Sharks Announce More New Front Office Hires

 The Sharks announced a handful of new additions to their front office, specifically their Hockey Operations Staff. They are as follows: 

• Scott Fitzgerald, Director of Player Personnel 
• Tom Holy, Assistant General Manager 
• Todd Marchant, Director of Player Development (Senior Advisor) 
• Chris Morehouse, Director of Amateur Scouting 
• Ryan Stewart, Pro Personnel (Senior Advisor) 

Scott Fitzgerald is entering his first season as Director of Player Personnel and will focus on pro and amateur scouting. He previously took on various roles, primarily in scouting, with the Boston Bruins from 2006 until this past season and was a scout with the Columbus Blue Jackets from 1999 to 2006. 

This will be Tom Holy's first year as assistant general manager and will be sharing assistant GM duties with Joe Will. Holy will be overseeing the analytics department, staff budgeting, and contracts. He will also be the liaison between the Sharks Hockey Operations and Business departments. Holy previously held various roles in Media Relations and Public Relations with the Dallas Stars, Sharks, and Cleveland Barons. 

Todd Marchant will oversee player development for the Sharks. He was previously the Anaheim Ducks' Director of Player Development from 2011 to 2021 and Director of Player Personnel this past season. As a player, Marchant amassed 186 goals and 312 assists for 498 points in 1,195 career NHL games with the Rangers, Oilers, Blue Jackets, and Ducks from 1993 to 2011 and won the Stanley Cup with the Ducks in 2007. 

Chris Morehouse will oversee the Sharks amateur staff and run the draft as Director of Amateur Scouting. He previously held various scouting roles with the Blue Jackets for seven seasons before joining the Rangers as their Director of North American Scouting for the past three seasons. Morehouse also played hockey at the college, junior, and ECHL levels, but never in the NHL. 

This will be Ryan Stewart's first season as Pro Personnel, Senior Advisor and will oversee the Sharks' professional staff in North America and Europe. He was most recently the Blackhawks' assistant general manager before joining the Sharks and held other roles with the Blackhawks in scouting and as an assistant coach and video coach. As a player, Stewart mainly played with Greenville of the ECHL and appeared in one game with the Providence Bruins of the AHL.

In addition, Tim Burke has been shifted from Assistant GM to a Senior Advisor/Scout position, and Mike Potenza, who served as the Sharks' Director of Strength and Conditioning, is leaving to join the Golden State Warriors as one of their strength and conditioning coaches. During his tenure with the Sharks' Potenza was often seen as one of the top strength and conditioning coaches in the NHL.

Next up, the Sharks will need to add more scouts, find a new strength and conditioning coach to replace Mike Potenza, and fill out the rest of David Quinn's coaching staff. Watch this space for more.

Sources: SJSharks.com, San Jose Hockey Now 

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