Devils Give Sunny Mehta The Reins As Its Newest GM: 'Dream Come True For A New Jersey Kid'

The New Jersey Devils hired Sunny Mehta as their new GM, they announced Thursday.

New Jersey hired Mehta less than two weeks after parting with Tom Fitzgerald on April 6.

Mehta, 48, returns to the Devils organization he helped transform from 2014-15 to 2017-18 as the director of hockey analytics. He helped establish the NHL's first full-time analytics department, the team said in its announcement.

"This is a dream come true for a New Jersey kid, who grew up watching Devils' practices just 20 minutes away in Totowa," Mehta said in the announcement.

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This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM.