It looks like Doug Armstrong is back on the international scene.
TSN’s Darren Dreger is reporting that Hockey Canada is expected to name Armstrong the general manager for the 2026 Winter Olympic team. Armstrong, who is currently the president of hockey operations and general manager of the St. Louis Blues, is also expected to act as lead for Canada ahead of the NHL’s 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, as well as future IIHF World Championships.
The 64-year-old executive has been part of Hockey Canada’s management group for the gold medal-winning teams in both the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2007, 2016 and 2023 Gold Medal World Championship teams. Armstrong was also in charge of the 2016 World Cup Championship-winning team.
Armstrong was named the GM of the 2022 Winter Olympic team, but the NHL did not participate due to COVID-19.
Armstrong has served as general manager for two NHL franchises, leading the Dallas Stars between 2002 and 2007, then the Blues since 2010. Before taking over as GM, he served as an assistant for the Stars since 1992-93 when they were still known as the Minnesota North Stars. He won a Stanley Cup with the club in 1998-99.
In 2013, he was named NHL General Manager of the Year, then runner-up in 2019.
After the Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019, Armstrong became the first manager to be part of the Double-Triple Gold Club (two Stanley Cup championships in 1999 and 2019, Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014 and World Championships in 2007 and 2016).
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