VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� Cara Gardner Morey is filling the Vancouver Goldeneyes鈥� head-coaching vacancy while at the same time relinquishing her duties as the team鈥檚 general manager, the PWHL announced on Thursday.
Ultimately, the 47-year-old Gardner Morey decided she preferred a return to coaching in its inaugural season. She previously spent 14 seasons as head coach of Princeton鈥檚 women鈥檚 hockey team.
鈥淚 realized how much I missed being behind the bench,鈥� Gardner Morey said.
鈥淲hile I continue to be incredibly proud of what we built in Vancouver during our inaugural season, coaching is where I know I can make the biggest impact,” she added. 鈥淭o have the opportunity to coach the roster we鈥檝e assembled is an incredible privilege, and I can鈥檛 wait for us to take the ice later this year.鈥�
The PWHL will oversee a search for Gardner Morey’s replacement as GM.
The Goldeneyes struggled in being the PWHL鈥檚 first team eliminated from playoff contention, and .
On the upside, Gardner Morey takes over a team that now features , who was selected with the No. 1 pick in last month’s draft.
At Princeton, Gardner Morey coached the Tigers to their first ECAC tournament title in 2020 as part of a program-record 26-win season.
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