NHL News (June 8)

Scott Stevens Hired as Wild Assistant Coach

         Yesterday, NHL Network analyst and former player Scott Stevens was hired as assistant coach of the Minnesota Wild. Stevens played 22 NHL seasons with Washington, St. Louis, and New Jersey. He won 3 Stanley Cups with New Jersey, and was their longest serving captain. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007. He then served as an assistant coach in New Jersey from 2012-2014.

         At the beginning of the 2015-16 season, Stevens became an analyst on NHL Network. He now returns to coaching, and will work alongside Bruce Boudreau, the newly hired head coach in Minnesota. Boudreau formerly coached in Washington and Anaheim. With all the coaching experience the Wild have, I feel their future is very bright. Wild fans should expect great things in the next few seasons.