Bruins hire Kevyn Adams as part of front office shake up

Boston, Mass. (WEEI/WGR Sports Radio 550) - The Boston Bruins announced a number of front office moves as part of a significant shakeup on Tuesday. General manager Don Sweeney remains in place, but there's a lot changing right below him.

Perhaps most notably, assistant general manager and Providence Bruins general manager Evan Gold is leaving the organization effective Aug. 1. The team says in a statement that he is departing "to pursue other opportunities in the National Hockey League."

With that, the Bruins have now turned over both assistant general managers this offseason, as Jamie Langenbrunner also departed in May. Both had interviewed for general manager jobs elsewhere, and Gold was a finalist for the Vancouver Canucks job. Langenbrunner eventually landed with the Nashville Predators as special assistant to new general manager Chris MacFarland.

The Bruins' new assistant general managers are two internal promotions. Dennis Bonvie, who was previously the director of pro scouting, is now "Assistant general manager, Player Personnel." Jeremy Rogalski, previously the director of analytics, is now "Assistant general manager, Analytics and Strategy."

The team also announced two external additions to the group. Former Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams has joined the organization as a senior advisor to Sweeney, and Alex Gimenez has been hired to the newly created role of "Director of Hockey Operations, Collective Bargaining Agreement."

Gimenez most recently worked for the Professional Women's Hockey League as manager of hockey analytics and strategic projects. He previously spent more than a decade in the Boston Red Sox front office, most recently as the assistant director of major league operations and pro scouting from 2023-25.

"As we continue to build our staff, these changes recognize the hard work and growth of people within our organization while also adding experienced voices to our group," Sweeney said in a statement. "I'm confident Kevyn, Dennis, Jeremy and Alex will each play an important role as we continue to improve our team both this upcoming season and beyond. I'd also like to thank Evan for his contributions over the past several seasons. He has been a valued member of our Hockey Operations Department, and we appreciate everything he has done for our organization. We wish Evan and his family all the best as he pursues his next opportunity in the National Hockey League."

It's certainly a lot of change all at once, and a clear sign that there will be some new voices and eyes in the room as the Bruins try to execute a retool-on-the-fly that began with their trade deadline firesale in March 2025.

Adams was fired by Buffalo this past December. While he wasn't around for their second-half surge, he had overseen the drafting and development of much of the young core that helped the Sabres win a playoff series (against the Bruins, by the way) for the first time in 19 years.

Bonvie will inherit the same title as Langenbrunner, with whom he had worked closely on pro scouting. That's a part of the organization that has had some success, especially when it comes to finding players who were being under-utilized elsewhere, like Morgan Geekie.

Rogalski's new assistant general manager role will seemingly differ from Gold's, with the inclusion of "analytics" in his title marking an elevation of that part of the hockey operations department. Gold specialized in contract negotiations, the salary cap and CBA, areas that Gimenez will now be in charge of.

It was not immediately clear who will now be general manager of the Providence Bruins, which was part of Gold's duties. The P-Bruins are in need of a new head coach as well after Ryan Mougenel departed for an assistant coaching job with Vancouver. Sweeney himself previously served as Providence general manager as well as Boston general manager before handing off those duties to Gold in 2023.

Among those whose roles are not changing at the moment are Zdeno Chara (hockey operations advisor and mentor) and Adam McQuaid (director of player development). There had been speculation that one or both could be in line for a promotion -- especially Chara if he wanted to take on a bigger role -- but that won't be happening at this time.