May 26 (Reuters) – Hockey Canada announced on Tuesday that women’s national team general manager Gina Kingsbury and head coach Troy Ryan have mutually agreed that the pair will not return for the 2026-27 season. • Kingsbury and Ryan were under contract through the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics • The women’s team lost to rivals United States […]
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May 26 (Reuters) – Hockey Canada announced on Tuesday that women’s national team general manager Gina Kingsbury and head coach Troy Ryan have mutually agreed that the pair will not return for the 2026-27 season.
• Kingsbury and Ryan were under contract through the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics
• The women’s team lost to rivals United States in overtime of the Olympic gold medal game in February
• Under Kingsbury and Ryan, the team won Olympic gold in 2022 and world championship titles in 2021, 2022 and 2024
• A search committee has been established to identify the team’s next general manager
• The successful candidate will hire the next head coach, along with the coaching staff, management group and support staff
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto)