The newspaper promoted Kate Madigan’s Wednesday appearance. New Jersey Devils Assisting general manager, this is the fifth time that a woman has been promoted to that post.
Madigan is joined by Emilie Castonguay (and Cammi Granato)Vancouver Canucks), Meghan Hunter (Chicago Blackhawks) and Hayley Wickenheiser (Toronto Maple Leafs) as new assistant general managers in the NHL.
Angela Gorgone, the assistant general manager of the NHL, was the only woman who held this position in NHL history. Anaheim Ducks During the 1996-97 season.
This offseason has been historic for the NHL in diversifying its hockey operations. On Tuesday, the San Jose Sharks Hire Mike GrierHe became the first Black general manger in league history.
Jessica Campbell was the first woman to be seated behind a NHL or AHL bench on the same day. She was appointed assistant coach for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, Seattle Kraken’s most prominent affiliate. The Washington Capitals Emily Engel-Natzke was promoted head video coach. She is the first woman to hold this position in an NHL coaching team.
Over the past few years, the NHL has placed a greater emphasis on inclusion. Most of these initiatives were spearheaded by Kim Davis. She joined the NHL in 2017, and is now the league’s vice-president for social impact, growth initiatives, and legislative affairs. Davis, who is close to Gary Bettman and has expressed an interest in seeing the sport diversify, both in its fan base, players, and employees, is Davis.
Bettman declared that the NHL’s inaugural diversity summit in 2019 could help make a positive difference in peoples’ lives. “But I believe we as sports have an obligation to allow people to be their best. It’s not about what divides us, but what we have in common. We have the chance to bring together more people and understand which segments of society have been neglected.
After the promotion of Meghan Duggan to director for player development last month, the Devils now have a pair of high-ranking female executives in their front offices.
Madigan, a Northeastern graduate in accounting and business administration, joined the Devils in 2017. She’s risen in New Jersey’s front office, most recently serving as executive director of hockey management/operations. According to the Devils Madigan will now be part a small group that is general manager Tom Fitzgerald We can rely on you for strategic input, key input and decision making.
Fitzgerald stated, “Kate has been an invaluable resource not only to me but to our whole hockey operations leadership team, especially over the past three year as part of key hockey decision making.” “This promotion is reflective on the duties and responsibilities Kate assumed in our organization over that period. Her work ethic, diligence, attention to detail and ability to communicate with all employees, strategy, vision, and communication are all qualities that I value in our leadership.