Flames hire Olympian Rebecca Johnston to full-time player development role

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

Decorated Canadian women's hockey team forward Rebecca Johnston joined a recent wave of women entering NHL teams' hockey operations departments when the took her aboard. Johnston, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, was the oldest player on the Canadian team that claimed gold in Beijing in February. "I had a great experience there, so I definitely wanted to do something in player development if it was possible, and it just came from there," Johnston told The Canadian Press. She played for Canadian teams that won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014, as well as silver in 2018. Johnston spoke with former women's hockey team captain Meghan Duggan, now manager of player development for the New Jersey Devils, about how to carve out a similar job for herself....

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