Tom Fitzgerald
Tom Fitzgerald
Thomas James Fitzgeraldis a retired American professional ice hockey player who played seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League. He currently serves as assistant general manager of the New Jersey Devils. He won the Stanley Cup in 2009 as an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 August 1968
CityBillerica, MA
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Coming in and getting that bomb dropped on us was heartfelt, of course. I am so grateful for Mike O'Connell to give me an opportunity to live out a childhood dream -- to come to Boston and put on the Bruins sweater. On the flip side, I feel responsible for him losing his job.
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It feels great. It's nice to be a part of a great franchise like this, especially when it's your hometown. I feel very fortunate to live out a dream like this, but it's my job now. The novelty has to wear off because I'm here to do a job and be part of something special.
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Home or away, it doesn't matter, the game's still the game. Other than the last change, there's no difference. Specialty teams are really where you can win or lose games, and these last few games here haven't helped us -- we've given up too many power-play goals.
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We still had chances and a lot of good ones, but when you get chances, you have to bear down. We tip our hat to him because he made the saves when he had to make them.
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