Ray Shero, the man who guided the Pittsburgh Penguins to the franchise’s Stanley Cup championship in 2009 as general manager, has died. He was 62.
The Minnesota Wild, for whom Shero worked as a senior advisor, announced his death on Wednesday. According to USA Hockey, Shero died on Tuesday evening.
A cause has not been reported.
The Penguins hired Shero as general manager in May of 2006 and he spent eight seasons in that capacity.
In his second season, he helped guide the team to a Stanley Cup Final appearance, losing to the powerful Detroit Red Wings in six games.
One year later, Shero recrafted the roster just enough to win the Stanley Cup in seven games against those same Red Wings.
While Shero did win the NHL’s General Manager of the Year award in 2013, he was unable to repeat championship success with the Penguins and was fired in 2014.
The son of legendary Philadelphia Flyers head coach Fred Shero, Ray Shero worked in various capacities around the NHL with several teams.
Before joining the Penguins, he was an assistant general manager with the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators. After leaving the Penguins, he served as general manager of the New Jersey Devils before joining the Wild in 2021.
A native of St. Paul, Minn., Shero also worked with USA Hockey and was part of the management groups for the United States in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics.