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2017 NEW JERSEY DEVILS PROSPECTS CHALLENGE Friday, September 8 - Monday, September 11 2017 NEW JERSEY DEVILS PROSPECTS CHALLENGE TABLE OF CONTENTS ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTORY ....................................................................... 2 OWNERSHIP BIOGRAPHIES ............................................................................... 3 HOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFF BIOGRAPHIES ..............................................4-6 COACHING STAFF BIOGRAPHIES ............................................................... 7-15 HOCKEY OPERATIONS & SUPPORT STAFF ................................................... 16 HOCKEY OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONAL STAFF ...................................... 17 PLAYER HEADSHOTS ................................................................................. 18-29 NUMERICAL ROSTER ....................................................................................... 20 ALPHABETICAL DEPTH CHART ...................................................................... 21 ROSTER AT A GLANCE .............................................................................. 22-23 PLAYER CAREER STATISTICS .................................................................... 24-37 SCHEDULE ......................................................................................................... 38 New Jersey Devils, Devils logo and the 35th Anniversary Devils Logo are registered trademarks of the New Jersey Devils. © 2017-18 the New Jersey Devils, all rights reserved. Editors: James Stolfi, Pete Albietz, Scott Litwack 1 2017-18 NEW JERSEY DEVILS HOCKEY OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTORY Owner/Chairman/Governor ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Joshua Harris Owner/Vice Chairman/Alternate Governor ...................................................................................................................................................................David Blitzer Co-Owners .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Marc Leder, Michael Rubin Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Devils & Prudential Center/Alternate Governor ....................................................................................................... Scott O’Neil President, New Jersey Devils & Prudential Center ........................................................................................................................................................... Hugh Weber Executive Vice President, Hockey Operations/General Manager/Alternate Governor .......................................................................................................... Ray Shero Assistant General Manager, Hockey Operations ......................................................................................................................................................... Tom Fitzgerald Senior Director of Player Personnel, Hockey Operations............................................................................................................................................. Dan MacKinnon Vice President, Hockey Operations ........................................................................................................................................................................ Stephen Pellegrini HOCKEY CLUB PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT/TRAINING STAFF HOCKEY COMMUNICATIONS Head Coach Head Athletic Trainer Vice President, Communications/Team Operations John Hynes Kevin Morley, MS, ATC Pete Albietz Assistant Coaches Assistant Athletic Trainer Director, Hockey Content/Communications Geoff Ward Steve Ruhmel, MSEs, ATC, LMT Sarah Baicker Alain Nasreddine Head Equipment Manager Manager, Communications/Team Operations Ryane Clowe Chris Scoppetto James Stolfi Goaltending Coach Assistant Equipment Managers Assistant, Hockey Operations/Communications Roland Melanson Jason McGrath Scott Litwack Player Development/Skills Coach Andrew Schmidt Team Reporter Pertti Hasanen Nathan Belliveau Amanda Stein Player Development Coaches Strength and Conditioning Coach Patrick Rissmiller Joe Lorincz TELEVISION/RADIO Eric Weinrich Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Television Outlet Goaltending Development Coach Jaime Rodriguez MSG Plus Scott Clemmensen Massage Therapist Television Broadcasters Director of Player/Team Development Brian Smith Steve Cangialosi, Play-by-Play Dr. Aimee Kimball, PhD, CC, AASP Chief Medical Officer Ken Daneyko, Color Manager of Player Information/Video Dr. Jonathan L. Glashow Radio/Digital Outlets Scott Harris Team Orthopedist Sports Radio 66 AM Video Coach Dr. Michael Shindle