The 2025-26 season offically ended when the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday to hoist the Stanley Cup.
This marks the offical start of the offseason.
With that said, the Minnesota Wild will now have another thing on its plate after Iowa Wild head coach Greg Cronin was hired in the NHL.
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Cronin, 63, was hired by the St. Louis Blues as an assistant coache to a multi-year contract starting in the 2026-27 season.
The Arlington, Massachusetts, native served as head coach of the AHL’s Iowa Wild last season, posting a 27-36-9 record.
Minnesota hired him right after he was replaced by the Anaheim Ducks after he served as head coach from 2023 to 2025.
The Wild will have to hire their third AHL head coach in the last three seasons.
It is also the second time this offseason the Blues have hired a member of the Wild.
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