Sabres Name Karmanos Associate General Manager
April 14, 2021 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
(Rochester, NY) - The Buffalo Sabres announced today that the team has named Jason Karmanos associate general manager.
In his role, Karmanos will serve as the general manager of the AHL's Rochester Americans and will oversee the Sabres' scouting, player development and analytics departments.
A native of Orchard Lake, Michigan, Karmanos spent the past six seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he served as the assistant general manager for three seasons. He was the club's vice president of hockey operations prior to that.
In his roles with Pittsburgh, Karmanos spearheaded the revamping of the Penguins' use of hockey analytics to assist management in their decision-making process.
He was also a member of the Carolina Hurricanes' front office from 1998-2013 and served as an assistant general manager for 13 of those seasons.
Karmanos, 46, has been part of three Stanley Cup championships. He won with Carolina in 2006 and with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017.
Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams was an alternate captain on the 2005-06 Hurricanes. Adams and Karmanos were also teammates on the United States' 1994 World Junior Championship team.
Before becoming a hockey executive, Karmanos played four seasons at Harvard, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors. He played one season for the Raleigh Ice Caps of the ECHL in 1996-97, but an eye injury ended his playing career.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from April 14, 2021
- Penguins Weekly - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Penguins Will Play Binghamton Devils on Friday, April 16 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Offense Erupts in Colorado's 6-2 Win over Condors - Colorado Eagles
- Barracuda Outlast Stars 4-2 - San Jose Barracuda
- Tight Game Slips Away from Texas - Texas Stars
- Amerks Come up Short to Cleveland - Rochester Americans
- Comets Defeat Crunch for Second Straight Game - Utica Comets
- Heat Outlasted by Belleville Wednesday - Stockton Heat
- Crunch Fall to Comets, 3-2 - Syracuse Crunch
- Cleveland Battles Back to Lock in 5-3 Win over Rochester - Cleveland Monsters
- Barrage of Home Games Begins Thursday - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Adams Agrees to Terms with Islanders - Bridgeport Islanders
- Changes to Griffins' Road Schedule Announced - Grand Rapids Griffins
- American Hockey League Announces Schedule Changes - Cleveland Monsters
- Marlies Games Postponed Through April 21 - Toronto Marlies
- Sabres Name Karmanos Associate General Manager - Rochester Americans
- The Bridgeport Report: Week 10 - Bridgeport Islanders
- AHL Announces Schedule Changes - Belleville Senators
- American Hockey League Announces Schedule Changes - AHL
- Game Day Build-Up: Senators at Heat, April 14th - Belleville Senators
- Stockton, Senators Start Three-Game Set at Scotiabank Saddledome - Stockton Heat
- Monsters Announce First-Ever Spanish-Language Broadcast for April 24th Grow the Game Night Versus Chicago Wolves - Cleveland Monsters
- Hirose and Fulcher Reassigned to Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
- A Successful Arrival for Cole Caufield - Laval Rocket
- Moose Launch Annual Shut out Hunger Food Drive - Manitoba Moose
- American Hockey League Announces Schedule Changes - AHL
- Sunday Road Game at Lehigh Valley Postponed - Hershey Bears
- Games on April 16 and April 18 Postponed - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Gulls Strong Late in Win over Ontario - San Diego Gulls
- Barracuda Outshined by Stars 7-2 - San Jose Barracuda
- Texas Dominates San Jose with 7-2 Win - Texas Stars
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Rochester Americans Stories
- Tokarski, Amerks Blank Crunch in Season Series Finale
- Amerks Hosting Pregame Autograph Session Featuring Gionta Brothers, Jr. Amerks April 3
- Amerks Take Down Comets in Homestand Finale
- Goaltending Duel Ends in Shootout Loss to Marlies
- Amerks Outlast Hartford in High Scoring Affair