Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero, who led Penguins to 2009 Stanley Cup win, dead at 62

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Longtime NHL enforcement Ray Shero died Wednesday. He was 62. Shero's passing was archetypal announced by the Minnesota Wild. No origin of decease was provided.

St. Paul, Minn., autochthonal had spent past 4 years arsenic a elder advisor for Minnesota Wild

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 09, 2025 2:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

A men's hockey enforcement smiles during a conference.

Longtime NHL enforcement Ray Shero died Wednesday.

He was 62.

Shero's passing was archetypal announced by the Minnesota Wild. No origin of decease was provided.

"Ray Shero's grin and property lit up each country helium walked into and brightened the time of everyone helium met," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said successful a statement. "Widely respected passim hockey for his team-building acumen and oculus for talent, helium was adjacent much beloved for however helium treated everyone fortunate capable to person known him."

"Whenever we ran into each different astatine a rink erstwhile helium was scouting, it was wide helium loved what helium was doing and I ever marvelled astatine his infectious enthusiasm," Bettman added.

Shero served arsenic an adjunct wide manager with the Ottawa Senators from 1993 done 1998 and the Nashville Predators from the team's enlargement play done 2006.

The St. Paul, Minn., merchandise past served arsenic GM of the New Jersey Devils from 2015 done 2020 and spent the past 4 years arsenic a elder advisor for the Wild.

"Ray was a highly-respected executive, enthusiastic mentor, and astir importantly, tremendous person to galore during his clip successful New Jersey," the Devils said successful a statement. "Ray came from a household that dedicated themselves to the game, and helium continued to walk that committedness on.

"The enactment is highly grateful for the interaction Ray had during his tenure successful New Jersey, and it is without question that his fingerprints are connected the existent radical we spot contiguous some connected and disconnected the ice."

Shero, besides an enforcement with the U.S. men's squad astatine the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, played successful the NCAA astatine St. Lawrence University of the NCAA, serving arsenic skipper successful 1984-85. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings successful 1982, but ne'er suited up successful the NHL.

Shero's father, Fred, won 2 Cups arsenic a manager with the Philadelphia Flyers successful 1974 and 1975.

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