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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.