With news Chris Chelios is poised to join the Red Wings as an assistant coach, what better time to rank the best former NHL players-turned-coaches (assistant or otherwise) in league history?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The NHL fined San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky $25,000 for what it termed “inappropriate conduct” during the team’s game Saturday against the Utah Hockey Club.

Under John Tortorella's watch, the Philadelphia Flyers have now said goodbye to three players who were selected in the first round of the draft. Michael Traikos reacts.

The NHL coaching ... Sabres players. The pressure in Buffalo will be massive, which is probably why Sabres GM Kevyn Adams will go with a veteran bench boss rather than a first-time NHL coach.

run out of players to trade or bench, and have to do something dramatic. Laviolette is a good coach with a track record of success in the NHL, but his shelf life with teams seems to run out ...

Advertisement What we’ve tried here is a quick poll of nine people around the NHL — four ... a nice return.” Coach No. 2: “You wonder about Zibanejad: Is it a player thing, a coach thing ...