-DLC- Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Quote Hockey Canada has named Roberto Luongo its general manager for the 2021 IIHF World Championship. The future Hall of Fame goaltender with the Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, and New York Islanders, will be in charge of constructing the team that will compete in Riga, Latvia, May 21 to June 6. “As general manager, Luongo will oversee and lead all hockey operations, including staff and player selection and evaluation as Canada looks to win its first gold medal since 2016,” Hockey Canada said in a media release. Joining Luongo on the management group will be former Arizona Coyotes forward Shane Doan, and Scott Salmond, Hockey Canada’s senior vice president of national teams. The World Championship will carry extra importance this year, as the NHL intends to return to the Winter Olympics in February. Luongo was previously named assistant general manager to Doug Armstrong for the Olympic team that will compete at Beijing 2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I'm still mad at him for the recapture, but good for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 https://forum.canucks.com/topic/396716-luongo-to-gm-2021-canadian-world-championship-team/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Good for Count Dracula, I mean Lu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV. Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Good experience for when he eventually takes over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoquitlamDave Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Can't they just pay him so he isnt on our salary cap anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNucks1 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 3 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: https://forum.canucks.com/topic/396716-luongo-to-gm-2021-canadian-world-championship-team/ was gunna say am i having dejavu lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 I demand team Canada pickup his cap hit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 On 4/21/2021 at 1:02 AM, Jimmy McGill said: I'm still mad at him for the recapture, but good for him. Blame Bettman for changing the rules and have it retroactive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 12 hours ago, smokes said: Blame Bettman for changing the rules and have it retroactive. oh I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slegr Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Luongo did the Canucks no favour by retiring rather than going on legitimate LTIR. Canucks did Luongo a favour by trading him to the one team he wanted to go (back) to. Luongo was a serviceable Canuck but Captain Kirk wore #1 the best in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 12 hours ago, Slegr said: Luongo did the Canucks no favour by retiring rather than going on legitimate LTIR. Canucks did Luongo a favour by trading him to the one team he wanted to go (back) to. Luongo was a serviceable Canuck but Captain Kirk wore #1 the best in my book. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Question. Has there always been an Under 18 World Championship? Has this been a thing for while now? Was this just not talked about much, and its because of Covid and no Junior Playoffs is this a bigger deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Question. Has there always been an Under 18 World Championship? Has this been a thing for while now? Was this just not talked about much, and its because of Covid and no Junior Playoffs is this a bigger deal? The U18 WJC has been around for a little while and a few current Canucks have played in it including Petey, Hughes, and Virtanen. The tournament usually has some overlap with the CHL playoffs though so often some of the bigger name Canadians aren't in it in their draft years. I'm pretty sure Luongo was named GM for the men's tournament though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnAntoski Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Loungos' loyalty/heart is in Florida and this is more of a PR stunt by Hockey Canada but still hope this experience helps him in becoming a good executive one day. I don't see him coming back to the Canucks as an executive - but who knows ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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