Red Wings Announce Hiring of Alex Tanguay as New Assistant Coach
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By Thomas Hall
3 years agoAfter parting ways with former assistant coach Dan Bylsma at the end of this past season, the Detroit Red Wings have been searching for a new assistant coach ever since this off-season began and the front office has finally located the right person for the job.
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Making an announcement Wednesday afternoon, general manager Steve Yzerman announced that the Red Wings have hired former player @Alex Tanguay to serve as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 campaign.
Shortly after announcing his retirement in 2016, Tanguay, 41, landed on his feet pretty quickly as he joined NHL Network as an in-studio analyst. Then prior to the 2019-20 season, the former Colorado Avalanche worked as an assistant coach for the Iowa Wild of the AHL.
As a player, the left-hander played 1,088 career NHL games, scoring 283 goals and 863 points – including nine 50-point seasons – across 16 years in the league.
Detroit will select sixth overall in next month’s NHL Draft, which will begin on Jul. 23.
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