Los Angeles (AFP) – The NHL’s Minnesota Wild named Bruce Boudreau their new coach, barely more than a week after Boudreau was sacked by the Anaheim Ducks.
Boudreau has a lifetime coaching record of 409-192-80 in nine NHL seasons.
His .659 winning percentage ranks first among active coaches and he became the fastest coach to 400 wins (in 663 games) on March 5.
But after five seasons in Anaheim — a spell in which he led the team to four playoff appearances — he was fired after the Ducks fell in seven games to the Nashville Predators in the first round.
It was Anaheim’s fourth straight game seven defeat on home ice in the last four seasons.
In Minnesota he’ll replace interim coach John Torchetti, who finished the season with a 15-11-1 record.
Torchetti took over for Mike Yeo, who was fired in February after losing 13 of his final 14 games with the team.
The Wild had made four straight post-season appearances under Yeo, but didn’t advance past the second round.
This year they were ousted in the first round by the Dallas Stars.
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