Report: Sheldon Keefe to Return as Devils Coach
New general manager Sunny Mehta keeps Sheldon Keefe in place after the Devils missed the playoffs and makes changes to the coaching staff and front office.
- On Tuesday, New Jersey Devils General Manager Sunny Mehta confirmed head coach Sheldon Keefe will return, while the organization fired goaltending coach Dave Rogalski and reassigned assistant coach Sergei Brylin to a new role.
- Mehta initiated these changes following a full organizational assessment, having taken control of hockey operations last month to replace former general manager Tom Fitzgerald.
- Beyond the bench, Mehta is overhauling the front office, deciding not to renew the contracts of executives Chuck Fletcher and Dan MacKinnon.
- Keefe, who joined the New Jersey Devils in 2024, returns after the team missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs, failing to play beyond their 82nd game of the season.
- The search for replacements has begun, as Mehta continues reshaping the staff, including the recent hiring of assistant Braden Birch, who previously helped the Florida Panthers win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.
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Sheldon Keefe to return as coach of the New Jersey Devils
Sheldon Keefe will return as coach of the New Jersey Devils after new general manager Sunny Mehta did the full assessment of the organization he promised when taking over control of hockey operations.
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Devils Announce Coaching Changes, Sheldon Keefe To Stay
The New Jersey Devils announced today that Goaltending Coach Dave Rogalski has been relieved of his duties, and Assistant Coach Sergei Brylin will assume a new role within the organization. With Sunny Mehta getting to work on transforming the team, along with his new assistant Braden Birch who was hired earlier this month, it’s the first step in what will be more changes after a disappointing campaign. Rogalski, 45, got started at St. Cloud Stat…
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