Boston Bruins have announced some changes to the front office personnel. Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced that Jay Pandolfo (who played for the B’s during their 2012-13 season) has been to Director of Player Development. Pandolfo, a two-time winner of the Stanley Cup (New Jersey Devils in 2000, 2003). The Burlington, MA native will bring his fifteen years on NHL experience to the job, and help to make life a little easier for the Bruins’ cubs as they come up in the organization.
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Bruins were undermanned in development vs. other clubs. Taking steps to address it.
— Fluto Shinzawa (@FlutoShinzawa) September 12, 2015
Don Sweeney also announced that the Bruins has hired Jamie Langenbrunner as a Development Coach, filling in the spot left vacant by Pandolfo. Langenbrunner is also a two-time winner of the Cup (Dallas Stars – 1999, New Jersey Devils, 2003). He brings twenty years of NHL experience to his new job with the Black and Gold.
The Bruins also announced the hiring of several people in the scouting department. Some of these positions are being filled from holes left open when Peter Chairelli was let go earlier in the off-season. The Bruins have hired Dennis Bonvie (a 15 year NHL veteran who played for the Bruins back in 2001-02.)as a Professional Scout, Alain Bissonnette as an Amateur Scout, Erkki Rajamaki as an Amateur Scout, Andrew Shaw as an Amateur Scout, and Bob Wetick as an Amateur Scout.
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The Bruins scouting department has taken a lot of heat over the last few seasons due to a lot of misses when it comes to drafting talent. While the Bruins did strike gold with David Pastrnak, Torey Krug, and Dougie Hamilton, the last few years have been lean when it comes to bringing up amazing talent through the organization. Hopefully the new scouts will scour the world in an attempt to find those young players who can help bring another Stanley Cup to Boston.
The Bruins are also bringing on J.P. Buckley as Video Coordinator and Dr. Julie Nicoletti as a Sports Nutritionist.