Doug Armstrong Steps Down as Team Canada’s Olympic GM

Overview

• Hockey Canada confirmed Armstrong’s departure days after Canada’s overtime loss to the United States in the Milan Cortina gold-medal game.
• Armstrong told The Athletic it was “time for a change,” closing a decades-long run that included roles in Canada’s 2010 and 2014 Olympic golds and multiple IIHF titles.
• He will remain with the St. Louis Blues as president of hockey operations, with Alex Steen slated to assume the GM role on July 1.
• No replacement has been named, and reporting has highlighted potential candidates such as Jim Nill, Julien BriseBois, Kyle Dubas, Kelly McCrimmon and Don Sweeney.
• Pierre LeBrun’s interview first detailed Armstrong’s decision, which Hockey Canada later acknowledged in an official statement.