RELEASE: Blackhawks Name Jeff Greenberg Associate General Manager

Chicago Blackhawks Normal Manager Kyle Davidson today introduced Jeff Greenberg has been employed as Associate Standard Supervisor, overseeing the strategic methods and procedures that will fuel the overall Hockey Functions group. The employing completes the govt group inside of Hockey Operations, with Greenberg signing up for Davidson and fellow Affiliate General Supervisor Norm Maciver as the main mind believe in that will go on to construct out its senior leadership group this offseason.

“Our journey is just commencing as we develop a next-technology basis for this workforce, and that commences with a emphasis on modernizing and enhancing the Hockey Functions infrastructure in our front office,” said Blackhawks Common Manager Kyle Davidson. “We will only get back again to getting most effective-in-class on the ice if we are doing work with best-in-class info and suggestions powering the scenes. With each other, this government leadership crew is seeking forward to establishing excellent expertise throughout all concentrations of our group and incorporating the equipment we need to have across scouting, analytics, player growth, coaching and far more to return to competitive hockey.”

Greenberg formally starts his part with the club on Monday, May 9 exactly where he will operate along with all Hockey Operations capabilities (like scouting, progress, coaching and functions) to create and optimize a modern-day, frequently evolving method utilizing techniques, technological innovation, knowledge and talent. As a strategic spouse to the entire firm, Greenberg’s workforce will assist foster a society focused on exponential growth and providing lengthy-term, sustainable competitive rewards.

“Jeff will be both equally an architect and connector of the hockey functions group, making certain that we are normally at the forefront of qualified sports,” extra Davidson. “He arrived at out to congratulate me after I was named Common Supervisor, and we related immediately over our parallel paths, shared appreciate for hockey and vision for this sport’s potential. I am fired up for our lovers to see what he, together with Norm, can convey as important voices at the table — a table that will continue to improve with other leaders we will add to the team.”

“What I’ve uncovered about the Blackhawks is they are significant about using this rebuilding time period to not only set this franchise up to be the greatest in hockey, but the finest in all of sports activities relocating ahead,” stated Greenberg. “There could not be a extra interesting time to get in on the floor ground of this journey and go after just about every feasible alternative to set this staff again on the route to profitable hockey.”

Greenberg joins the Blackhawks after 11 seasons in baseball functions with the Chicago Cubs, most not too long ago serving as Assistant Common Supervisor. He earlier held roles as Director of Professional Scouting and Baseball functions, Director of Baseball Operations and Assistant to the Common Manager. As he worked his way up inside the group, he was instrumental in generating the techniques and strategies that assist the Cubs scout and produce expertise and labored closely with group administration in the course of a rebuild that at some point led the team to winning the 2016 Globe Sequence in addition to four other postseason appearances.

“Jeff is just a person of the finest teammates I have labored with in baseball,” claimed Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer. “He has finished so a lot to the make the Cubs a superior business above the last 10 seasons with his highly effective blend of intelligence, operate ethic, management and integrity. He was critically included in forward-searching choices as we created the main of a planet champion.”

“As the Blackhawks seem to build their subsequent championship group, Jeff is an suitable retain the services of,” additional Hoyer. “Whilst I am sad to drop this kind of a great staff and friend, I am thrilled that his long run success will carry on to profit the town of Chicago.”

Prior to his time with the Cubs, Greenberg worked in the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates front places of work as very well as for Major League Baseball in labor relations. He graduated from College of Pennsylvania in 2008 and Columbia Law College in 2011. Jeff grew up participating in hockey in Pittsburgh and performed competitively by way of college or university the place he captained in the course of his junior and senior decades. He and his wife, Erin, have two sons and reside in Chicago.