- Nashville hired Jamie Langenbrunner as Special Assistant to GM Chris MacFarland
- The two-time Stanley Cup champ spent the last decade in Boston’s front office
- Read below for how Langenbrunner fits Nashville’s overhauled hockey operations
The Nashville Predators keep adding familiar names to their front office.
On Wednesday, the team hired Jamie Langenbrunner as Special Assistant to general manager Chris MacFarland. The two-time Stanley Cup champion will help out with pro and college scouting, recruiting, and special assignments.
Nashville made the move official:
It’s the latest piece of a front office that looks nothing like it did a month ago. Nashville brought in MacFarland to run hockey operations and added Rob Blake as executive vice president. Now they have another ex-player with management experience in the building.
Langenbrunner, 50, spent the last decade climbing the ladder in Boston. He started as a development coach in 2015, moved up to director of player development, and took over as assistant GM in 2022. A month ago, he left the Bruins to chase a new opportunity.
His name had surfaced for a few bigger openings this offseason, including New Jersey and Vancouver. Instead he lands in Nashville under MacFarland.
As a player, he did plenty of winning. He hoisted the Cup with Dallas in 1999, then again with the Devils in 2003.
There is more to the resume. He captained Team USA to a silver medal at the 2010 Olympics, wrapped a 1,109-game career with St. Louis in 2014, and earned a spot in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
This makeover started in the GM chair, and it has not stopped there.
