The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Kyle Dubas as the club's president of hockey operations.
There's a new head honcho in the Steel City.
The Pittsburgh Penguins solidified their front office on Thursday morning, announcing the club has hired Kyle Dubas as the president of hockey operations, replacing Brian Burke, who was fired the day after the regular season ended.
In terms of regular-season success, it's hard to find someone capable of matching Dubas' resumé. Dubas led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 221-109-42 record during his five years at the helm while also producing the Leafs' three most successful regular seasons in the franchise's century-long history.
Hired by the Maple Leafs to serve as assistant GM back in 2014, Dubas became the second youngest GM in NHL history upon his promotion in 2018, taking the reigns of one of the league's premier organizations at the age of 32.
"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 on Thursday.
"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."
After missing the playoffs for the first time in 16 years last season, Dubas enters his new role with a clear sense of urgency, as the Penguins hope to squeeze at least one last championship run out of their core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang.