The Pittsburgh Penguins have matched the shock value of Jim Rutherford’s departure in naming his replacement.
Or replacements.
As first reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Brian Burke will exit stage left from the the television studio he’s called home for the last few years to take the President of Hockey Operations job in Pittsburgh, and serve above Rutherford’s replacement at the general manager position, Ron Hextall.
The team soon confirmed the news.
The Penguins have named Ron Hextall as general manager and Brian Burke as president of hockey operations.
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