Truitt Back In WHL

The Moose Jaw Warriors have confirmed that Jeff Truitt has been named Director of Hockey Operations for the Western Hockey League team.
The former Kelowna Rockets coach spent this past season at the helm of the Springfield Falcons of the AHL before being relieved of his duties.
Truitt was an assistant coach with the Rockets that won a Memorial Cup in 2004 and guided the team to a WHL championship in 2005 as a head coach.

Here is the article from the Moose Jaw Herald:

Jeff Truitt has been to the Memorial Cup three times. Now he wants to guide the Moose Jaw Warriors to their first. Truitt, 44, will be introduced as the Warriors new Director of Hockey Operations Monday morning at the Civic Centre. “Coming back to the Western Hockey League is very exciting because I’ve been in the league a number of years,” said Truitt. “Coming back to western Canada is huge for myself and our family. Coming to Moose Jaw — I was born here and have relatives here — so I have ties to Moose Jaw. “The opportunity arose and I think it’s an exciting team with a tremendous amount of upside and obviously I’m very proud to be a part of it.”
Truitt will take over the operation of the hockey team from general manager Chad Lang who was fired Friday.
“He came highly recommended,” said Warriors president/governor Darin Chow. “He’s been there. He’s been to the Memorial Cup. He has a Moose Jaw background. We felt he was a person that — not withstanding that in our mind the organization has gotten to a new level — he’s the guy to take us to the next level again.” Truitt spent seven seasons with Kelowna Rockets — four as an assistant coach and three as the head coach. He won his second WHL championship with the Rockets in his first full season as a head coach. Truitt then moved on to the Edmonton Oilers organization with their American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield for the past two seasons.