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“I Don’t Wish That on Any Parent”: Tom Fitzgerald’s Push for NHL Neck Guard Mandate Pays Off
The NHL announced that beginning in the 2026–27 season, neck guards will be mandatory for any players entering the league from that season onward.
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Maybe Tom Fitzgerald Shouldn’t Be Given a Chance to Improve the New Jersey Devils for 2025-26 - MSN
I n January of 2020, Tom Fitzgerald took over as Interim General Manager of the New Jersey Devils, a title that would see the interim tag removed from it roughly six months later.At that same time ...
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Why Devils’ Tom Fitzgerald opted to trade Blake Coleman: ‘I know it’s not a popular thing to do’
Tom Fitzgerald knew trading Blake Coleman could be met with the ire of the Devils’ fan base. A home-grown player on an extremely team-friendly contract who blossomed into one of the brightest ...
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9 takeaways from Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald’s exit interview | Jesper Bratt, Timo Meier contract updates, potential trade coming, UFA decisions, more
General manager Tom Fitzgerald knew the Devils would be better this season. But never in his wildest imagination did he see the turnaround coming this quickly. Before losing to the Carolina ...
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LeBrun: What’s gone wrong for the Devils, and how to fix it? Catching up with Tom Fitzgerald - The Athletic - The New York Times
MANALAPAN, Fla. — Tom Fitzgerald sat back in his chair and pondered the question, facial expressions preceding the words that came out. Words about a New Jersey Devils season that began with ...
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With Devils’ deadline moves, Tom Fitzgerald looks to summer of ‘big-game hunting’ ahead - The Athletic - The New York Times
The Devils aren’t eliminated from playoff contention, but President of Hockey Operations Tom Fitzgerald’s moves Friday reflected an eye toward the 2024-25 season, not the final 19 games of the ...
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Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald is as much to blame for team’s failures as fired Lindy Ruff | Politi - nj.com
In the end, Tom Fitzgerald waited far too long to fire his beleaguered head coach for it to make an impact on the team’s current situation, and that only makes sense. The Devils general manager ...
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What Tom Fitzgerald’s first-round curveballs mean for the Devils - The Athletic - The New York Times
Two words came to mind about Tom Fitzgerald as he entered the first NHL Draft of his tenure as Devils general manager — curiosity and uncertainty. Trying to pin down what Fitzgerald and the ...
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New Jersey Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald Takes Action on Rink After His Son’s Neck Was Sliced By Skate - Us Weekly
New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald is making changes on the rink after his son’s neck was sliced by an ice skate during a hockey game. “They rushed him right into the locker room.
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The stories behind Tom Fitzgerald’s path to becoming the Devils’ GM - The Athletic - The New York Times
Take Tom Fitzgerald. The newly minted full-time GM of the Devils finally had the interim tag removed that was applied to him back in January when Shero was fired.
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Tom Fitzgerald’s early Devils moves are unremarkable, and that’s the point - The Athletic - The New York Times
Fitzgerald traded a fifth-round pick to Columbus for Murray — the No. 2 pick in the 2012 draft and a capable, defensive-minded top-four defenseman, albeit with significant durability issues in ...