Penguins Assistant GM Jason Karmanos Relieved Of His Duties
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh Penguins have relieved assistant general manager Jason Karmanos of his duties.
Karmanos was with the Penguins for six years.
In a statement, General Manager Jim Rutherford says that this move is just the first part of a "process to re-organize our group."
The full statement says, "We would like to thank Jason Karmanos for his contributions to the organization over the past six years. I have been evaluating our hockey operations department, and this is the first part of the process to re-organize our group."
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According to Rutherford, the team's Director of Hockey Research Sam Ventura will assume the role in the interim.
GM Jim Rutherford: "We would like to thank Jason Karmanos for his contributions to the organization over the past six years. I have been evaluating our hockey operations department, and this is the first part of the process to re-organize our group."
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 26, 2020
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