BOSTON — The Bruins need a new general manager after they fired Peter Chiarelli on Wednesday, and the search for the next guy will include candidates from within and outside the organization.
“Obviously we’re going to have both internal and external interviews to replace Peter’s role as general manager,” Bruins president Cam Neely said Wednesday at a press conference.
“The thing that I like to see have happen is communication amongst the group (in the hockey ops department). You’ve got a dialogue of everybody’s thoughts of our hockey club, especially guys that have been around for a while. And those happen quite often, but it’s going to continue to grow.”
At the moment, the hockey operations department will report to Neely.
“So, we met with (Don Sweeney) and John Ferguson — Scott Bradley is not local, he’s over in Switzerland and had him on the phone, but they’re to continue their regular day-to-day duties as they know what they are,” Neely said.
“(Don) is still handling Providence as he has for the past number of years. Anything that comes in from any hockey related issues across the league or internally come to me and I’ll decide where they go from there.”
Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs said whether the next GM already is working for the team, the objective is “finding the best candidate. Period.”
The Bruins went outside of the organization when they decided to hire Chiarelli in 2006.
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