Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero, the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins when they won the Stanley Cup in 2009, has died. He was 62. The Minnesota Wild announced Shero’s death Wednesday. A spokesperson for the New Jersey Devils confirmed the team found out in the morning.

Minnesota Wild senior advisor Ray Shero, the architect of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2009 Stanley Cup championship team, has died. He was 62. According to the Ass

His death was announced by the Minnesota Wild, where he had been special adviser to GM Bill Guerin for the past four years. Shero, the son of Hall of Fame coach Fred Shero, had been an assistant GM with the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators before being hired by the Penguins in 2006.

Ray Shero, a longtime NHL executive who served as the New Jersey Devils general manager from 2015-20, died Wednesday at the age of 62.

Ray Shero’s smile and personality lit up every room he walked into and brightened the day of everyone he met,” said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.

USA Hockey said Shero died Tuesday night. Further details, including cause of death and where Shero was, were not available. "Our hearts go out to his family and friends and the countless people he impacted in the hockey community throughout his successful career,

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,

"Ray was the best." Shero is best known as the general manager of the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins—the first Stanley Cup-winning team of center Sidney Crosby's storied career. Shero joined the Penguins in Crosby's sophomore season,

Long-time NHL executive and former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero has died. He was 62 years old. Shero spent over 30 years in the NHL, including the last four seasons as senior advisor to the general manager with the Minnesota Wild.