The Kelowna Rockets announce they have promoted Dan Lambert from Assistant Coach to Head Coach in the wake of Ryan Huska's hiring by the Calgary Flames’ organization.

Lambert has been a Rockets Assistant Coach for the past five seasons and will take over as the franchise's eighth head coach, with Huska moving on as the head coach of the Flames' AHL team in Adirondack.

"This is a great day for our organization," said Rockets President/GM Bruce Hamilton. "This is an opportunity Ryan has deserved for many years. He's done a wonderful job for us and we will be his biggest fans.”

“I can recall when I first met Dan Lambert. We wanted to hire someone who would be capable of taking over when Ryan's term came to an end. I couldn't be happier or more satisfied that Dan is fully prepared to be our head coach,” said Hamilton.

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