Devils Decline to Retain Dan MacKinnon, Chuck Fletcher in First Moves Under GM Sunny Mehta

Overview

• The Devils, which announced the changes Friday, said they will not renew the contracts of assistant general manager Dan MacKinnon and senior advisor Chuck Fletcher.
• MacKinnon had served as senior vice president and AGM in New Jersey and also ran the AHL affiliate in Utica, which leaves day-to-day gaps in player development and scouting oversight.
• Fletcher, a veteran executive and former Flyers and Wild GM, had advised New Jersey’s front office after joining in 2023.
• Mehta, hired last month and operating without a president of hockey operations, now holds full oversight of the department with an inner circle that includes Martin Brodeur, Andy Greene, and assistant GM Kate Madigan.
• The team did not explain the non-renewals or name replacements, and the shake-up follows another missed postseason that made it six playoff absences in the last eight years.