PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Todd Reirden and Mike Vellucci as assistant coaches, vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford announced on Wednesday.
The team also signed goaltending coach Mike Buckley to a two-year contract extension.
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Reirden will oversee the team’s defensive group and power play unit, and Vellucci will work with the team’s forwards and oversee the penalty kill.
“I am pleased to add Todd and Mike to our coaching staff, and believe they will complement Mike Sullivan’s coaching style,” Rutherford said. “Todd is a Stanley Cup winning coach with a decade of NHL experience as both an assistant and head coach. Mike brings championship experience at both the AHL and OHL level, and is very familiar with how we function as an organization.”
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