Brett Peterson was named the Assistant General Manager of the Florida Panthers on Nov. 17, 2020.

Peterson served as the Vice President, Hockey for Wasserman Media Group prior to joining the Panthers and has been a certified NHL player agent since 2009 with Wasserman/Acme World Sports.

The native of Northborough, Mass., Peterson played five years of professional hockey (2004-05 to 2008-09) as a defenseman in the American Hockey League (AHL), ECHL and the International Hockey League (IHL).

Prior to his professional career, Peterson played four seasons for Boston College (2000-01 to 2003-04), where he appeared in 157 games, posting 28 points (8-20-28) and won a NCAA National Championship in 2001 with the team.

He serves as an advisor/consultant to the NextGEN AAA Foundation hockey team, a nonprofit organization that provides mentoring and hockey programs to underprivileged youth and underserved communities. The all-minority team recently won the 2020 Beantown Summer Classic Tournament.