New Jersey Devils hire Meghan Duggan in newly created hockey operations role

The New Jersey Devils have created a new position and hired former U.S. captain and Olympic Gold Medalist Meghan Duggan to fill it.

The role is as manager of player development within the team’s hockey operations department.

“We are incredibly excited to announce that Meghan has joined our Player Development Department,” said Fitzgerald. “As our group has evolved over the past few years to include as much about off-ice as on-ice for development, we believe Meghan will be perfect for this position. Her successful track record as a teammate, leader, captain and driver of initiatives will be resources to all players in our organization. We look forward to her utilizing her perspective of the game, attention to detail and creative thinking to help our players reach their potential.”

The Devils say Duggan will work closely with Dan MacKinnon, the club’s senior vice president and assistant general manager, on all levels of the development department’s operations with a specific focus on on-ice and off-ice information.

Duggan will be responsible for staff schedules, synthesizing information regarding prospects and AHL/ECHL players while assessing all players through in-person and video scouting, the club said. She will also work with the Devils’ staff in on-ice development throughout the year.

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