Kruger accepts scouting position with Calgary Flames
Aug 18, 2017 | 3:03 PM
MEDICINE HAT, AB — A former coach with the Medicine Hat Tigers has accepted a position with the Calgary Flames.
The Medicine Hat Tigers announced Friday that Darren Kruger, who was the team’s senior director of player development, has accepted a position with the Calgary Flames. Kruger’s position will see him working as a scout for the Flames, with a focus on the Western Hockey League’s Eastern Conference.
“This is a very exciting opportunity for Darren to work in the National Hockey League,” stated head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston in a news release.
Kruger spent four years as an assistant coach with the Tigers before becoming the senior director of player development.
