![]() Newly hired Kyle Dubas made the announcement today on behalf of the franchise. The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that Vukie Mpofu is the new director of hockey operations and legal affairs.The 32-year-old announced his retirement from playing in April of this year and will begin his professional coaching career just a few months after officially hanging up his skates. The native of Albany, New York played 628 career games for the Griffins and accumulated 132 points. Lashoff on the other hand was a defenseman for the Griffins for parts of 14 seasons including two Calder Championships in 20. To top it all off Julien was the head coach of Canada’s U18 squad at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. He was also an assistant coach for Team Canada’s gold medal effort at the 2023 World Junior Championship. Julien had a busy 2022-23 as he led the Sherbrooke Phoenix to a Central Division title with a record of 50-13-3-2 and earned Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Coach of the Year as well as the General Manager of the Year. The Red Wings have hired Brian Lashoff and Stephane Julien to join the coaching staff of head coach Dan Watson. The Detroit Red Wings have announced the hiring of two new assistant coaches for the Grand Rapids Griffins.
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