Hockey Canada starts search for GM of women’s team as Gina Kingsbury exits
Hockey Canada is seeking a new general manager and coach for the women's national team following the departure of Gina Kingsbury and Troy Ryan. Kingsbury, who has been with the team for eight years, will not return next season, and Ryan has also stepped down after a successful tenure. The search for replacements is complicated by the recent expansion of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, which has increased competition for coaching and management talent.
- ▪Gina Kingsbury will not return as general manager of the Canadian women's hockey team after eight years.
- ▪Troy Ryan, who coached the team to multiple championships, has also stepped down to take a position with a PWHL expansion team.
- ▪Hockey Canada is facing increased competition for talent due to the expansion of the PWHL, which has added four new teams.
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Open this photo in gallery:Hockey Canada parted by mutual agreement with general manager Gina Kingsbury and head coach Troy Ryan, whose contracts to helm the women's national team expire in June.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Canadian women’s hockey team is in search of a new general manager as well as a coach at a time when Professional Women’s Hockey League teams have been scooping up candidates.Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that general manager Gina Kingsbury will not return next season after eight years overseeing the women’s national team.Kingsbury is also GM of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres.Troy Ryan, who won three world championships and Olympic gold and silver medals in the six years after…
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