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Mark Dumas enters his first season as the team's equipment manager. He began his career as an equipment manager in the North American Hockey League in 1980. After five seasons in the NAHL, he moved to the AHL's Binghamton Whalers for the 1985-86 season. Binghamton changed their NHL affiliation in 1990 to become the AHL farm club of the New York Rangers and Dumas remained with the Binghamton club for another seven seasons. When the Rangers switched their AHL affiliation to Hartford in 1997-98, he moved with the team and served in the same capacity for one season. The native of Utica, NY has spent the previous seven seasons as the equipment manager for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL. Dumas and his wife Betty have two sons, Mark and Matthew. | 