Mid-summer but a couple of important developments again for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
First, the team announced that Sergei Gonchar is now a full-time assistant coach! From the team:
"I had been playing all my life and when I started working as a coach I didn't know what to expect or how it was going to be," he said. "But the organization, including the players, made it easier for me."
As defensemen coach, Gonchar worked closely with Pittsburgh's blue line, utilizing extensive use of video to coach and teach the players. When he attended games, he would watch from the media level with former goaltending coach Mike Bales and go to the locker room during intermissions.