This afternoon the Winnipeg Jets announced that their affiliate team the Manitoba Moose have made several staff changes for the upcoming season. The NHL season is in full swing with organization's making their final changes to their main roster. Along with changes to the lineup <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/vancouver-canucks-announce-rick-tocchet-will-not-return-as-head-coach' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>several teams around the league have made coaching changes</a> and now that has also trickled down to the AHL as well. With several staff members of the Manitoba Moose either getting promoted or moving to new roles in other organizations the Jets' AHL affiliate had several holes to fill. <h3>Winnipeg Jets Make Several Organizational Staff Changes Ahead Of Next Season</h3> Today the Moose announced they have hired three new staff members and promoted one other. First up, is former Assistant Equipment Manager for the Moose Cole Hillier who has now been given the Head Equipment Manager role. As for the new hires, Scott Hlady comes to Manitoba as Hillier's replacement after spending the last several seasons as the Brandon Wheat Kings equipment manager in the Western Hockey League. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/bdnwheatkings/status/1937617320261607869'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Kody Degenstien comes to Manitoba as a video coach after spending last season in a similar role for the Florida Everblades in the ECHL. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/video_coaches/status/1950618283125711126'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/degenstien9/status/1951000941056106514'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> The final move from the Moose sees Richard Girardin become the Strength & Conditioning Trainer as well as Assistant Athletic Therapist for Manitoba. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/manitobamoose/status/1950987886113018193'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> These hirings by the Winnipeg Jets' organization position the Manitoba Moose to take the next step toward being Calder Cup Championship contenders in 2025-26 while developing the next wave of Winnipeg Jets stars. As the season gets underway, it will be interesting to see the impact that these staff changes will have on the Winnipeg Jets development of top prospects going forward.