John Weisbrod Tapped As New Assistant GM

"This is the most interesting guy who nobody knows"If you were concerned who was replacing recently-terminated Laurence Gilman and Lorne Henning then I'd hate you for to miss this release conveniently snuck in next to the Sutter extension news...

Vancouver Canucks President of Hockey Operations, Trevor Linden named John Weisbrod Assistant General Manager today in addition to a number of new and enhanced roles to the Hockey Operations and Human Performance staff.

Weisbrod first joined the Canucks as Vice President, Player Personnel on July 7, 2014. As Assistant General Manager, he will work closely with Jim Benning and Trevor Linden on player personnel decisions, provide strategic direction to…