In case you missed it yesterday, Ken Hitchcock announced his retirement from the NHL:
Hitchcock’s second stint with the Dallas Stars was brief, lasting only one season, and now Stars General Manager Jim Nill is tasked with hiring his third head coach in just six years. And Nill is going to keep all options open:
“I want to be pretty open-minded about this,” Nill said. “You’re seeing some successful young coaches come in and some successful coaches out there that have some great resumes.”
When asked, Nill clarified that the right candidate doesn’t need to have NHL head coaching experience, but they do need to have experience as a head coach at some level.