Even if Hynes was some elite defensive coach, which he just hasn’t proven to be at the NHL level, that’s not what the Wild should be seeking right now, anyway.

NEWARK, N.J. – Just a few months shy of a decade ago, on June 2, 2015, a 40-year-old John Hynes got his first call to “the show” as an NHL head coach with the New Jersey Devils.

Quinn and Hynes have relatively similar coaching styles — both were coached by Jack Parker, one of the most successful NCAA coaches of all time, at BU.

Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes watches the game against the San Jose Sharks during the third period at SAP Center in San Jose, California, on Jan. 11, 2025.

John Hynes behind the bench during a Predators game in March 2022. AP. The Rangers traded the rights to center Jayden Grubbe to the Oilers on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

John Hynes was hired 19 games into last season to replace Dean Evason, but couldn’t get the team into the playoffs. By Sarah McLellan. The Minnesota Star Tribune. July 15, 2024 at 10:23PM.

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Even for hockey, this was cold. Hynes’ firing came 46 days after the end of the regular season and after Trotz had conducted an extensive coaching search for a job that wasn’t vacant.

John Hynes knows everyone's jersey number on the Wild, but he got lost inside Xcel Energy Center before Tuesday's game. "I was roaming around a little bit," Hynes said. "I left and I came back the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — John Hynes of the Minnesota Wild has been named the coach of the 2024 U.S. men’s national team for next month’s IIHF men’s world championship in Czechia.

FILE - Nashville Predators head coach John Hynes looks on in the second period during an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn.