The Buffalo Sabres have made earlier reports official, hiring yet another former NHLer to become part of their front office staff, adding Matt Ellis as the Director of Player Development. The team announced the move on Tuesday afternoon.
The hiring was previously reported by Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News.
We have named Matt Ellis director of player development.
"Matt is passionate about developing young talent and our players will benefit from his approach to the game.”
Details: https://t.co/kMRFQvNOzS pic.twitter.com/1aJGxOdvms— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) September 1, 2020Ellis joins the Sabres after four years at the Academy of Hockey, where he served as a development coach before being named director in September 2019.