Vaughn Karpan (born June 20, 1961) is a

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former

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player. He is currently the Assistant General Manager - Player Personnel for the

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. Karpan played with the

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from 1983 to 1988. He competed with Team Canada at the

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and

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. After retiring from his playing career, Karpan was hired by the

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as an amateur scout in 1993. He joined the scouting staff of the

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in 1996 and served as the team's director of amateur scouting from 1999-2005. In 2005, Karpan was hired as a scout by the

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. On May 27, 2015, the Canadiens announced that Karpan had been named as their director of professional scouting. Karpan was hired by the Golden Knights on August 23, 2016, whom he would later win the

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with in

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* 1961 births Living people Arizona Coyotes scouts Brandon Wheat Kings players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from Manitoba Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Montreal Canadiens scouts Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Sportspeople from Flin Flon Vegas Golden Knights executives Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) scouts {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1960s-stub