NHL roundup: Longtime Flyers player, GM Ron Hextall hired to guide rival Penguins
Pittsburgh fills its general manager vacancy with Ron Hextall, the former goalie and later the GM in Philadelphia, and names Brian Burke, an original Maine Mariner, director of hockey operations.
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PITTSBURGH Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to a former rival to help them keep the Stanley Cup window open for Sidney Crosby and company. The team hired former Philadelphia Flyer goaltender and general manager Ron Hextall as the team’s general manager on Tuesday.
Hextall replaces Jim Rutherford, who resigned abruptly last month. The Penguins also hired longtime league executive Brian Burke, an original Maine Mariner, as director of hockey operations.