Pens hire Wells Oliver as team’s new Director of Hockey Systems
Oliver spent 15 years working for the San Diego Padres.
The Penguins have hired Wells Oliver as the team’s new Director of Hockey Systems.
President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas announced the hiring on Tuesday.
The Penguins have named Wells Oliver as the team’s Director of Hockey Systems.
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Oliver comes to the Penguins after spending 15 years working in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres.
While in San Diego, Oliver managed the club’s day-to-day baseball operations technology.
With the Penguins, the team says he will build out the organization’s data architecture and web application solutions and will report to Jonathan Erlichman, the team’s Vice President of Hockey Research, Development, and Strategy.
He joins Katerina Wu, Cam Charron, Luke Zolyak, Caleb Pena, and Chace McCallum as members of the team’s Hockey Research and Development Staff.
In addition to his work with the Padres, Oliver also spent five years as a consultant working for the Calgary Flames and worked as a developer and a director of technology in the private sector.