Penguins Hire Hershey Bears Head Coach

Penguins hire Hershey Bears head coach

The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson as an assistant coach.

Hershey Bears head coach Todd Nelson hired by Pittsburgh Penguins

Hershey Bears coach Todd Nelson is leaving to become an assistant coach with the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins

The veteran coach led Hershey to back-to-back Calder Cup titles in 2023 and 2024.

Dan's Daily: Draft Trade Talk; Oilers Changes; Penguins Complete Task

While the Florida Panthers continue to party, the Edmonton Oilers occupy the center square and the attention of the hockey world. Edmonton general manager Stan Bowman promised big changes for next season. The Pittsburgh Penguins completed their final task of replacing Mike Sullivan by naming three new assistant coaches for Dan Muse’s staff. We also updated the Penguins’ RFA trade targets and laid out one of GM Kyle Dubas’s “big” choices. Elsewhe…

Penguins Announce Multiple Coaching Hires

The Pittsburgh Penguins have finalized their coaching staff under head coach Dan Muse. Pittsburgh announced that they’ve hired Todd Nelson, Nick Bonino, and Rich Clune as assistant coaches, and Troy Paquette as the team’s assistant video coach.  In his second stint as an assistant coach at the NHL level, Nelson is arguably the most important of the hires. Serving as the head coach of the AHL’s Hershey Bears for the last three years, Nelson will …

Stanley Cup winner Nick Bonino, AHL Coach of the Year Todd Nelson added to Pittsburgh Penguins staff

The Pittsburgh Penguins rounded out new head coach Dan Muse's coaching staff on Friday. Back-to-back Stanley Cup winner with the team Nick Bonino, AHL Coach of the Year Todd Nelson and Rich Clune were announced as assistant coaches by general manager Kyle Dubas.