Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney yesterday announced the organization has hired Jay Leach and Trent Whitfield as assistant coaches of the Providence Bruins. Leach and Whitfield will serve under head coach Kevin Dean, who was named to his position on July 18, 2016. Leach will be working primarily with the team’s defensemen while Whitfield will work primarily with the team’s forwards. Both are former players for their new employer.
Leach recently served as assistant coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2015-16, helping the team advance to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs.