Kyle Dubas

His father was an intern with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and his grandfather, Walter Dubas (1929–2012), had coached the team from 1960 to 1967.

Dubas attended Brock University, graduating in Sport Management (BSM).

While at Brock, Dubas worked as a scout for the Greyhounds.

Kyle Benjamin Dubas (born November 29, 1985) is a Canadian ice hockey executive who is the current president of hockey operations and general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.

He previously served as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He attended Brock University and graduated with a degree in Sports Management, and started his career by briefly acting as a player agent.

Afterward, he served in various roles with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, including a term as the team's general manager.

Dubas was hired as the general manager (GM) of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2011.

He attended his interview with a detailed plan to improve the team, which had struggled in recent years.

The Greyhounds initially were looking for an experienced candidate for the GM position, but Dubas's interview was so impressive, that he was the board's unanimous choice.

During his tenure with the Greyhounds, this plan became known as "The Rising" after the Bruce Springsteen song of the same name.

Dubas had been involved with the Greyhounds organization since he was a child, starting out as a stick boy and dressing room attendant when he was 11.

After assuming the GM role, he hired Sheldon Keefe as head coach.

The combination of Keefe and Dubas resulted in significant on ice improvement for the Greyhounds, and during Dubas's last season as GM of the Greyhounds, they finished second overall in the OHL, though he ultimately fell short of a championship.

Dubas joined the Maple Leafs organization as an assistant general manager in 2014, and played a key role in developing the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL).

In 2014, Toronto Maple Leafs team president Brendan Shanahan reached out to Dubas about the possibility of joining the organization.

Their initial meeting lasted nine hours.

Dubas was hired by Shanahan as an assistant general manager for the Maple Leafs in July 2014.

The Maple Leafs organization deflected concerns about his age at the time he was hired, with general manager Dave Nonis saying "...Age was never a factor. It's whether or not you can do the job, and it was clear to us quickly that he's going to be good at it."

In 2015, Dubas was named the first recipient of Brock's Outstanding Young Alumni Award, for his accomplishments after graduation.

Brock University has credited sharp increases in the popularity of their Sports Management program with Dubas's success early in his career, with one professor noting, "We absolutely have seen, anecdotally, so many students who want to be Kyle Dubas when they graduate."

After graduation, Dubas offered to assist with Brock University's program as either an instructor or teaching assistant.

Dubas was the youngest agent ever certified by the National Hockey League Players Association.

He worked with Uptown Sports Management and represented Kyle Clifford and Andrew Desjardins.

Dubas set up offices in Europe; however, challenges with clients leaving for other agents resulted in Dubas looking for alternate careers in hockey.

In January 2015, Forbes named Dubas amongst its 30 Under 30 brightest young stars in the sport industry.

As an assistant GM for the club, Dubas played parts in many aspects of the organization, including personnel management and analytics, through the team's research and development group.

Dubas and Mark Hunter filled the role of interim general manager for the Maple Leafs in 2015, after Nonis was fired by the club.

After Shanahan hired Lou Lamoriello to serve as the team's general manager, Dubas and Hunter both took roles as assistant GM.

During his time as assistant GM for the Maple Leafs, Dubas also served as general manager of the Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate team.

He was instrumental in organizing a system that developed players for the Maple Leafs team, while also being competitive in their own league.

Dubas hired former Greyhounds head coach Keefe to oversee the Marlies development.

After the 2017–18 season, Shanahan decided not to renew Lamoriello's contract as GM, sticking to his original plan to have a fixed term on his time in the position before he transitioned into an advisory role.

Dubas and his co-assistant GM Mark Hunter were considered top candidates for the position.

In 2018, the Marlies captured the Calder Cup as AHL Champions.

At the time of his hiring by the Maple Leafs, Dubas was the second youngest general manager in NHL history, behind John Chayka of the Arizona Coyotes.

Dubas was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

As a child Dubas played hockey, until concussions caused him to stop playing at 14.

In 2018, the Marlies captured the Calder Cup as the AHL champions.

On May 11, 2018, Dubas was named as the 17th general manager in the club's history.