Devils Hire Former Panthers Assistant GM Sunny Mehta As New General Manager
Devils tap former Panthers Assistant GM Sunny Mehta, a hometown hero and analytics wizard, to lead their franchise back to glory.
The Florida Panthers are losing a key member of their front office. It was only a matter of time before an NHL team scooped up Panthers Assistant GM Sunny Mehta, and that day has come. On Thursday, the New Jersey Devils announced they had hired Mehta as their new general manager.
He becomes the sixth GM in Devils franchise history. Nothing but blue skies and Sunny days ahead. Jersey, we brought Sunny home.
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com/OqtxOnMgNL — New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) April 16, 2026 For Mehta, a native of Wycoff, New Jersey, the move is a bit of a homecoming. After growing up as a Devils fan, Mehta became the franchise’s first full-time analytics hire in 2014, starting a relationship with the team that would eventually bring him back as their general manager. It’s also well-deserved promotion, as Mehta had proven to be an incredibly valuable hockey and analytics mind in Florida’s front office.