The New Jersey Devils and General Manager Ray Shero have agreed to part ways, effective immediately.
“Ray is a talented hockey executive and I am confident he will have great success in the future. However, Ray and I are in agreement that the Devils need to move in a new direction and that this change is in the best interest of the team,” said Josh Harris, Devils Managing Partner & Chairman.
“In the coming weeks and months, we will be launching a formal search for a new General Manager,” he continued. “We are very optimistic about our future and have a lot of talent, both on and off the ice.”
Tom Fitzgerald will serve as interim General Manager and he will receive support from Martin Brodeur, who will serve as an advisor to and on hockey operations.
“Our organization remains deeply committed to creating a sustainably winning franchise. Our fans deserve nothing but the best hockey. We thank them for their continued support as we work toward our goals. We’re lucky enough to have very high quality [executives in our ] organization, including Tom Fitzgerald to step in as acting general manager. Marty [Brodeur], who, as you know, is one of the greatest NHL players ever who is going to take on an added role of advisor to hockey operations. And we’re gonna start a search for our next GM, which will include very strongly considering Tom. And look, we’re optimistic about our future. These things are never easy. But we thought this was the right thing to do and we’re moving forward for our fans. We’re really committed to winning. We weren’t winning enough.”
