NEWARK — Given his first opportunity to make a hire as the Devils’ general manager, Ray Shero picked a familiar face.
John Hynes, a former head coach of the United States National Development Team and most recently the coach of the American Hockey League’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, was introduced as the 17th coach in Devils history at a news conference Tuesday at Prudential Center.
“John Hynes is an individual with extensive coaching experience on the collegiate, professional and national levels,” said Shero, the longtime general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. “He has been successful at each one and we are fully confident in what he will bring to the Devils’ organization.