Nashville Predators hire Andrew Brunette as coach a day after firing John Hynes
By The Associated Press on May 31, 2023.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The coaching shuffle in Nashville is complete, with Andrew Brunette officially hired as the Predators coach on Wednesday, a little over 12 hours after the team announced that John Hynes was fired. The moves are the first being made by incoming general manager Barry Trotz and come about six weeks after the Predators missed the playoffs. The 49-year-old Brunette spent the past season as a New Jersey Devils associate coach under Lindy Ruff and has previous head-coaching experience. He was promoted to interim coach of the Florida Panthers during the 2021-22 season and oversaw a team that set franchise records for wins (58) and points (122) in claiming the Presidents’ Trophy before being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. Brunette finished second in the Jack Adams Award voting for the NHL’s coach of the year. He becomes just the fourth coach in the history of a Predators franchise founded in 1998-99. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports 8-7
