Bruins assistant GM Jamie Langenbrunner leaving organization
The Bruins front office is going through some upheaval this offseason.
Boston said in a team release on Thursday afternoon that assistant general manager Jamie Langenbrunner has decided to leave the organization to look for other roles elsewhere across the NHL.
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“The Boston Bruins have agreed to allow Jamie Langenbrunner to pursue other opportunities in the National Hockey League,” the statement read. “The organization wishes Jamie and his family all the best moving forward.”
Langenbrunner, 50, had been involved in theorganization for the past 11 years. A two-time Stanley Cup champion who scored 663 points across 1,109 career games in the NHL, Langenbrunner initially joined the Bruins ahead of the 2015-16 campaign as a development coach.
He was later promoted to director of player development in 2019-20, eventually making another jump as one of Boston’s assistant GMs in 2022-23 alongside Evan Gold, reporting directly under Don Sweeney.
As noted by Elite Prospects’ Cam Robinson, Langenbrunner was largely tasked with “overseeing player personnel and player identification/acquisition on the pro side” in his assistant G role.
Both Langenbrunner and Gold have found themselves linked to a few intriguing front-office roles across the NHL over the last few weeks.
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Gold was reportedly a finalist for the Vancouver Canucks’ vacant GM position, with longtime Canucks reporter Rick Dhaliwal noting on his radio show that Gold would have wanted to bring several Bruins staffers — including Langenbrunner and Boston’s director of hockey analytics, Jeremy Rogalski — with him to Vancouver had he received the job.
However, the Canucks ultimately decided to hire from within, promoting Ryan Johnson.
The New Jersey Devils were a logical fit for Langenbrunner, given that he played there for nine seasons and served as team captain for four of those years. But, New Jersey hired former Panthers exec Sunny Mehta as their GM last month.
The Nashville Predators remain the only NHL team with a vacancy at GM.
In terms of potential candidates for a promotion in Boston’s front-office hierarchy, Langenbrunner’s position could be filled by Adam McQuaid — who stepped into Langenbrunner’s former spot as director of player development — or Bruins legend Zdeno Chara.
Chara rejoined the Bruins organization last fall, with the Hockey Hall of Famer’s official title being “hockey operations advisor and mentor.”
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