New Jersey Devils hire Lindy Ruff as head coach

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The Devils also took the interim tag off Tom Fitzgerald's title as general manager

In this Jan. 14, 2017, file photo, then-Dallas Stars head coach Lindy Ruff watches play against the Minnesota Wild during a game in Dallas.The New Jersey Devils are hiring veteran coach Lindy Ruff to take over one of the NHL’s youngest teams and removing the interim tag off Tom Fitzgerald’s title as general manager, a person with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press on Thursday.

NHL Network was first to report the Devils’ plans to hire the New York Rangers assistant coach on Wednesday night.Ruff would replace interim coach Alain Nasreddine, who guided the team to a 19-16-8 record after John Hynes was fired on Dec. 3. Fitzgerald had served as interim general manager since Ray Shero was fired on Jan. 12.

During the pause, the Devils interviewed Nasreddine and former head coaches Gerard Gallant, Peter Laviolette and John Stevens.

 

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