Ryan Martin was named Assistant General Manager of the New York Rangers and General Manager of the Hartford Wolf Pack on August 25^th, 2021.

Martin joined the Rangers organization after spending 16 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings organization (2005-06 – 2020-21). He spent eleven seasons (2010-11 – 2020-21) as the organization’s Assistant General Manager. In that role, Martin spent eight seasons (2013-14 – 2020-21) as the General Manager of the Red Wings AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. Under Martin’s guidance, the Griffins won the 2017 Calder Cup and advanced to the Calder Cup Playoffs in every season in which the annual postseason tournament took place.

While with the Red Wing’s organization, Martin spent five seasons (2005-06 – 2009-10) as the team’s Director of Hockey Administration. Martin was also a member of the Red Wings organization when the club won the Stanley Cup at the conclusion of the 2008-09 NHL season.

In addition to his work with the Red Wings, Martin served as a scout with USA Hockey for their World Junior Championship team in 2021. That team won a Gold Medal in the Edmonton bubble in January 2021.

Prior to beginning his career with the Red Wings, Martin worked in Denver, Colorado from 1999 through 2003 as an attorney. He also worked at KO Sports, Inc.

With the Rangers, Martin oversees all aspects of hockey operations with the Wolf Pack, including player personnel decisions, player development, contract negotiations, and player movement.

Joey Padmanabhan joined the Wolf Pack in October of 2024 as the club’s Director of Hockey Operations. The native of Chicago, IL, graduated from Cornell in May, 2024. While at the Ivy League school, Padmanabhan served as the Student Director of Hockey Operations for the club’s ECAC men’s hockey team. During the 2023-24 season, with Padmanabhan serving as Student Director of Hockey Operations, the program won both an Ivy League and ECAC Championship. During his time at Cornell, Padmanabhan gained ample experience with the CAA Hockey Agency in Los Angeles and his hometown Chicago Blackhawks. With the Blackhawks, Padmanabhan worked in the hockey strategy department. On the ice, he played the 2021-22 season with the OJHL’s Lindsay Muskies.

While with the Wolf Pack, Padmanabhan will assist with all aspects of hockey operations while also handling the day-to-day operations of the club. 

Bob Woods was named the Associate Coach on Jay Leach’s staff on August 18, 2026.

Prior to joining Leach’s staff, Woods spent 14 seasons in the NHL as an Assistant Coach. He worked for the Seattle Kraken (2024-25), Minnesota Wild (2017-18 – 2023-24), Buffalo Sabres (2016-17), Anaheim Ducks (2012-13 – 2013-14) and Washington Capitals (2009-10 – 2011-12).

The native of LeRoy, SK, has also served as the Head Coach of the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades (2014-15 – 2015-16), ECHL’s Mississippi Sea Wolves (2001-02 – 2004-05) and AHL’s Hershey Bears (2007-08 – 2008-09).

 

He guided the Bears to a Calder Cup Championship in his second and final season as the club’s Head Coach prior to joining the parent Capitals as an Assistant Coach.

 

Woods also spent parts of three seasons (2005-06 – 2007-08) as an Assistant Coach with the Bears. His coaching experience also includes time as a Player-Assistant with the Sea Wolves (1998-99 – 2000-01) and ECHL’s Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (1997-98).

 

Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Woods enjoyed a lengthy career of over 700 professional games in the IHL, ECHL and AHL. He won the 1997 Calder Cup as a member of the Bears and was named to the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2012.

 

He was selected in the tenth round, 201^st overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

John Stevens was named an Assistant Coach on Jay Leach’s staff on August 18, 2026.

Prior to joining the coaching ranks in Hartford, Stevens spent ten seasons as a forward across the AHL and Finland’s Liiga. He spent the 2025-26 season with Liiga’s Kiekko-Espoo, appearing in 48 games and recording 23 points (10 g, 13 a).

The native of Springfield, MA, spent the nine seasons prior to 2025-26 in the AHL with the Abbotsford Canucks (2021-22 – 2024-25), Utica Comets (2019-20 – 2020-21) and Bridgeport Sound Tigers (2016-17 – 2019-20). He scored a career-high 19 goals with the Canucks during the 2021-22 season, and helped the club win the Calder Cup in 2025.

In total, over nine AHL seasons Stevens appeared in 389 games and recorded 163 points (65 g, 98 a).

Stevens’ father, John, is currently an Assistant Coach with the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights. He previously has spent time as an Assistant Coach with the Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers.

Eric Welles was named the Video Coach for the Wolf Pack prior to the 2026-27 season, joining Jay Leach’s staff.

Welles joins the Wolf Pack on a full-time basis after spending five seasons with the club as a Video Assistant, serving under Head Coaches Kris Knoblauch, Steve Smith, and Grant Potulny. During that time, he worked closely with Wolf Pack Video Coaches Chris Hoeler, Nielsson Arcibal, and Matthew Woodard.

In addition to his time as the Wolf Pack’s Video Assistant, Welles has extensive experience at the junior and collegiate levels. He spent two seasons as the Director of Hockey Operations for Princeton’s Women’s Hockey team (ECAC).

At the junior level, Welles spent five seasons with the NAHL’s Northeast Generals. He spent three seasons with the club as an area scout, then spent two seasons as the club’s Director of Scouting.

Brendan Burke was named the Goaltending Coach for the Hartford Wolf Pack on August 22nd, 2024. He replaced Jeff Malcolm, who joined the parent New York Rangers (NHL) as their Goaltending Coach.

Prior to joining the Wolf Pack, Burke spent two seasons as the Goaltending Coach for the WHL's Portland Winterhawks. 

