hockey World
The History of Devils Coaches, From Stan Fischler
Stan Fischler Gets Thoughts from Scott Bowman, Chico Resch and Others on the Hire
QUICK HITS
Three Things on Lindy Ruff, presented by Wawa
Lindy Ruff Fast Facts
Stan Fischler's Coaching Sidebar
BLOGS
Ruff Ready to Develop Young Devils Team
Fitzgerald Reaches Post Playing Days Dream with GM Title
Blitzer Discusses Devils GM and Coach Hirings
Executive Vice President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald:
"I want to thank Josh Harris and David Blitzer for initially believing in me to serve in the General Manager's role and to formally proceed with this opportunity. I'm looking forward to continuing to put my plans into action to build the New Jersey Devils into a Stanley Cup contending team. Our focuses will include development, scouting and improving our team in any way we can. I'm extremely excited personally, for my family, for the organization and for the fans- we have great, young building blocks that will take the next step and be cornerstones for this franchise for the long-term."
More Information:
Fitzgerald, 51, took over as interim General Manager on January 12, 2020. He successfully served in that role running the team's hockey operations department, trade deadline and coaching search. He retired as an NHL player following the 2005-06 season and began his post-playing career in 2007-08 when he joined Pittsburgh's staff as the Director of Player Development. He was named Assistant Coach on February 15, 2009, where he was instrumental in helping the Penguins win the 2009 Stanley Cup Championship. In the summer of 2009, he was promoted to the position of Assistant to the General Manager, where he served for five years. He was promoted to the position of Assistant General Manager of the Penguins on June 6, 2014. He became New Jersey's Assistant General Manager on July 24, 2015.
A forward, Fitzgerald's professional playing career spanned 17 seasons in both the AHL and NHL. He posted 139 goals and 190 assists for 329 points and 776 penalty minutes in 1,097 career NHL appearances with the NY Islanders, Florida, Colorado, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto and Boston. Fitzgerald added 7g-12a-19pts and 90 PIM in 78 career playoff games, including a trip with the Panthers to the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals. Born August 28, 1968 in Billerica, MA, he served as Predators' team captain during each of their first four seasons in the league. Fitzgerald also saw action at the AHL level with both Springfield (1988-89 & 1989-90) and Capital District (1990-91 & 1991-92). He was selected by the Islanders in the first round, 17th overall, of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. Fitzgerald represented Team USA at two World Championships (1989 & 1991), as well as the 1987 World Junior Championships. He played two seasons, 1986-87 and 1987-88, at Providence College (HE).
Tom and his wife, Kerry, have four sons: Ryan, Casey, Jack and Brendan.
