When an NHL team fires a head coach, it usually marks the end the relationship between the two parties. There are cases where a team will re-hire a head coach later down the line, but those are few and far between.
The New York Rangers are going to be extremely active this summer as they look to get back into the playoff picture after a disastrous 2024-25 campaign.
Quinn, Hennes moving on from Pittsburgh The news isn’t unexpected, but is falling into place that the Penguins will have a completely different coaching staff next season.
The Rangers are nearing a deal to bring David Quinn back to the organization as an assistant coach under new bench boss Mike Sullivan, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
The Penguins have obtained permission to and completed an interview with Bruins assistant Jay Leach for their vacant head coaching job, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet said on Friday’s 32 Thoughts podcast.
Patrick Present of The Hockey News: Anaheim Ducks GM Pat Verbeek back on April 19th on their vacant head coaching position. “Timeline, we’re going to start the search and start to make a list immediately.
Team USA has rounded out their coaching staff on Wednesday, naming both John Tortorella and David Quinn assistant coaches for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.
On June 12, the Pittsburgh Penguins hired David Quinn to replace associate coach Todd Reirden, who was fired at the beginning of May. Reirden ran the power play last season, finishing 30th in the NHL with a 15.3% conversion rate.
There seems to be a new breath of fresh air in San Jose with the arrival of Macklin Celebrini. The Sharks were abysmal last season, and management took the bull by the horns by firing David Quinn.
The Penguins added to their blue line on Monday, signing defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to a one-year contract worth $2.75 million when the free agency period opened.
LAS VEGAS — It was a process. The Pittsburgh Penguins did not immediately fire associate head coach Todd Reirden after the season, which saw them miss the playoffs for the second consecutive year due in part to an abysmal power play that converted fewer leads than a door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson.
LAS VEGAS -- When the Penguins named David Quinn assistant coach earlier this month, the team only immediately specified that Quinn would coach the defensemen in his role, and made no mention of special teams.
Perhaps we were spoiled by former Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford, who was a horsetrader with a black belt degree. Deals could come together in a week.
Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins announced officially that they have brought former San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn to their coaching staff.
It appears that David Quinn has found a new home. Arthur Staple of The Athletic reported today that Quinn would be joining Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan’s staff, taking over for Todd Reirden as associate coach.
The San Jose Sharks had a dreadful 2023-24 season. This was an expected development, at least to some extent. But the Sharks showed little progress under head coach David Quinn.
On Wednesday afternoon, San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier announced that David Quinn had been relieved of his duties as head coach of the organization.
The National Hockey League playoffs are underway, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t news from around the league. The newest NHL team has several trademarks for a name, some coaches are moving, and the IIHF World Championship will begin in several weeks.
We might have got a glimpse of the San Jose Sharks’ immediate future this afternoon. But not on the ice, in a 4-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Instead, it was off the ice, where head coach David Quinn bemoaned both the Sharks’ lack of size and will.
Everybody’s excited about Shakir Mukhamadullin’s potential. Head coach David Quinn. The San Jose Sharks. The rest of the NHL. “We all just have to be patient,” Quinn cautioned today, in the Sharks’ first practice back after a nine-day layoff.