US EditionIowa Wild Hires Former Anaheim Ducks Head Coach
- Greg Cronin was named head coach of the Iowa Wild on June 23, 2025, replacing Brett McLean who left for Vancouver.
- Cronin was fired as Anaheim Ducks head coach in April 2025 after two seasons amid the team's failure to reach playoffs despite record improvements.
- Cronin has built a coaching career spanning close to four decades at various levels, including roles with the NHL’s Islanders and Maple Leafs, the AHL’s Colorado Eagles, and Northeastern University.
- Matt Hendricks, the general manager of the Iowa Wild, expressed enthusiasm about having Greg Cronin as the team's new head coach, praising his meticulous and comprehensive understanding of hockey.
- Cronin's hiring suggests Iowa aims to improve from last season's 27-37-6-2 record and missed playoffs by leveraging his player development and leadership skills.
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Wild hire former Ducks HC Cronin to coach their AHL affiliate
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild are adding a seasoned coach to their organization. The team hired Greg Cronin to be the head coach of the AHL’s Iowa Wild next season. Cronin spent the last two seasons as the coach of the Anaheim Ducks. He led Anaheim to a 35-37-10 record last year. Cronin had a pair of stints as an assistant coach for the New York Islanders from 1998-2003 and 2014-18. Additionally, he was an assistant with the Toronto Maple …
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Greg Cronin named new Iowa Wild head coach
In terms of culture shock, Greg Cronin is in for a doozy, going from the sunshine, beaches and traffic of Southern California to the relatively quiet winter weather and flat landscape of Des Moines, Iowa. But on the hockey rink, the new head coach of the Iowa Wild — Minnesota’s top minor league team — should feel right at home. On Monday, the Wild made it official, naming Cronin, 62, their new head coach after he was dismissed from his NHL job r…
GREG CRONIN NAMED IOWA WILD HEAD COACH
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin and Iowa Wild General Manager Matt Hendricks today announced the hiring of Greg Cronin as the Head Coach of the Iowa Wild, the team’s primary affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL). “We are thrilled to have a coach of Greg’s caliber behind the bench in Iowa,” said Hendricks. “He brings a thorough, detail-oriented approach and an extremely h…
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