Before that, Burke played four seasons at the University of Alberta (USports), amassing a 37-8-0 record with a .916 save percentage, 2.08 goals against average, and eight shutouts in 52 appearances.

Burke helped guide the Golden Bears to a USports University Cup Championship in 2017-18, leading the league in goals-against average with a 2.03 mark that season.

He also played five seasons in the WHL, suiting up for both the Winterhawks and Calgary Hitmen. The native of Scottsdale, AZ, posted an 88-31-11 record with a .906 save percentage, 2.83 goals against average, and 10 shutouts during that time.

Burke also won the 2016 OHL Championship and Memorial Cup with the London Knights in his one season in the league. He went 10-4-0 in 19 appearances with the Knights in 2015-16.

Burke is the son of former NHL goaltender Sean Burke, who currently serves as the Director of Goaltending for the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights. The elder Burke played five seasons in Hartford for the NHL's Whalers (1992-93 - 1996-97).

Colin Downey joined the Hartford Wolf Pack as Skills Development Coach in the fall of 2022. A native of Morristown, New Jersey, Downey enjoyed an eight year professional career in France after a successful college career.

As a junior, Downey played for the Boston Junior Bruins of the EJHL during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. He served as captain of the Bruins during the 2009-10 season, his last before moving on to the NCAA level.

Downey played four seasons of NCAA hockey at Bowdoin College, where he appeared in 100 career games and scored 118 career points (47 g, 71 a). While at Bowdoin, Downey was named a First Team All-Star in the NESCAC following the 2011-12 season, and a Second Team All-Star following the 2013-14 season.

Following his NCAA career, Downey would embark on an eight year professional career in France. Over the course of 216 games in France, Downey scored 93 goals and 130 assists for 223 career points. He most recently suited up for Tours during the 2021-22 season, where he scored 24 points (9 g, 15 a) in 22 games.

Wolf Pack athletic trainer Brian Fairbrother joined the Wolf Pack staff prior to the 2014-15 season. He joined the organization on the heels of eight years working in Sports Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. 

Fairbrother was an assistant athletic trainer for the Bobcats during his time there, providing medical services for the men’s ice hockey program. He also served as an approved clinical instructor and lecturer for Quinnipiac’s athletic training program. 

Before beginning his tenure at Quinnipiac in 2006, Fairbrother earned a Master’s degree in Recreation and Sports Science from Ohio University, where he worked for a year as a graduate assistant athletic trainer, focusing his efforts on the football, women’s lacrosse and track and field teams. Fairbrother also has experience working with the football program at Harvard University.

Fairbrother did his undergraduate work at Northeastern University, completing his Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training in 2005. In addition to his athletic training credentials, Fairbrother is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and a Basic Life Support Instructor for the American Heart Association. He holds membership in both the National Athletic Trainers Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Jared Degler joined the Wolf Pack organization as the club’s Assistant Athletic Trainer prior to the 2019-20 season. 

Degler joined the Wolf Pack after three years as the head athletic trainer for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. Prior to that, the Hamburg, PA native worked an internship with the ECHL’s Reading Royals for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. During that time, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training at Alvernia University in Reading, PA.

Craig Lewis enters his ninth seasons as the team's Head Equipment Manager. 

Lewis took over the assistant equipment manager’s duties prior to the 2009-10 season. Prior to that, Lewis served as the visiting team locker room assistant, a role he assumed during the 2008-09 campaign. Lewis was promoted to equipment manager for the 2018-19 season.

Lewis worked his 1,000th game with the Wolf Pack on Sunday, October 29th, 2023 against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. 

Prior to joining the Wolf Pack, Lewis worked as an ice hockey official, working several levels of hockey including the high school and college levels. He worked throughout the state of Connecticut and the greater New England area. Lewis has the honor of working for his hometown team, as he was a fan of the Wolf Pack growing up, coming to countless games at PeoplesBank Arena.

Born in Hartford, CT, Lewis was raised in Newington. He graduated from Newington High School in 2004 and then studied at both Central Connecticut State University and Manchester Community College. 

Brian Allen was named Assistant Equipment Manager with the Hartford Wolf Pack prior to the 2024-25 season. Allen joins the Wolf Pack with experience at the NCAA, OHL, and AHL levels.

Before joining the Wolf Pack, Allen spent two seasons (2022-23, 2023-24) as the Assistant Equipment Manager for the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Prior to that, Allen spent eight seasons as the Head Equipment Manager for the Niagara University Purple Eagles (NCAA).

Allen also spent nine seasons as an Equipment Manager in the OHL with the Erie Otters and Saginaw Spirit. He spent four seasons with the Otters (2006-07 - 2009-10) before joining the Spirit. He then spent five seasons (2010-11 - 2014-15) with the Spirit before transitioning to the NCAA.

 

Charlie Jenum joined the Wolf Pack ahead of the 2026-27 season as the club's Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. 

Prior to joining the Wolf Pack, Jenum spent time with the NHL's Minnesota Wild as a Strength and Conditioning Assistant. While there, he assisted with the implementation of summer off-season strength and conditioning workouts for Wild players and helped supervise daily training sessions for the club.

Jenum has also spent time at the collegiate level, working at both Concordia University and the University of Minnesota. While at Concordia University in St. Paul, MN, Jenum served as the lead strength and conditioning coach for the school's Women's Lacrosse, Men's & Women's Golf, Women's Swim & Dive, and Cross Country programs. He also assisted with the University's Football and Track & Field programs.

With the University of Minnesota, Jenum served in a sports performance capacity under the guidance of Cal Dietz. 

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