A new Arizona Coyotes head coach is in place, and building his staff of assistants is under way. For the American Hockey League Tucson Roadrunners, a familiar name is back in the fold as their head coach.
Jay Varady agreed to a three-year contract to return as head coach of the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, after one season spent as a Coyotes assistant on former head coach Rick Tocchet's staff.
It's believed that Steve Potvin, who served as Roadrunners head coach this past season, and assistant John Slaney will also return to work with Varady, who was the Roadrunners' head coach for two seasons from 2018 to 2020.