The New Jersey Devils have brought in Meghan Duggan to fill a newly created role of manager, player development within their hockey operations department, the team announced Wednesday.
#NEWS: Meghan Duggan has been hired for the newly created role of Manager, Player Development within our Hockey Operations Department.https://t.co/aGrzcypEE0
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) May 19, 2021
Duggan will work closely with Dan MacKinnon, the team’s senior vice-president and assistant general manager, specifically in the development department’s operations.
“We are incredibly excited to announce that Meghan has joined our player development department,” said Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald in a press release.
“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.”
Duggan recently retired from hockey back in October of 2020, hanging up her skates with 11 international medals won for Team USA, including Olympic gold in 2018.
The 33-year-old has always had a passion for increasing the accessibility and diversity of hockey, as she was named to the inaugural NHL’s Player Inclusion Committee last season.
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