Major changes coming to the Minnesota Wild coaching staff.

New coach is ushering a number of new changes.

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Major changes coming to the Minnesota Wild coaching staff.
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The Minnesota Wild pulled off a big coup in the offseason when they acquired the services of head coach Bruce Boudreau amid a flurry of interest from a number of National Hockey League clubs, and now the new coach is bring with him a number of changes.

First according to Mike Russo of the Star Tribune, two coaches are on their way out of Minnesota.

There will be two new assistant coaches on either side of recently-hired head coach Bruce Boudreau next season, the Star Tribune has learned.

Longtime Wild assistants Rick Wilson and Darryl Sydor have been informed they won’t be returning to the bench, multiple sources have said. Both coaches have contracts that expire June 30. It’s unclear as of now if they could potentially stay with the organization in other roles.

Those aren't the only changes however, another assitant head coach will be relieved of his duties, although he will remain with the organization. Again from the Star Tribune's Mike Russo:

Assistant coach Andrew Brunette, who has a year remaining on his contract, is expected to rejoin the front office. Brunette, who played six seasons for the Wild over two stints, was originally hired by General Manager Chuck Fletcher as a hockey operations advisor before former coach Mike Yeo asked him to be an assistant the past two seasons.

He was largely responsible for the power play.

There is also the matter of former Iowa Wild head coach, and now former Minnesota Wild head coach John Torchetti who stepped up big when called upon to replace the fired Mike Yeo. Russo believes that Torchetti could be scooped up as an assistant for several other NHL clubs.

Former interim coach John Torchetti, who has another year left on his contract as coach of the Iowa Wild, is a candidate for assistant coaching positions with the Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings. He has been granted permission to pursue other jobs. If he doesn’t get one, Torchetti and Fletcher are expected to speak again regarding a job within the Wild.

One thing is certain, the Wild will have a very different look behind the bench next season.

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