The Toronto Furies announced this morning that they have hired Courtney Kessel as head coach and Ken Dufton as coaching advisor.
Kessel is best known to CWHL fans as forward Courtney Birchard, who spent five seasons with the Brampton Thunder and won Rookie of the Year in 2012. She also has extensive coaching experience, most recently with the Canadian National Women’s Development Team at the 2018 Nations Cup in Füssen, Germany.
From the press release:
Kessel is currently a coach within Canada’s National Team program, coaching this past season with Canada’s U22 Development team.