The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired veteran NHL executive Doug Wilson as senior adviser of hockey operations, the club announced Wednesday.
The team says Wilson will provide counsel, opinions and expertise to hockey operations leadership on all matters including personnel decisions.
Former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas is the president of hockey operations and GM of the Penguins.
“Doug brings over 40 years of NHL experience to our program. Over 16 years from his Hall-of-Fame playing career and over 25 seasons building consistent contending teams as the leader of the San Jose Sharks hockey operations department,” said Dubas.
“Doug will serve as a source of both experience and wisdom to our entire hockey operations department. His ability to maintain high standards of performance and professionalism over two decades with Sharks is the type of consistency we all aspire to these positions. Doug will provide me and our entire program with a great resource and tremendous benefit as we get rolling."
Wilson stepped down as general manager of the San Jose Sharks in 2021 to focus on his health.
Wilson, 66, is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, after being inducted as part of the class of 2020.
