On June 29, 2016, New Jersey Devils then-general manager Ray Shero made one of the big trades during that summer by acquiring former No. 1 overall pick Taylor Hall from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Adam Larsson.
Ray Shero’s parting gift to the Pens might have been the 2013 draft We’re turning the clock back to a decade ago. The Penguins ended up getting swept in the Eastern Conference Final by the Boston Bruins, in a frustrating round where they only scored two goals and the offense dried up, despite hitting posts along the way.
There will be some intriguing prospects still on the board at No. 14. Do the Penguins have time to wait for them to develop? In June, the Penguins will select 14th, the franchise’s highest pick since Ray Shero grabbed Derrick Pouliot with the eighth selection 11 years ago.
The offseason has arrived for half of the league’s teams that aren’t taking part in the playoffs plus those that were eliminated early.
A botched trade report and some late night Shero magic brought the future Hall of Famer to Pittsburgh. It’s been three weeks since the Pittsburgh Penguins season has come to an end and news surrounding the team has mostly ground to a halt and will likely remain that way until a new front office staff is hired and the offseason can move forward.
Fenway Sports Group has not settled on the structure of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ front office, and it remains to be seen whether the position of president of hockey operations, filled by Brian Burke until he was fired last Friday, will continue to exist.
It wasn’t so long ago that PPG Paints Arena was a hothouse for growing promising hockey executives. During Ray Shero’s tenure as GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins, his assistants included Jason Botterill, Tom Fitzgerald, and Bill Guerin, all of whom went on to become GMs elsewhere.
The Timo Meier rumor mill is in full swing with no end in sight. As New Jersey Devils fans, we’re used to disappointment, and this winter is shaping to be no different.
Monday’s 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks marked the 169th Penguins game of the Hextall era— and the 100th Penguins win. Ray Shero reached the milestone in 176 games.
Tom Fitzgerald was an Assistant General Manager to Ray Shero and was hired as the GM of the New Jersey Devils as Shero’s replacement. Is this common path for other GMs in the NHL?
Tom Fitzgerald was an Assistant General Manager to Ray Shero and was hired as the GM of the New Jersey Devils as Shero’s replacement. Is this common path for other GMs in the NHL?
Former New Jersey Devils general manager (GM) Ray Shero spearheaded a rather complicated era in team history. When he took over for the legendary Lou Lamoriello
Shero will reunite with Wild GM Bill Guerin, whom Shero acquired as a player when he was with the Penguins.
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