The Minnesota Wild have hired Hall of Fame defenseman Scott Stevens as an assistant coach.
Stevens served as a co-coach and assistant for the New Jersey Devils before spending time as a television analyst. He is the first new hire for new Bruce Boudreau’s staff after the Wild hired the former Anaheim Ducks coach last month.
Boudreau still has one hire left to make.
Stevens was an assistant for the Devils for two seasons and was a co-coach along with Adam Oates and Lou Lamoriello after Peter DeBoer was fired midway through the 2014-15 season.
As a player, Stevens won the Stanley Cup three times with the Devils and played 1,635 NHL games with Washington, St. Louis and New Jersey.
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Wild announce 1st preseason under new coach Boudreau
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild will play three home games under new coach Bruce Boudreau as part of their six-game preseason schedule.
Minnesota’s first game at Xcel Energy Center with Boudreau as coach will be against the Colorado Avalanche on Sept. 27.
The Wild have a pair of home-and-home series with division rivals Colorado and the Winnipeg Jets. Minnesota plays the second game against the Avs on Oct. 4 at Pepsi Center. The Wild play at Winnipeg on Sept. 29 and close out the preseason at home against the Jets on Oct. 8.
Minnesota also hosts the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 2 and opens the preseason with a road game against Buffalo on Sept. 26 at a location to be announced.
