RELEASE: Blackhawks Name Jeff Greenberg Associate General Manager

Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson currently announced Jeff Greenberg has been employed as Associate Normal Manager, overseeing the strategic units and procedures that will fuel the full Hockey Functions team. The employing completes the executive group inside Hockey Operations, with Greenberg joining Davidson and fellow Associate Standard Supervisor Norm Maciver as the main mind belief that will keep on to construct out its senior leadership group this offseason.

“Our journey is just beginning as we develop a next-technology foundation for this staff, and that begins with a concentrate on modernizing and strengthening the Hockey Functions infrastructure in our front office,” explained Blackhawks General Supervisor Kyle Davidson. “We will only get again to becoming most effective-in-class on the ice if we are functioning with most effective-in-course details and suggestions at the rear of the scenes. Collectively, this govt management team is on the lookout ahead to building terrific talent all over all levels of our firm and including the applications we need to have throughout scouting, analytics, player development, coaching and much more to return to aggressive hockey.”

Greenberg officially commences his part with the club on Monday, May possibly 9 wherever he will perform together with all Hockey Operations capabilities (which include scouting, improvement, coaching and functions) to build and optimize a contemporary, regularly evolving approach applying devices, technologies, facts and expertise. As a strategic companion to the complete corporation, Greenberg’s workforce will assist foster a society concentrated on exponential advancement and offering lengthy-term, sustainable aggressive pros.

“Jeff will be the two an architect and connector of the hockey operations group, making sure that we’re generally at the forefront of expert athletics,” added Davidson. “He reached out to congratulate me after I was named Typical Supervisor, and we related promptly more than our parallel paths, shared love for hockey and vision for this sport’s long term. I’m psyched for our enthusiasts to see what he, along with Norm, can deliver as critical voices at the desk — a table that will proceed to develop with other leaders we will incorporate to the group.”

“What I’ve figured out about the Blackhawks is they are major about utilizing this rebuilding time period to not only established this franchise up to be the greatest in hockey, but the finest in all of sports moving forward,” explained Greenberg. “There couldn’t be a a lot more remarkable time to get in on the floor ground of this journey and go after each attainable solution to put this staff again on the path to winning hockey.”

Greenberg joins the Blackhawks following 11 seasons in baseball functions with the Chicago Cubs, most just lately serving as Assistant Standard Supervisor. He earlier held roles as Director of Professional Scouting and Baseball operations, Director of Baseball Functions and Assistant to the Common Supervisor. As he labored his way up inside of the corporation, he was instrumental in creating the devices and techniques that assist the Cubs scout and produce talent and worked intently with staff administration all through a rebuild that inevitably led the crew to profitable the 2016 Earth Collection in addition to four other postseason appearances.

“Jeff is just a person of the most effective teammates I have worked with in baseball,” explained Cubs President of Baseball Functions Jed Hoyer. “He has finished so considerably to the make the Cubs a better corporation in excess of the last 10 seasons with his strong mix of intelligence, operate ethic, leadership and integrity. He was critically included in forward-looking selections as we constructed the core of a earth champion.”

“As the Blackhawks appear to establish their next championship crew, Jeff is an perfect seek the services of,” added Hoyer. “Whilst I am unfortunate to get rid of this sort of a terrific employee and close friend, I am thrilled that his long run achievements will carry on to benefit the town of Chicago.”

Prior to his time with the Cubs, Greenberg labored in the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates entrance offices as perfectly as for Main League Baseball in labor relations. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania in 2008 and Columbia Legislation School in 2011. Jeff grew up playing hockey in Pittsburgh and played competitively as a result of college exactly where he captained for the duration of his junior and senior several years. He and his spouse, Erin, have two sons and reside in Chicago.