Over the past few seasons with Ray Shero at the helm of the New Jersey Devils, he’s had Tom Fitzgerald by his side. On Saturday, we learned his right-hand man is getting a promotion. Elliotte Friedman announced that Fitzgerald will now be the executive vice president and the assistant GM. Also, Dan MacKinnon was promoted to senior vice president.
You maybe asking yourself right now what do these promotions mean? As Amanda Stein of the NJ Devils wrote in her article:
“All matters related to hockey operations, including contract negotiations, transactions and working with the Devils Development staff.