PITTSBURGH — Kyle Dubas has determined to not rent a basic supervisor to work underneath him as Pittsburgh Penguins president of hockey operations, as a substitute selecting to serve in that position, as properly.
The group introduced the unsurprising growth Thursday, together with the promotions of U.S. ladies’s star Amanda Kessel and retired NHL defenseman Trevor Daley to particular assistant to the GM jobs. Dubas had been serving as interim GM.
“At this time, I feel it is best for continuity that I formally continue in both roles as president and general manager in the hockey operations department,” Dubas stated. “We will continue to reevaluate the GM position, alongside all others in future off-seasons, to ensure that we are optimizing all facets of the department. We have a small but extremely dedicated management team here, and I have come to know each of them quite well over the last couple of months.”
Dubas joined the Penguins earlier this offseason after the Toronto Maple Leafs determined to not lengthen their longtime government following a second-round exit. Dubas had been Toronto’s GM since 2018 after spending 4 years as an assistant with the storied franchise.
The 37-year-old changed Brian Burke and Ron Hextall, who have been fired after the Penguins missed the playoffs.
In saying his choice Thursday, Dubas identified the group beforehand employed Jason Spezza as assistant GM and Vukie Mpofu as director of hockey operations and authorized affairs to assist him.
Kessel spent the final 12 months in Pittsburgh’s government administration program. The Penguins say she “will become immersed in all facets of hockey operations and develop in all relevant areas of club management with increased focus on hockey research and development, player personnel and minor league operations.”
Daley had been a hockey operations adviser with the membership for the previous three seasons.
Pittsburgh additionally promoted Andy Saucier to director of professional personnel and Erik Heasley to director of minor league and novice scouting.
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