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Devils part ways with director of scouting David Conte

2005 National Hockey League Draft

2005 National Hockey League Draft

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The New Jersey Devils have announced they will not renew the contract of David Conte – the club’s director of scouting.

Conte had been with the Devils organization for 31 seasons.

“David and I have had numerous discussions regarding his future. Based on our conversations, I believe it is in the best interests of our organization for David to pursue other opportunities and to not renew his contract,” said Devils’ GM Ray Shero in a statement. “I would personally like to thank David Conte for his 31 years of service to the New Jersey Devils organization. His contributions to the success of the hockey operations department have been immense. The search for his successor will begin immediately.”

The 66-year-old served as the club’s director of scouting for 22 seasons. Conte was promoted to executive vice president in September 2006. He also spent eight years as New Jersey’s assistant director of scouting. Conte originally joined the team as a full-time scout during the 1984-85 season.

His former draft picks include Martin Brodeur, Scott Niedermayer and Patrik Elias.

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