Christopher Lamoriello (born 1972) is an American former college

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player. Since 1996, he has been involved with

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teams as an scout and executive.

Career

Lamoriello played college hockey at

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where he graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. In 1996, he joined the

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of the

(NHL) as a

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, working with his father

Lou Lamoriello Louis P. Lamoriello (born October 21, 1942) is an American professional ice hockey executive who is the president of hockey operations and general manager for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also the former gene ...

. In September 2001, Lamoriello took over the dual role of senior vice president of hockey operations for the Devils and general manager for their

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(AHL) affiliate, the

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. He and his father left the Devils' organization in 2015. In 2016, he was hired by the

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as director of player personnel. In 2017, he was also named the general manager of their AHL affiliate, the

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Personal life

He is the son of

President of hockey operations, general manager and,

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, and is married to Olympic gold medalist

Vicki Movsessian Victoria Movsessian (born November 6, 1972) is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She was the founder of the Massachusetts Spitfires and Rhode Island Sting girls hockey clubs. Movsessian was born in C ...

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