Leo Luongo, the brother of Vancouver Canucks icon Roberto, will be back in the NHL for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils announced a series of hirings, including Leo, who was named their director of goaltending.<\/p>\n
The bench boss has his crew.<\/p>\n
\u2014 New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) July 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cLuongo now oversees all goaltending development and reports to executive vice president of hockey operations Martin Brodeur,\u201d an excerpt from the Devils website reads. \u201cHe will work with New Jersey Devils goaltending coach Dan Stewart, Utica goaltending coach Brian Eklund, and New Jersey\u2019s head amateur goalie scout\/development coach Manny Legace, while monitoring the organization\u2019s current and potential future goaltenders.\u201d<\/p>\n Unlike Roberto, Leo never played hockey at a high level, but began working as a goaltending coach for the QMJHL\u2019s Acadie-Bathurst Titan back in 2008-09. He spent several more seasons in the QMJHL, followed by a lengthy stint in Europe, before landing an AHL gig with the Springfield Thunderbirds for the 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n Leo continued to build his resume before finally landing an NHL gig with the Florida Panthers as their goaltending development coach for the 2020-21 campaign. He\u2019s remained with the Panthers organization ever since, giving him a chance to work alongside Roberto, who serves as a special advisor to GM Bill Zito.<\/p>\n These changes come after a disappointing Devils season in which they finished the regular season with just 87 points. Several firings came as a result, including the now-former goaltending coach, Dave Rogalski.<\/p>\n The Devils made a big change in the crease as well, trading Jacob Markstrom to the Florida Panthers<\/a>. As of now, they have a three-goalie tandem in Jake Allen, Nico Daws, and recent free-agent signing David Rittich.<\/p>\n