Brent Seabrook won three Stanley Cups, played in 1,114 NHL games and won an Olympic gold medal, too.
Not a bad guy to have helping guide the next generation of Calgary Flames blueliners, right?
On Monday afternoon, the Flames announced Seabrook as the new addition to their player development staff. While his job won’t be limited to working with the likes of Zayne Parekh, Hunter Brzustewicz, Henry Mews and Mace’o Phillips, those young blueliners can only benefit from having a former player of Seabrook’s stature helping them along.
“We are pleased to welcome Brent Seabrook to our development team,” said Flames GM Craig Conroy in a press release. “Our young players will benefit from his years of experience in the NHL and his championship pedigree.”
Seabrook retired from the NHL in 2021 after a 15-year run with the Chicago Blackhawks that saw him establish himself as one of the most reliable defencemen of his era. Since hanging up his skates, he took a job with the Vancouver Giants — where Flames 2023 first-round pick Sam Honzek played — as an interim assistant coach and then transitioned into a player development coach.
He was also named to Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence Management Group with the under-20 program in 2024.
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Now, he’ll join a Flames development team that is spearheaded by Ray Edwards and will work alongside Martin Gelinas, Danielle Fujita, Rebecca Johnston, Darren Rommerdahl, Michael Stone and Zach McClean.
“I am really looking forward to getting started with the group of young, talented players in the Flames organization,” Seabrook said. “The future of the organization is very bright and I am thankful to the Calgary Flames for allowing me to be a part of it.”