Many knew the Minnesota Wild weren’t in the position to make any blockbuster moves this free agency. They did make many minor signings to boost their American Hockey League roster in case of future injuries like they had to deal with this past season.
After parting ways with longtime Wild Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson, the Wild announced today that they have hired Jack Capuano to take his place behind the bench.
USA Hockey has announced that Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde, Ottawa Senators associate coach Jack Capuano and Pittsburgh Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes have been named assistant coaches for the USA Men’s World Championship team.
Sidney Crosby got a lot of points, Alex Ovechkin scored a lot of goals and, yes, the regular season is really long. These have been the storylines at the end of every NHL season for the past 10 years, and this year was no different.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.