Brett Peterson Appointed as USA Hockey GM for 2024 Championship

Peterson, the First Black Executive to Hold the Position, Will Lead the Effort to Build the Team USA Roster

Brett Peterson, assistant general manager of the Florida Panthers, has been named the general manager of the U.S. men's national hockey team for the 2024 IIHF Men's World Championship.
Peterson is the first Black executive to hold the position of general manager for USA Hockey.
Peterson will lead the effort to build the Team USA roster for the championship, which is scheduled for May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia.
Peterson will be assisted by the U.S. men's national team advisory group, which includes 10 U.S.-born NHL general managers.
The U.S. men's team has not won gold at the men's world championship since 1933.