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Ryan Huska, who was born in the Cranbrook but grew up in Trail in the southern interior of the province, was announced as the new head coach for the club on Monday.

Huska has been in the Flames organization since 2014, first coaching the AHL affiliate in Adirondack and later in Stockton, before stepping up into an assistant coach role with the NHL club in 2018.

Flames general manager Craig Conroy announced the hiring, after former head coach Darryl Sutter was fired at the end of the regular season.

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Prior to coaching in professional hockey, Huska was a longtime coach with the WHLsa国际传媒檚 Kelowna Rockets, starting as an assistant coach in 2002 before taking over the bench five years later. As head coach, he led the team to a WHL championship in 2009 and a berth in the Memorial Cup tournament, falling to the Windsor Spitfires in the final.

sa国际传媒淔ollowing a detailed search process, today we are proud to introduce Ryan Huska as Head Coach of the Calgary Flames,sa国际传媒� said Conroy. sa国际传媒淲hile continuity and familiarity are a benefit, we have witnessed first-hand Ryansa国际传媒檚 work ethic; he is a clear communicator who builds trust with his players; and hesa国际传媒檚 a critical thinker with a plan.

sa国际传媒淩yan provides 11 seasons of bench experience as a head coach from the WHL and the AHL and over 20 years coaching in total, including knowledge gained as an assistant coach in Calgary for the past five seasons. Ryan has earned this opportunity and we are confident he is the right coach for our team.sa国际传媒�

trevor.crawley@cranbrooktownsman.com
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