The One Jersey Network Mike Regan Sports Medicine Internist Radio Broadcasters Assistant, Player Information/Video Dr. Michael Farber Matt Loughlin, Play-by-Play Kate Madigan Team Dentists Consultant Dr. Jason Schepis Video Consultant Jacques Laperriere Seating Capacity Mitch Kaufman Director, Amateur Scouting 16,514 Paul Castron Dimensions of Rink Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting BINGHAMTON DEVILS PERSONNEL 200 feet x 85 feet Gates Orlando Head Coach, Binghamton Club Colors Amateur Scouting Staff Rick Kowalsky Red, Black & White Ryan Breen Assistant Coach, Binghamton Practice Rink Glen Dirk Sergei Brylin RWJ/Barnabas Health Hockey House Joe Ferras Strength and Conditioning Coach, Binghamton at Prudential Center Scott Lachance John Sardos Jan Ludvig Video Coordinator, Binghamton Jim Mill Ryan Durocher Pierre Mondou Athletic Trainer, Binghamton PRUDENTIAL CENTER Lou Reycroft Scott Stanhibel 25 Lafayette Street Andy Schneider Head Equipment Manager, Binghamton Newark, NJ 07102 Steve Smith Jared Mycyk Phone: (973) 757-6100 Geoff Stevens Assistant Equipment Manager, Binghamton Fax: (973) 757-6399 Amateur Scouting Staff- Europe Brian Sersch newjerseydevils.com Timo Blomqvist njdevilspr.com Niklas Evertsson EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/ twitter.com/njdevilspr Misha Manchik GENERAL MANAGER’S OFFICE facebook.com/njdevils Vaclav Slansky, Jr. Director of Hockey Administration twitter.com/njdevils European Scout Marie Carnevale prucenter.com Drake Braun Executive Assistant to the Executive Greg Royce VP/GM & Hockey Operations Pro Scouting Staff Christine Garcia Bob Hoffmeyer Director of Hockey Finance Peter Horachek Kristin Farina Claude Noel Director, Hockey Analytics Andre Savard Sunny Mehta Nick Vitucci 2 2017-18 NEW JERSEY DEVILS OWNERSHIP BIOGRAPHIES JOSHUA HARRIS – OWNER/CHAIRMAN/GOVERNOR Along with Co-Owner David Blitzer, completed the purchase of the New Jersey Devils and its long-term ope pomkrating interest in Prudential Center and related assets on August 15, 2013. He also serves as Managing Owner and Governor of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, is a co-owner of the Premier League’s Crystal Palace FC and is a co-owner of the Team Dignitas eSports franchise. In August 2014, was named The Star-Ledger’s most influential individual – along with David Blitzer – in New Jersey sports. Harris is the Managing Partner of Apollo Management, L.P., which he co-founded in 1990. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and received his MBA from the Harvard Business School where he was named a Baker and Loeb Scholar. Among other civic activities, Josh serves as a member of The Federal Reserve Bank of New York Investors Advisory Committee on Financial Markets and the Undergraduate Executive Board of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Josh has strong ties to northern New Jersey; his grandparents lived in Newark, while his father attended Caldwell High School. DAVID BLITZER – OWNER/VICE CHAIRMAN/ALTERNATE GOVERNOR Along with Co-Owner Joshua Harris, completed the purchase of the New Jersey Devils and its long term operating interest in Prudential Center and related assets on August 15, 2013. He is also the Co-Managing Owner and Alternate Governor of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, is a co-owner of the Premier League’s Crystal Palace FC and is a co-owner of the Team Dignitas eSports franchise. He was named the most influential individual in New Jersey sports – along with Joshua Harris – by The Star-Ledger, August 2014. Blitzer is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Chair in the Private Equity Group at The Blackstone Group and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. David is based in New York following 10 years in London establishing Blackstone’s corporate private equity business in Europe. Since joining Blackstone in 1991, David has been involved in the execution of its investments in Spirit Group, SULO, Allied Waste, Aspen Insurance Holdings, Houghton Mifflin, Universal Orlando, Centerplate, Cadillac Fairview, Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, Southern Cross, NHP, Orangina, United Biscuits and Jack Wolfskin. Blitzer graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and he currently serves as a Director of United Biscuits and Jack Wolfskin. A native of Scotch Plains, NJ, David’s parents still live in the home that he was raised in, while his grandparents also grew up in New Jersey. 3 2017-18 NEW JERSEY DEVILS HOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFF RAY SHERO – EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/ GENERAL MANAGER/ALTERNATE GOVERNOR Completed second season as Devils’ general manager with a record of 28-40-14=70pts…Has a 66-76-22=154pts record through two