Per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Calgary Flames have announced a new goaltending department for the upcoming 2020-21 season.
Friedman reports that former NHL goaltender Jason Labarbera will become the team's new goaltending coach, and that Jordan Sigalet, who was the team's goalie coach from 2014 until now, will oversee the goalie operations. Labarbera will join the Flames after the World Juniors, as he his currently with Team Canada as their goalie coach.
Labarbera, 40, had a 187-NHL-game career in stints with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers, and the Anaheim Ducks. By the time his career was finished, he had compiled a 2.85 goals against average along with a .907 save percentage and a 62-73-20 record. He has spent the last four seasons in the WHL as the Calgary Hitmen's goaltending coach.
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