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Pens hire former NHL coach Sullivan for AHL

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  • Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired former Boston Bruins coach Mike Sullivan to lead their AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

The 47-year-old Sullivan replaces John Hynes, who left to become the head coach of the New Jersey Devils. Sullivan spent 11 years as a center for four different teams before retiring in 2002 and getting into coaching.