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Huska, 47, has been an assistant coach with the
Flames the past five seasons. He was in charge of a penalty-kill
unit that ranked sixth in the NHL in 2022-23.
"My position coming into this is a little different than most as
I know our players very well," Huska said in a statement. "We
have good people in our dressing room, excellent hockey players
who want to win. My job is to inspire them every single day to
help get our team to the next level."
Huska replaces Darryl Sutter, fired May 1 after three seasons.
Huska has been a head coach in the AHL and the WHL.
The move is the first for Craig Conroy, who was named general
manager three weeks ago.
"Ryan provides 11 seasons of bench experience as a head coach
from the WHL and the AHL and over 20 years coaching in total,
including knowledge gained as an assistant coach in Calgary for
the past five seasons," Conroy said in a statement. "Ryan has
earned this opportunity and we are confident he is the right
coach for our team."
Huska played just one game in the NHL with the Chicago
Blackhawks on May 1, 1998. He logged 5:51 of ice time. He was a
third-round pick in the 1993 draft.
--Field Level Media
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