RELEASE: Blackhawks Name Jeff Greenberg Associate General Manager

Chicago Blackhawks General Supervisor Kyle Davidson right now announced Jeff Greenberg has been hired as Associate Typical Supervisor, overseeing the strategic techniques and procedures that will gas the entire Hockey Operations group. The employing completes the govt team in just Hockey Operations, with Greenberg becoming a member of Davidson and fellow Affiliate Normal Supervisor Norm Maciver as the core brain believe in that will carry on to create out its senior leadership crew this offseason.

“Our journey is just beginning as we create a up coming-era foundation for this group, and that begins with a aim on modernizing and increasing the Hockey Operations infrastructure in our entrance place of work,” said Blackhawks Typical Manager Kyle Davidson. “We will only get back to becoming finest-in-class on the ice if we are working with greatest-in-class data and thoughts powering the scenes. Alongside one another, this govt management staff is wanting forward to creating good expertise through all stages of our firm and including the tools we need to have across scouting, analytics, player advancement, coaching and far more to return to aggressive hockey.”

Greenberg officially commences his position with the club on Monday, Could 9 where by he will get the job done together with all Hockey Functions functions (including scouting, enhancement, coaching and functions) to set up and improve a fashionable, continually evolving tactic working with units, engineering, info and expertise. As a strategic partner to the entire firm, Greenberg’s workforce will support foster a tradition targeted on exponential advancement and delivering long-term, sustainable aggressive positive aspects.

“Jeff will be the two an architect and connector of the hockey operations team, making certain that we’re usually at the forefront of qualified sports activities,” additional Davidson. “He attained out to congratulate me right after I was named Common Supervisor, and we related right away around our parallel paths, shared enjoy for hockey and vision for this sport’s upcoming. I am fired up for our enthusiasts to see what he, together with Norm, can convey as key voices at the desk — a table that will proceed to improve with other leaders we will include to the staff.”

“What I’ve learned about the Blackhawks is they are really serious about working with this rebuilding time period to not only set this franchise up to be the very best in hockey, but the most effective in all of sports relocating forward,” claimed Greenberg. “There couldn’t be a much more remarkable time to get in on the ground floor of this journey and pursue each individual attainable answer to place this crew back on the path to successful hockey.”

Greenberg joins the Blackhawks immediately after 11 seasons in baseball functions with the Chicago Cubs, most not long ago serving as Assistant Common Manager. He beforehand held roles as Director of Professional Scouting and Baseball operations, Director of Baseball Operations and Assistant to the Typical Manager. As he labored his way up inside of the corporation, he was instrumental in making the programs and strategies that help the Cubs scout and acquire expertise and labored intently with group management throughout a rebuild that at some point led the group to profitable the 2016 World Collection in addition to 4 other postseason appearances.

“Jeff is only 1 of the ideal teammates I have labored with in baseball,” reported Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer. “He has done so substantially to the make the Cubs a superior firm in excess of the very last 10 seasons with his potent combination of intelligence, perform ethic, leadership and integrity. He was critically concerned in ahead-looking selections as we created the core of a environment champion.”

“As the Blackhawks search to build their future championship crew, Jeff is an excellent employ the service of,” additional Hoyer. “While I am unfortunate to get rid of such a marvelous worker and friend, I am thrilled that his potential achievements will go on to advantage the city of Chicago.”

Prior to his time with the Cubs, Greenberg labored in the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates front offices as very well as for Significant League Baseball in labor relations. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2008 and Columbia Legislation School in 2011. Jeff grew up actively playing hockey in Pittsburgh and performed competitively by way of college or university the place he captained in the course of his junior and senior several years. He and his spouse, Erin, have two sons and reside in Chicago.