Since John Hynes departed to become the new head coach of the New Jersey Devils on June 1, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have had a head coaching vacancy. Two weeks into the process, the picture has become clearer when it comes to the next head coach of the Penguins top farm club. On Wednesday, the Devils announced that Wilkes-Barre/Scranton assistant coach and former Penguins defenseman Alain Nasreddine would be joining Hynes in New Jersey. Nasreddine, 39, would have widely been ... Read More
WBS opening comes with proven path to success
Don’t look now, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have turned into one of hockey’s greatest coaching factories. With John Hynes being announced as the New Jersey Devils head coach today, five former WBS coaches now man benches in the NHL. Michel Therrien (Montreal Canadiens), Mike Yeo (Minnesota Wild), Todd Richards (Columbus Blue Jackets) and Dan Bylsma (Buffalo Sabres) are all head coaches while Todd Reirden (Washington Capitals) is an NHL assistant and was also rumored to be in the ... Read More