Shakeup in Bruins’ front office includes hiring of Kevyn Adams as a senior advisor to GM Don Sweeney
Kevyn Adams is joining the Bruins as a senior advisor to general manager Don Sweeney in a Tuesday shakeup of the front office.
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In addition, Evan Gold, who simultaneously served as GM for AHL Providence and assistant GM for Sweeney, will be leaving the organization for new opportunities. Gold has recently been linked to posts with the Maple Leafs and Canucks.
Gold follows fellow assistant GM Jamie Langenbrunner, who took a special assistant to the GM role with the Predators last month, in departing.
The Providence Bruins are also in search of a new head coach after Ryan Mougenel left to take an assistant job with the Canucks.
In other front office moves: Dennis Bonvie was named assistant GM/player personnel; Jeremy Rogalski was named assistant GM/analytics and strategy; and Alex Gimenez was named director of hockey operations/collective bargaining agreement.
“As we continue to build our staff, these changes recognize the hard work and growth of people within our organization while also adding experienced voices to our group,” Sweeney said in a release. “I’m confident Kevyn, Dennis, Jeremy, and Alex will each play an important role as we continue to improve our team both this upcoming season and beyond. I’d also like to thank Evan for his contributions over the past several seasons. He has been a valued member of our Hockey Operations Department, and we appreciate everything he has done for our organization. We wish Evan and his family all the best as he pursues his next opportunity in the National Hockey League.”
Rumors of the Adams move started circulating during the leadup to last month’s draft in Buffalo.
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Adams, the Bruins’ first-round pick (No. 25) in the 1993 NHL Draft, most recently served as GM of the Sabres. He had previously held several positions in the organization, including senior vice president of business administration, assistant coach, and development coach.
The Sabres fired Adams after a 14-14-4 start last season. Buffalo went on to win the Atlantic Division and beat the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs before losing to the Canadiens in the second round.
Adams never played for the Bruins, but did play 540 regular-season games in the NHL with the Maple Leafs, Blue Jackets, Panthers, Hurricanes, Coyotes, and Blackhawks. He finished his career with 59 goals and 136 points, and won a Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006.
He has connections to the Bruins roster. He traded JJ Peterka from the Sabres to the Mammoth last summer and also was with Buffalo during Casey Mittelstadt and Henri Jokiharju’s tenure in Western New York.
Bonvie had been the Bruins’ director of pro scouting after serving as a scout. A member of the AHL’s Hall of Fame and the league’s all-time leader in penalty minutes (4,493), Bonvie played 92 career NHL games with the Bruins, Oilers, Blackhawks, Penguins, Senators, and Avalanche.
Rogalski had been the director of hockey analytics since 2017.
Gimenez, who was previously manager of hockey analytics and strategic projects for the PWHL, will be responsible for contract negotiations, salary cap management, CBA compliance, and player acquisition strategy.
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