A familiar face will fill a vacancy behind the San Jose Sharks bench. The team named former player and Assistant Coach Rob Zettler to the same position, filling the opening left in the wake of Bob Boughner’s hiring as Head Coach of the Florida Panthers.
"It is both an exciting challenge and a privilege to come back to an organization that I have so much passion for, and I am happy to get my family back home to San Jose," said Zettler. "I want to thank [Head Coach Pete Deboer], [General Manager Doug Wilson] and his staff for their time during the hiring process and for this opportunity.