Penguins Name Chris Pryor Director of Player Personnel
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The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Chris Pryor director of player personnel, it was announced today by general manager Ron Hextall.
"Chris brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and is a welcome addition to our hockey operations staff," said Hextall.
In his new role, Pryor, 60, will help oversee the scouting efforts in North America and Europe, and assist with all player personnel decisions. This is the first hire made by Hextall, who was named general manager on February 9.
Pryor has over 25 years of scouting and managerial experience, having served various roles with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1999-2019 including amateur scout, director of scouting, and director of player personnel. He also served as one of Hextall's assistant general managers while with the Flyers from 2016-18.