BREAKING: NHL Team Officially Hires Gold-Medal Winning Female as Development Coach
There has been a lot of ups and a lot of downs throughout this years NHL off-season, the ups have involved a lot of females joining various professional hockey leagues such as NHL, AHL and OHL, as scouts or player development coach.
It all started when the Montreal Canadiens announced that Marie-Philip Poulin was hired on as a development consultant in June.
Which lead to multiple females getting AHL, NHL and OHL roles, there are even female coaches in the OHL currently.
The latest, is Rebecca Johnston. Marie-Philip Poulin's good friend, and a back-to-back gold medal champion at the women's worlds. The Calgary Flames announced that Johnston will be joining the Calgary Flames in a full-time role as apart of their development team.
Checkout the official announcement below:
We're proud to announce Rebecca Johnston will be joining the #Flames in a full-time role! She'll work within the player development team, assisting in prospect evaluations and on-ice instruction, and work with the @FlamesFdn in grassroots programs, growing in our community!
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