Sidney Crosby makes heartfelt statement on the passing of Ray Shero
The Penguins are mourning as Ray Shero passed away at just 62 years old… More below:
Tragic news emerged earlier on Wednesday when the hockey world found out that Minnesota Wild senior adviser and former GM of the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils Ray Shero passed away at just 62 years old.
Shero spent three decades working in NHL front offices, including serving as GM of the Devils and Penguins, taking part in Pittsburgh’s first championship with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin era in 2009.
The Penguins’ captain made a heartfelt statement on the passing of his former general manager, who “did so much for the organization.”
Son of a Hockey Hall of Fame coach Fred, Shero devoted his life to hockey. After a job in management with the Ottawa Senators in 1993, until 1998, he became assistant GM of the expansion Nashville Predators. He spent eight seasons in Nashville under Hall of Fame GM David Poile. That set Shero up to land the Penguins GM job in 2006.
As the New York Times recalls, “when Shero arrived in Pittsburgh, the Penguins hadn’t qualified for the playoffs in five years. However, they’d already drafted Crosby, Malkin, Kris Letang and Marc-Andre Fleury and would take Jordan Staal with the No. 2 pick shortly after he was hired.”
This is a sad all around in the NHL. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, fans and loved ones.
