The Golden Knights have hired a coach for their American Hockey League affiliate who has a championship to his name.
Rocky Thompson, who led the Windsor Spitfires to the Memorial Cup title May 28, will coach the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. He replaces Craig Berube, who guided the Wolves to the Midwest Division title this year and the second round of the Calder Cup playoffs.
“We are extremely pleased to introduce Rocky as the head coach of our American Hockey League affiliate, the Chicago Wolves,” Golden Knights general manager George McPhee said Wednesday in a statement.