EDMONTON, AB -The Edmonton Oilers have announced several hockey operations updates.
The club has named Duncan Keith to a Player Development role, appointed Milan Tichy as Director of Amateur European Scouting and added Warren Rychel and Jason Pietrzykowski as pro scouts. Jeff Salajko has been added as goaltender scout while Christian Vermette joins the club's staff of amateur scouts.
The Oilers also promoted Kaite Doyle to Director, Team Services and Hockey Operations, added Tina Johnson as a nutrition consultant and welcomed Tania Kenny as an executive assistant in hockey operations.
Keith, the two-time Norris Trophy-winning defenceman who retired this past summer following a 17-year career, begins his first post-playing role with Edmonton. In his position as Player Development Consultant, the three-time Stanley Cup champion will visit with Oilers draft picks at the junior level and also spend time with the team's prospects in Bakersfield (AHL).
Tichy joins the Oilers after spending the past 23 seasons as a European scout with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He began his scouting career with the Nashville Predators in 1998 and served as Sports Manager of his former amateur club HC Plzen from 2008 to 2013.
Rychel, a veteran of 406 NHL games, begins his first official season with the club. Following his playing career, he moved into a scouting role with the then Phoenix Coyotes in 2000 and departed in 2006 after purchasing the OHL's Windsor Spitfires. The Spitfires enjoyed back-to-back Memorial Cup wins in 2009 and 2010, as well as 2017. After selling his interest in the Windsor franchise in 2019, he spent one season as head coach of the Barrie Colts.
RELEASE: Oilers announce hockey operations staff updates
Additions include Duncan Keith as Player Development Consultant and Milan Tichy as Director of Amateur European Scouting
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