| Born: | Nov. 29, 1985 | Hometown: | Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
| National Team: | Canada | Current Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins (President of Hockey Ops & General Manager) |
Kyle Dubas (born November 29, 1985) is a Canadian ice hockey executive who is currently the president of hockey operations and general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously served as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dubas spent his youth in various roles with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League, including a term as the team’s general manager after graduating from university. He attended Brock University and graduated with a degree in Sports Management, and started his career by briefly acting as a player agent. 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 2018, the Marlies captured the Calder Cup as AHL Champions. At the time of his hire, 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. 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 Ontario Hockey League (OHL)’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. 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’ 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.
Staff History
| 2002-03 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | Scout |
| 2003-04 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | Scout |
| 2004-05 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | Scout |
| 2005-06 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | Scout |
| 2011-12 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | General Manager |
| 2012-13 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | General Manager |
| 2013-14 | Soo Greyhounds | OHL | General Manager |
| 2014-15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | Asst. General Manager |
| Toronto Marlies | AHL | General Manager | |
| 2015-16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | Asst. General Manager |
| Toronto Marlies | AHL | General Manager | |
| 2016-17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | Asst. General Manager |
| Toronto Marlies | AHL | General Manager | |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | Asst. General Manager |
| Toronto Marlies | AHL | General Manager | |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | General Manager |
| 2019-20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | General Manager |
| 2020-21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | General Manager |
| 2021-22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | General Manager |
| 2022-23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | General Manager |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | President of Hockey Ops General Manager |
Deeper Dive
- Time For Maple Leafs To Admit The Kyle Dubas Experiment Has Failed
- Maple Leafs’ Kyle Dubas Created Ideal Internal Competition
- Maple Leafs’ Dubas Admits He Is on the Hot Seat
- Kyle Dubas, the Theo Epstein of the OHL
Achievements
- AHL Calder Cup Champion 2017-2018