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NHL takes big strides on women in hockey ops executive roles

FILE - Vancouver Canucks hockey team assistant general manager Emilie Castonguay talks to general manager Patrik Allvin during the first round of the NHL draft in Montreal, Thursday, July 7, 2022. At the start of 2022, there were no women serving as assistant general managers in the NHL. Now there are five. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File) FILE - Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team assistant general manager Hayley Wickenheiser, left, takes part in the first round of the NHL draft in Montreal, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Wickenheiser is one of five women currently serving as assistant GMs in the NHL. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File) FILE - Vancouver Canucks hockey team assistant general manager Cammi Granato, left, takes part in the first round of the NHL draft in Montreal, Thursday, July 7, 2022. At the start of 2022, there were no women serving as assistant general managers in the NHL. Now there are five. Granato hopes this becomes a normal occurrence, and coaching is the next frontier for women in hockey. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP, File) Chicago Blackhawks hockey team assistant general manager Meghan Hunter speaks during an interview ahead of the NHL draft in Montreal, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Hunter is one of five women currently serving as assistant GMs in the NHL. (AP Photo/Stephen Whyno) FILE - New Jersey Devils assistant general manager Kate Madigan attends the first round of the NHL hockey draft in Montreal on Thursday, July 7, 2022. At the start of 2022, there were no women serving as assistant general managers in the NHL. Now there are five. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
NHL takes big strides on women in hockey ops executive roles