Former Anahem Duck coach Greg Cronin was named the head coach of the American Hockey League, an American Hockey League, Iowa Wilde, on Monday.
62-year-old Cronin was fired on April 19 after Duck set a record of 62–87–15 in two sessions.
He has a 38-year-old coaching experience, including stents as the head coach of two AHL clubs: Bridgeport Sound Tigers (2003-05) and Colorado Eagles (2018–23).
“We are thrilled for Greg’s Caliber coach behind the bench in Iowa,” said Iowa general manager Matt Hendrix. “He fully, expanding-oriented approaches and an extremely high understanding of hockey games. With a wide background in development and a proven track record of leading winning organizations, we are excited to bring the passion of Greg for coaching in our organization.”
Cronin was the first New York Islanders (1998–2003, 2014-18) and Toronto Maple Leafs (2011-14) as well as an NHL assistant coach for head coach at Northeastern University from 2005-11.
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