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Dave McParlan was named General Manger on June 26, 2023, a promotion that came after he was the team’s Assistant GM during the 2022-23 season. McParlan has 19 seasons of OHL experience to his name, including a three-season stint as the Director of Scouting for the Firebirds from 2015-18. Prior to that, he was a scout for the Plymouth Whalers for nine years and was the team’s Director of Scouting during their final season before relocating to Flint in 2014-15.

Notable Firebirds/Whalers selections under McParlan’s tenure include current Dallas Stars forwards Nick Caamano, Tyler Seguin and Ty Dellandrea, Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson, Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller and former Firebirds Ethan Keppen and Luke Cavallin.