Former NHLer Lee Stempniak lands a huge new job with NHL club

Former NHL forward Lee Stempniak has been promoted from within the Arizona Coyotes' front office from data analyst to Director of Player Development.

From Coyotes GM Bill Armstrong:

We are very pleased to name Lee as our new director of player development. Lee was a hard-working player who had a very good career. He understands what it takes to get to the NHL and we are confident that he will do an excellent job developing our players.

The 39 year old Stempniak joined the organization's front office just last season following a 13 season pro career. In total he managed 203 goals and 469 points in 911 career regular season games split between the St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes. If you're counting at home that's 10 NHL clubs, including two separate stints with the Bruins.