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Penguins hire Brian Burke as President of Hockey Ops, Ron Hextall as GM

The Pittsburgh Penguins have gone big in their efforts to revamp their front office to replace Jim Rutherford. Like, really big.

Well this is something. Hearing Brian Burke will join Ron Hextall in PIT. Burke as president of Hockey Ops; Hextall as GM
Going to miss this teammate, loved working with you Burkie— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) February 9, 2021

Brian Burke has been the general manager of Hartford, Vancouver, Anaheim, Toronto, and most recently, Calgary. Burke also served as the Flames President of Hockey Operations from 2013-18.