Gina Kingsbury and Tory Ryan will continue their roles as general manager and head coach of Canada's senior national team through the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Gina Kingsbury and Tory Ryan will continue their roles as general manager and head coach of Canada's senior national team through the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Gina Kingsbury and Troy Ryan will guide Canada through the 2025-26 season and 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Kingsbury will stay as general manager, while Ryan will be the team's head coach.
“We are thrilled to have Gina and Troy continue to lead our National Women’s Team through the 2026 Olympics and provide consistency to our program,” said Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada's senior vice-president of hockey operations in a Hockey Canada news release. “While the landscape of women’s professional hockey has changed, Gina and Troy’s commitment to Hockey Canada while also holding important roles in the PWHL demonstrates the importance of our program and representing our country while growing the professional game.”
Kingsbury left her role as vice president of hockey operations with Hockey Canada earlier this year after accepting the GM job with PWHL Toronto, while Ryan left his coaching role in USports to become head coach of PWHL Toronto.
“I am excited to return to the National Women’s Team and continue to work towards our collective goal of winning gold medals at the world championship and Olympics,” Kingsbury said. “While my role will look a little different than before, I continue to have the same amount of pride in wearing the Maple Leaf and I remain committed to helping build a team that Canadians can be proud to support over the next three seasons.”
“It is an honour to represent my country, and I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to coach Canada’s National Women’s Team as we work towards defending our Olympic gold medal in 2026,” Ryan said. “Our players and staff are a world-class group, and I look forward to continuing to work alongside them as we represent Canada on the international stage.”
Canada takes on USA for the opening games of the Rivalry Series this week, as both nations continue to prepare for the 2024 IIHF World Championships in Utica, New York.