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yardbarker.com | Josh Erickson
The offseason has arrived for all but two teams now with the playoffs nearing an end. Accordingly, it’s time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Ottawa. This year was a much-needed breakthrough for the Senators.
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prohockeyrumors.com | Josh Erickson
The offseason has arrived for all but two teams now with the playoffs nearing an end. Accordingly, it’s time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Ottawa. This year was a much-needed breakthrough for the Senators.
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prohockeyrumors.com | Josh Erickson
Below is Pro Hockey Rumors’ directory of NHL bench coaching staffs, pieced together from team websites and credible reports. Active vacancies compared to clubs’ 2024-25 staffing numbers are noted. Updated 6/5/25.
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prohockeyrumors.com | Josh Erickson
Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League has signed Canadiens pending RFA defenseman Gustav Lindström to a five-year deal, the club announced. He’s now set to play in his home country through the 2029-30 season. Lindström, a depth piece on the Red Wings’ blue line after they drafted him in the second round in 2017, was first picked up by Montreal ahead of the 2023-24 season in exchange for Jeff Petry.
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prohockeyrumors.com | Josh Erickson
The NHL has announced the winners of a few awards and trophies this week, including the Selke and Ted Lindsay. Today, the league announced that Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan is this year’s recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded annually “to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.”Monahan, 30, signed a five-year contract with Columbus in free agency last season.
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bvmsports.com | Josh Erickson
Avalanche pending UFA winger Jere Innala won't re-sign with the club and will instead return to Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League, where he still had a valid contract through 2025-26, per a team announcement. Innala, 27, joined Frölunda for the 2022-23 campaign. He put up a 26-28-54 scoring line in 94 games there, as well as 11 goals in just 14 playoff games in 2024, before landing an entry-level contract with Colorado as an international free agent last summer.
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yardbarker.com | Josh Erickson
The Rangers are nearing a deal to bring David Quinn back to the organization as an assistant coach under new bench boss Mike Sullivan, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. They’re also expected to add former Bruins interim head coach Joe Sacco to Sullivan’s staff after Boston declined to remove his interim tag and hired Marco Sturm today instead. Sullivan’s third and final assistant will be Ty Hennes, who had been on Sullivan’s staff with the Penguins for the last few years, Friedman adds.
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yardbarker.com | Josh Erickson
While it’s Sturm’s first time as an NHL head coach, the former Bruins winger has built up a solid resume over the last decade. He was appointed the head coach of Germany’s men’s national team for the 2015-16 cycle and held that role for three seasons, including a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. That Olympic medal put him on the map for NHL clubs. He joined the Kings organization the following season, remaining there until Thursday’s hiring.
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bvmsports.com | Josh Erickson
The Rangers are nearing a deal to bring David Quinn back to the organization as an assistant coach under new bench boss Mike Sullivan, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. They're also expected to add former Bruins interim head coach Joe Sacco to Sullivan's staff after Boston declined to remove his interim tag and hired Marco Sturm today instead. Sullivan's third and final assistant will be Ty Hennes, who had been on Sullivan's staff with the Penguins for the last few years, Friedman adds.
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prohockeyrumors.com | Josh Erickson
The Bruins announced Thursday they’ve appointed AHL Ontario bench boss Marco Sturm as their new head coach. While it’s Sturm’s first time as an NHL head coach, the former Bruins winger has built up a solid resume over the last decade. He was appointed the head coach of Germany’s men’s national team for the 2015-16 cycle and held that role for three seasons, including a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. That Olympic medal put him on the map for NHL clubs.
