New Jersey Devils part ways with general manager Tom Fitzgerald after 5-plus seasons

By Canadian Press on April 6, 2026.

The New Jersey Devils are parting ways with general manager Tom Fitzgerald in an abrupt late-season change of direction for a team that is set to miss the playoffs.

Co-owner David Blitzer announced Monday that a decision had been made for Fitzgerald to leave the organization.

Fitzgerald had been in charge of hockey operations since January 2020 and was responsible for building much of the core of the roster. He endured criticism in recent months and years for signing players to contracts with restrictive no-trade clauses and for extending goaltender Jacob Markstrom early.

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Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press

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