The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins officially have a new head coach, it’s just not the name we were initially expecting.
After reports surfaced last week that Grant Potulny would be the next head coach in Wilkes-Barre, the Penguins announced on Wednesday that Kirk MacDonald has been hired for the job.
He replaces J.D. Forrest
MacDonald, 40, most recently coached the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL between 2022 and 2024. During this past season he led the Fighting Saints to a 41-13-8 record during the regular season and captured the USHL’s Eastern Conference title.