Head Athletic Trainer: Boston Bruins, 1993-2022

Don DelNegro MS, LATC, CSCS

Don DelNegro served as Head Athletic Trainer for the Boston Bruins for 29 seasons from 1993 through 2022 working 2148 NHL games. During that time, the Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup and were Stanley Cup Finalists in 2013 and 2019. He was also the Athletic Trainer for the USA Olympic Hockey Team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. In addition, he served as the Athletic Trainer for Team USA at the 2000, 2005 and 2007 World Hockey Championships. In 1992, he was the Athletic Trainer for the USA Olympic Bobsled and Luge Teams at the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

DelNegro was also honored to be an Athletic Trainer at the NHL All-Star Games in Boston in 1996 and Nashville in 2016. Don holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Westfield State University along with a Master’s degree from Indiana State University. He was Inducted into Westfield States Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 and received an Honorary Doctorate in 2013 from his Alma Mater.

Don was on the Executive Committee of the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society for 16 years serving as the Eastern Conference Representative. Prior to joining the Bruins, Don was the Director of Sports Medicine at Williams College and worked as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY.

Don and his wife Claire have a daughter Renee, and presently reside in Lake Placid, NY.