Background
He is the son of former Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers coach Fred Shero.
professional sports team executive
He is the son of former Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers coach Fred Shero.
Graduate, St. Lawrence University, 1984.
He was hired on May 4, 2015, replacing Lou Lamoriello. He was previously the general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise. Shero played his college hockey for the Saint Lawrence University Skating Saints, captaining the team from 1983-1985.
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 1982, but never played in the National Hockey League.
Before joining the Penguins in 2006, Shero was an assistant General Motors first for the Ottawa Senators from 1993-1998 and then for the Nashville Predators from their entrance into the league in 1998 until 2006.
Penguins 2006–2014
In his first season on the job with the Penguins, Shero made a small splash in the free agent market, signing forwards Mark Recchi and Jarkko Ruutu, along with defenseman Mark Eaton. In addition to these moves, he traded for forwards Nils Ekman and Dominic Moore, after drafting center Jordan Staal with the second overall pick in the 2006 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
This choice paid immediate dividends, as Staal would score 29 goals and 42 points in his rookie year with fellow rookie Evgeni Malkin. At the trading deadline of the 2006-2007 National Hockey League season, Shero swung two major trades, sending Noah Welch to the Florida Panthers for veteran Gary Roberts, and sending Daniel Carcillo and a draft pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for enforcer Georges Laraque.
Shero made several tweaks to his club during the next offseason, signing defenceman Darryl Sydor, forwards Petr Sýkora and Jeff Taffe, and backup goaltender Dany Sabourin.
Shero also took several steps to ensure that his nucleus of talent remained in Pittsburgh by re-signing defenceman Ryan Whitney to a six-year, $24 million contract extension, and re-signing center and captain Sidney Crosby to a five-year, $43.5 million extension. On July 16, 2007, Shero announced that he had re-signed head coach Michel Therrien to a one-year extension through the 2008-2009 National Hockey League season. The trading deadline of the 2007-2008 National Hockey League season brought two other major trades for Shero and the Pittsburgh Penguins, sending Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen, prospect Angelo Esposito, and a future draft pick for the Atlanta Thrashers" Marián Hossa and Pascal Dupuis, as well as bringing the Toronto Maple Leafs" defensemen Hal Gill to his team for two future draft picks.
On Friday, May 16, 2014 the Penguins relieved Shero of his duties after the Penguins fell to the Rangers 4-3 in the second round of the 2014 National Hockey League Playoffs.
The Penguins went into game 5 with a 3-1 series lead. This was the 5th straight year the Penguins were eliminated by a lower seeded opponent.
New Jersey Devils
Shero became the general manager of the New Jersey Devils on May 4, 2015.
Married Karen Shero; children: Christopher, Kyle.