2017 NEW JERSEY DEVILS DEVELOPMENT CAMP Monday, July 10 - Saturday, July 15 2017 NEW JERSEY DEVILS DEVELOPMENT CAMP TABLE OF CONTENTS ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTORY ........................................................................ 2 OWNERSHIP BIOGRAPHIES ................................................................................. 3 HOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFF BIOGRAPHIES ............................................... 4-6 COACHING STAFF BIOGRAPHIES .................................................................. 7-16 HOCKEY OPERATIONS & SUPPORT STAFF .................................................... 17 HOCKEY OPERATIONS ORGANIZATIONAL STAFF ....................................... 18 PLAYER HEADSHOTS ................................................................................... 19-20 NUMERICAL ROSTER ......................................................................................... 21 ALPHABETICAL DEPTH CHART ....................................................................... 22 ROSTER AT A GLANCE ............................................................................... 23-24 PLAYER CAREER STATISTICS ...................................................................... 25-42 AROUND THE RINK ........................................................................................... 43 SCHEDULE ........................................................................................................... 44 New Jersey Devils and the Devils’ logo are registered trademarks of the New Jersey Devils. ©2017 the New Jersey Devils, all rights reserved. Editors: James Stolfi, Pete Albietz, Scott Litwack Editorial Assistant: Jake Pierre de Saint Phalle 1 2017 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 Peter Albietz Assistant Coaches Assistant Athletic Trainer Director, Hockey Content/Communications Geoff Ward Steve Ruhmel Sarah Baicker Alain Nasreddine Assistant Equipment Managers Manager, Communications/Team Operations Ryane Clowe Jason McGrath James Stolfi Goaltending Coach Chris Scoppetto Assistant, Hockey Operations/Communications Roland Melanson Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott Litwack TBD Joe Lorincz Chris Terreri Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach TELEVISION/RADIO Development/Skills Coach Jaime Rodriguez Television Outlet Pertti Hasanen Massage Therapist MSG Plus Development Coaches Brian Smith Television Broadcasters Patrick Rissmiller Chief Medical Officer Steve Cangialosi, Play-by-Play Eric Weinrich Dr. Jonathan L. Glashow Ken Daneyko, Color Goaltending Development Coach Team Orthopedist Radio/Digital Outlets Scott Clemmensen Dr. Michael Shindle Sports Radio 66 AM Director of Player and Team Development Sports Medicine Internist The One Jersey Network Dr. Aimee Kimball, PhD, CC, AASP Dr. Michael Farber Radio Broadcasters Video Coach Team Dentists Matt Loughlin, Play-by-Play Matthew DeMado Dr. H. Hugh Gardy TBD, Color Consultant Dr. Jason Schepis Jacques Laperriere Video Consultant Director, Amateur Scouting Mitch Kaufman Seating Capacity Paul Castron 16,514 Assistant Director, Amateur Scouting BINGHAMTON DEVILS PERSONNEL Dimensions of Rink Gates Orlando Head Coach, Binghamton 200 feet x 85 feet Amateur Scouting Staff Rick Kowalsky Club Colors Ryan Breen Assistant Coach, Binghamton Red, Black & White Glen Dirk Sergei Brylin Practice Rink Scott Lachance Strength/Conditioning Coach, Binghamton RWJ/Barnabas Health Hockey House Jan Ludvig John Sardos at Prudential Center Jim Mill Video Coordinator, Binghamton Pierre Mondou Mike Regan Lou Reycroft Athletic Trainer, Binghamton Andy Schneider Scott Stanhibel PRUDENTIAL CENTER Steve Smith Equipment Manager, Binghamton 25 Lafayette Street Geoff Stevens Andrew Schmidt Newark, NJ 07102 Amateur Scouting Staff- Europe Phone: (973) 757-6100 Timo Blomqvist EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/ Fax: (973) 757-6399 Niklas Evertsson GENERAL MANAGER’S OFFICE newjerseydevils.com Misha Manchik Director of Hockey Administration njdevilspr.com Vaclav Slansky, Jr. Marie Carnevale twitter.com/njdevilspr Pro/Amateur Scouting Staff- Europe Executive Assistant to the Executive facebook.com/njdevils Greg Royce VP/GM & Hockey Operations twitter.com/njdevils Pro Scouting Staff Christine Garcia prucenter.com Bob Hoffmeyer Director of Hockey Finance Peter Horachek Kristin Farina Claude Noel Director, Hockey Analytics Andre Savard Sunny Mehta Nick Vitucci Scouting Staff Assistant Callie A. Smith 2 2017 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 operating 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 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 seasons as New Jersey’s