On Friday afternoon, Vancouver Canucks General Manager Ryan Johnson announced the hiring of Daren Hermiston as Director of Player Personnel and Player Development.

Here is what Johnson had to say about the hire in the press release:

“Daren brings a wealth of hockey knowledge to our group, from so many different parts of the game,” said Johnson. “Not only were we impressed by his recruiting skills from being a player agent, but also his ability and understanding of how to help develop players who have different skillsets and abilities. He has also been involved in several sports business ventures as well, things that should translate well into his new role with the team. We are very excited to have Daren join our organization.”

Hermiston was a former NHL player agent for The•Team, formerly known as Wasserman Hockey. He had clients with NHL contracts, including Dallas Stars forward Christian Fitzgerald, Montreal Canadiens forward Tyler Thorpe, Colorado Avalanche forward TJ Hughes, Calgary Flames defenceman Abram Wiebe, Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Harrison Brunicke, and current Canucks forward Arshdeep Bains.

Before being promoted to assistant coach on Adam Foote’s bench last season, Scott Young served as the Canucks’ director of player personnel for three seasons. The role of director of player personnel involves scouting and talent evaluation, roster management, draft preparation, and player development.

Next on the agenda for Johnson will be to bring in another assistant general manager alongside him, joining Émilie Castonguay and Cammi Granato. Johnson was asked about the potential of hiring further to their analytics department:

“Those are discussions we’re having,” Johnson said. “I think we’ve got great leadership and a great director there in Aiden Fox, who is phenomenal. Now, I just want to say, ‘What more do you need? How do we build this out so that you feel that you’ve got [everything]? Is it more resources? Is it more people?’ But that’s something that, as a group, we have discussed, and we are fully prepared to do.”

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