Predators hire Jamie Langenbrunner as assistant to general manager
The Nashville Predators announced on Wednesday that they’ve hired Jamie Langenbrunner as an assistant to the general manager.
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“We are thrilled to welcome Jamie Langenbrunner to the Nashville Predators as our special assistant to the general manager,” Predators’ president of hockey operations and general manager Chris MacFarland said in a statement announcing the hiring. “Jamie is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, silver medalist, member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and one of the best leaders in this sport. He will assist in many areas across the hockey operations department as we work toward our goal of building a championship caliber management team. He is a fantastic addition to our staff, and we look forward to the future of the Nashville Predators.”
Langenbrunner joins the Predators after spending the past 11 seasons with the Boston Bruins, including four as an assistant general manager. He had also worked as a development coach and director of player development with the Bruins.
“My family and I are thrilled to join the Nashville community, and I would like to thank Chris MacFarland for believing in me and bringing me into this role and organization,” Langenbrunner said. “The Predators are a highly respected franchise that has great fans and a desire to win at the highest level. Chris is a great general manager and an even better person, and I cannot wait to get started.”
Langenbrunner was also a former NHL player, having spent 18 seasons from 1994 to 2013 with the Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues. Over the course of his career, he had 243 goals and 420 assists for 663 points in 1,109 games, and 34 goals and 53 assists for 87 points in 146 playoff games, winning the Stanley Cup in 1999 with the Stars and 2003 with the Devils. While he never won any individual awards at the NHL level, he did receive votes for the Calder Trophy in his first full NHL season in 1996-97, as well as for the Selke Trophy in 2000 and 2009.
Langenbrunner’s hiring comes just a couple weeks after MacFarland joined the Predators. Fresh off of his Colorado Avalanche being swept in the Western Conference Final, MacFarland joined Nashville, likely due to the promoted role as president of hockey operations. He had been the general manager of the Avalanche for four seasons prior to the move.