Penguins hire Kyle Dubas as president of hockey operations | CBC Sports

Less than two weeks after being fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs as the team’s general manager, Kyle Dubas has found a new home.

The 37-year-old was hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins as their president of hockey operations, the team announced on Thursday.

“On behalf of my family, we are thrilled to join the Pittsburgh Penguins organization and all of the incredible people across Fenway Sports Group,” Dubas said in a statement released by the Penguins.

“I am deeply appreciative of the opportunity that lies ahead of me. The ownership group, FSG leadership and the Penguins staff on the ground in Pittsburgh have been absolutely outstanding. Everyone has demonstrated a clear commitment to building a best-in-class hockey operation.”

The move comes one day after the Maple Leafs replaced Dubas with Brad Treliving and just weeks after the Penguins dismissed general manager Ron Hextall, director of hockey operations Brian Burke and assistant general manager Chris Pryor after the club failed to reach the playoffs for the first time in 17 years.

Dubas spent the previous nine seasons with the Maple Leafs, including the last five as GM. He became the second-youngest GM in NHL history at age 32 when he was hired for the post in 2018.

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More to come.