Former hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser will now serve as assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it was announced Tuesday.
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The one who will support DG Kyle Dubas will carefully monitor everything related to player development.
Previously, she had been hired by the Leafs as assistant director of player development on August 23, 2018 and then became senior director of this service on May 17, 2021, while Quebecer Danielle Goyette landed the job of director of player development.
Wickenheiser is the fourth woman to serve as an assistant GM in National Hockey League history.
Separately, the Toronto club have also promoted Ryan Hardy and Darryl Metcalf to assistant GM positions, while Curtis Sanford has been named goalkeeping instructor. He will replace Steve Briere, whose contract was not renewed when it expired on June 30. This one will work for the Seattle Kraken in 2022-2023.
