The ex-agent for former No. 1 draft pick Alexis Lafreniere, Castonguay becomes the first female assistant general manager in team history.“Émilie has extensive experience, is driven to succeed, and has a strong reputation in hockey for her intelligence and work ethic,” said Canucks president and interim general manager Jim Rutherford.
“It is an honour to join the Vancouver Canucks and I am grateful to Jim and the Aquilini family for the opportunity,” said Castonguay. “The Canucks have a passionate fanbase and an exciting young team with a bright future. I can’t wait to help build a winning organization that continues to grow and challenges for championship.”
Castonguay, who was named one of the 25 most powerful women in hockey by Sportsnet in 2020, played four years of NCAA Division 1 hockey at Niagara University, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance in 2009 and won a National Scholar Athlete award for her success both on the ice and in the classroom.
Following her studies at Niagara, she earned a law degree from the University of Montreal in 2012 and is a member of the Quebec Bar Association.
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No one cares about the assistant GM. If she ever actually be becomes GM and loses a trade it will be because of the patriachary, right!!
MatthewZatorSC Very impressive credentials. The future is getting better and better!
Amazing! Congratulations Emilie and the Vancouver Canucks!
Huge W for Vancouver
imacSportsnet Nice to see…..hopefully in the near future this becomes the norm
Was she the best person for the job or us this a patronage appointment?
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emcastonguay007 congratulations!!! best news on Twitter today 👏👏👏.
This is great but I'm not sure it's enough for me to change my mind about every NHL exec being an idiot. We'll find out for sure on Free Agent Day.
Can’t wait till woman are playing junior hockey and the nhl
Awesome! Hockey is for everyone! hockey Vancouvercanucks nhl nhlpa
imacSportsnet Smoke show
Welcome to Vancouver Emile 👍😎🌞 Let's get the CUP!!! WestVan NorthVan Canucks NHL Canucks
650 🕺….. and you guys are still talking about football ?!!!!
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MountainFMradio Yeah!! Go Emilie!! ❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦
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