Brett Peterson was named assistant general manager of the Florida Panthers on Nov. 17, 2020.

Peterson became the first Black assistant GM in the National Hockey League when he joined the Panthers front office in 2020, serving as part of the management group that helped the Cats capture the 2024 Stanley Cup.

Peterson served as the Vice President of Hockey for Wasserman Media Group prior to joining the Panthers and has been a certified NHL player agent since 2009 with Wasserman/Acme World Sports.

A native of Northborough, Mass., Peterson played five years of professional hockey (2004-05 to 2008-09) as a defenseman in the American Hockey League (AHL), ECHL and the International Hockey League (IHL).

Prior to his professional career, Peterson played four seasons for Boston College (2000-01 to 2003-04), where he appeared in 157 games, posting 28 points (8-20-28) and won a NCAA National Championship in 2001 with the team.

On the international stage, Peterson served as general manager of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2024 IIHF World Championship in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia, assembling a squad that posted a 5-0-1-1 record in group play.

Peterson serves as an advisor/consultant to the NextGEN AAA Foundation hockey team, a nonprofit organization that provides mentoring and hockey programs to underprivileged youth and underserved communities. The all-minority team won the 2020 Beantown Summer Classic Tournament.