The Abbotsford Canucks inaugural Chief Operating Officer is moving on from his role with the club.
The Winnipeg-based True North Sports and Entertainment announced the hiring of Abbotsford COO Rob Mullowney as that organization鈥檚 new Senior Vice President, Ticket Sales and Service on Tuesday (March 26).
Mullowney was named the Abbotsford COO on July 19, 2021 and had served in that role ever since.
His new job will see him oversee the ticket sales and service teams of both the NHL鈥檚 Winnipeg Jets and the AHL鈥檚 Manitoba Moose including membership programs, premium sales, and group sales.
Prior to his role in Abbotsford, Mullowney was previously the Belleville Senators COO and Alternate Governor beginning in Jan. 2017 and also served as the Ottawa Senators Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships starting in May 2019.
Mullowney was also the Vice President, Operations for the AHL鈥檚 St. John鈥檚 IceCaps from 2011 to Dec. 2016. That five year period saw the team enter the St. John鈥檚 market from Manitoba.
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In 2013 he was named the league鈥檚 Ken Mackenzie Award winner as the AHL鈥檚 top marketing executive. He also worked on the sponsorship and marketing teams for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
His departure comes a few months after Raj Mutti, the team鈥檚 inaugural Vice President of Business Operations, left the team in December 2023. He moved on to a role as General Manager and COO position with the Vancouver-based Jericho Tennis Club.
The team will also be losing the services of Jen Graham, the team鈥檚 inaugural game presentation manager, who shared that she has accepted a position with Tourism Abbotsford and will be departing at the end of the season.
The in-arena experience may feel a little different for the next season, as game presentation manager Jen Graham announced she has accepted a job with .
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Graham also did similar work at and with the Abbotsford Heat.
According to the , the team is also looking for a director of ticket sales and service and an event operations assistant.
