Dustin Halstead, who recently wrapped up his second season as assistant equipment manager for the Columbus Blue Jackets, is serving as an equipment manager for the U.S. Men's National Team at the IIHF Men's World Championship in 2024.

Dustin Halstead joined the Columbus Blue Jackets in September 2022 after spending 11 years as the head equipment manager for the American Hockey League’s Lake Erie/Cleveland Monsters.  He joined the Monsters in 2011 and his tenure with the club included the 2016 Calder Cup championship season.  He also worked his 1,000th professional game with the Monsters on December 8, 2021. 

Halstead began his career as a locker room attendant for the Colorado Avalanche in 1999 and served in that capacity through 2005.  He then served as an assistant equipment manager for the Avalanche before moving to Cleveland prior to the 2011-12 season.  Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and raised in Denver, he now resides in Columbus with his daughter, Quinn.  His older brother, Cliff, is an assistant equipment manager with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild.