{"id":99929,"date":"2021-02-03T13:25:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=99929"},"modified":"2021-02-03T13:35:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:35:49","slug":"doug-armstrong-named-gm-of-hockey-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/02\/03\/doug-armstrong-named-gm-of-hockey-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Armstrong to Serve as GM for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Armstrong of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/12\/18\/alex-steen-retirement-leaves-blues-gift-cap-space\/\" target=\"_self\">St. Louis Blues<\/a> organization has been announced as the general manager for Hockey Canada for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Armstrong has successfully built the Blues into a consistent winner, so there is little doubt he will keep Canada near the top of the international standings. The organization announced the personnel decision Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Doug Armstrong has been selected to serve as general manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HockeyCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@HockeyCanada<\/a> at the 2022 Winter Olympics. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wFz0h5YOFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/wFz0h5YOFk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stlblues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#stlblues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StLouisBlues\/status\/1356981421596942336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Doug Armstrong Named Manager for Hockey Canada<\/h2>\n<p>This seems like a strong hire. Armstrong has been St. Louis&#8217; general manager for 11 seasons. In that span of time, the team has made the playoffs eight times and won one Stanley Cup in 2018-19. He has built a very competitive roster by acquiring such players as Ryan O&#8217;Rielly and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/binnijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan  Binnington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong has experience with Hockey Canada. He was part of its management group in 2010 and 2014 when the nation won the gold medal both times. They defeated the United States in a very exciting overtime victory in 2010 and shut out Sweden in 2014. As some will remember, the 2018 Winter Olympics were a bit awkward. No NHL personnel participated in the tournament and Team Canada was managed by <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/burkese01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean  Burke<\/a>. But Team Canada is returning to Armstrong for the next slate.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for Team Canada<\/h3>\n<p>Armstrong will have a lot of decisions to make. The NHL hasn&#8217;t sent players to the Winter Olympics since 2014 and in that time, a\u00a0<em>lot\u00a0<\/em>of new talents have emerged. He&#8217;ll have to decide between an amazing selection of players and figure out how to work young stars like <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor  McDavid<\/a> and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/makarca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cale  Makar<\/a> in with the older staff of players like <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pietral01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex  Pietrangelo<\/a> and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/crosbsi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sidney  Crosby<\/a>. There is also a terrific selection of coaches to bring on, with Jared Bednar, Jon Cooper, and St. Louis&#8217; own <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/berubcr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig  Berube<\/a> all emerging as top-end coaching talents from Canada. With so much Canadian talent\u00a0 in the works, there&#8217;s no doubting Armstrong will put together an amazing lineup, no matter what choices he makes.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jWN9ZjUMSbRjrpR1w7hVVA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1201945705\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'jWN9ZjUMSbRjrpR1w7hVVA',sig:'B5qaDKAZGtC_XVSK_qxo4K-iOEaraM3iUr1-h4uD0kE=',w:'594px',h:'391px',items:'1201945705',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Armstrong of the St. Louis Blues organization has been announced as the general manager for Hockey Canada for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Armstrong has successfully built the Blues into a consistent winner, so there is little doubt he will keep Canada near the top of the international standings. 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