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Kyle Dubas gets hired by Team Canada for upcoming World Championship
Published April 19, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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Julien TrekkerApril 19, 2024 (2:37 PM)
The Pittsburgh Penguins' President of Hockey Operations got hired by Team Canada for the upcoming World Championship!
With the Men's WC set to start in less than a month, team rosters are expected to be released soon, and the organization just announced a new executive hiring.Indeed, Kyle Dubas will join Team Canada as Associate General Manager. He will work with Rick Nash, who was named GM a few weeks ago.
It was also announced that Jim McKenzie, Tim Taylor and Jamie Pushor were joining the team.
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"CALGARY, Alberta � Hockey Canada has announced that Kyle Dubas (Sault Ste. Marie, ON/Pittsburgh, NHL) has been named to the management group that will help build Canada's National Men's Team for the 2024 IIHF World Championship, May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia.
Dubas will make his international management debut as associate general manager, and will work alongside Rick Nash (Brampton, ON/Columbus, NHL), who was named general manager last month. He was selected by Nash, with input from Scott Salmond (Creston, BC), senior vice-president of high performance and hockey operations, Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, ON/St. Louis, NHL), management group lead for Canada's National Men's Team, and player relations advisor Ryan Getzlaf (Regina, SK/Anaheim, NHL).
In addition, a selection committee of three NHL executives � Jim McKenzie (Gull Lake, SK/Vegas, NHL), Jamie Pushor (Lethbridge, AB/Tampa Bay, NHL) and Tim Taylor (Stratford, ON/St. Louis, NHL) - will assist with evaluating and selecting players for the 2024 IIHF World Championship."
Dubas will make his international management debut as associate general manager, and will work alongside Rick Nash (Brampton, ON/Columbus, NHL), who was named general manager last month. He was selected by Nash, with input from Scott Salmond (Creston, BC), senior vice-president of high performance and hockey operations, Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, ON/St. Louis, NHL), management group lead for Canada's National Men's Team, and player relations advisor Ryan Getzlaf (Regina, SK/Anaheim, NHL).
In addition, a selection committee of three NHL executives � Jim McKenzie (Gull Lake, SK/Vegas, NHL), Jamie Pushor (Lethbridge, AB/Tampa Bay, NHL) and Tim Taylor (Stratford, ON/St. Louis, NHL) - will assist with evaluating and selecting players for the 2024 IIHF World Championship."
More to come.
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