Bruce Boudreau who was relinquished of his duties behind the
Anaheim Ducks bench on April 29, was not unemployed too long, as the Minnesota
Wild announced on Saturday that he will become their bench boss.
The 61-year old Boudreau agreed to a four-year deal, worth
almost 12 million dollars, to become the new head coach for the Wild. He will
replace interim head coach John Torchetti. Torchetti had been serving the coaching
duties, since February 13, when the club fired Mike Yeo.
After being fired by the Ducks last week, Boudreau told
Rogers Sportsnet, “I do not know if I would
say I am confident that I will get another job. After 33 years in the minors,
you do not take anything for granted. You just hope that you are given an
opportunity.”
Over the past five seasons with the Ducks, he had a
208-104-40 record. Prior to his stint in Orange County, he served as the bench
boss for the Washington Capitals for five seasons between 2007 and 2012. In his
first season in the Nation’s Capital, he won the Jack Adams Award, for coach of
the year.
After being fired by the Capitals, the Ducks hired him two
days later. Now eight days after the Ducks relieved him of his duties, he has
found a new position in the “State of Hockey,” just eight days later.
The announcement by the Wild comes just one day after reportedly
interviewing with the Ottawa Senators regarding their coaching vacancy, on
Friday.
In nine seasons behind a National Hockey League bench,
Boudreau had a record of 409-192-80 record. The Ducks fell in the first round
of the playoffs to the Nashville Predators prior to Boudreau’s dismissal.
Tochetti’s short interim stint with the Wild produced a
15-11-1 record and a first round exit against the Western Conference top seed,
Dallas Stars.
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