The New Jersey Devils have added another Luongo to the NHL mix.
On Wednesday afternoon, the team announced a batch of hirings for the 2025-26 season, and among them was Leo Luongo, who will serve as the Devils’ director of goaltending.
According to the Devils’ website, “Luongo now oversees all goaltending development and reports to executive vice president of hockey operations Martin Brodeur,” and he will work with New Jersey Devils goaltending coach Dan Stewart, Utica goaltending coach Brian Eklund, and New Jersey’s head amateur goalie scout/development coach Manny Legace while keeping tabs on the organization’s current and future goaltenders.
Leo is the brother of Vancouver Canucks legend Roberto Luongo, though his own path to the NHL came through coaching rather than playing. He started out as a goaltending coach with the QMJHL’s Acadie-Bathurst Titan in 2008-09, spent additional seasons in the QMJHL, then moved on to a long stretch in Europe before landing in the AHL with the Springfield Thunderbirds for the 2016-17 season.
From there, his resume kept growing. Leo eventually reached the NHL with the Florida Panthers as their goaltending development coach in 2020-21, and he has stayed in that organization ever since. That also gave him a chance to work alongside Roberto, who is a special advisor to GM Bill Zito.
The Devils’ reshuffling comes after a tough 2024-25 season that ended with 87 points in the regular season. That led to several changes, including the firing of goaltending coach Dave Rogalski.
New Jersey also made a major move in net, trading Jacob Markstrom to the Florida Panthers. For now, the Devils are looking at a three-goalie setup with Jake Allen, Nico Daws, and recent free-agent addition David Rittich.
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