Northborough's Brett Peterson named USA Hockey GM for 2024 IIHF World Championships
Brett Peterson added some red, white and blue to his résumé.
The Northborough native will serve as the 2024 U.S. Men's national team general manager, USA Hockey announced Thursday. That team will compete at the 2024 IIHF Men's World Championship on May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia.
“We are really excited to have Brett as the general manager of our men’s national team,” USA Hockey assistant executive director of hockey operations John Vanbiesbrouck said in a release. “He has done a terrific job in helping build the Florida Panthers, and his extensive knowledge of the overall player pool in our country will be really beneficial in putting together our team for the world championship.”
Peterson has worked as the assistant general manager of the Florida Panthers for the past four years. Teams he helped assemble won the President's Trophy in 2021-22 and played for the Stanley Cup in the spring. He became the first Black assistant general manager in NHL history in 2020.
Peterson was certified as an NHL player agent in 2009 and previously served as the vice president of hockey for Wasserman Media Group. He played professionally in the AHL and ECHL from 2004-09 after a standout career at Boston College, winning a national title in 2001.
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The U.S. took fourth at last year's tournament and has three bronze medals in the past eight events.
This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: USA Hockey tabs Brett Peterson for 2024 World Championships GM post
