PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) - The Penguins have signed two assistant coaches to replace former assistants Jacques Martin, Mark Recchi and Sergei Gonchar.
Todd Reirden and Mike Vellucci have been announced as the new assistant coaches.
Reirden returns to the Penguins after being fired as the Capitals coach. He spent the last six seasons in Washington and the last two as head coach.
He served as an assistant coach with the Pens from 2010-2014 and will again oversee the defensive group and power play unit.
Vellucci comes to Pittsburgh after his first season as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins general manager and head coach.
Prior to Wilkes-Barre, Vellucci spend the previous five years as the assistant general manager and director of hockey operations for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Vellucci will work with the Pens forwards and penalty kill unit.
With Vellucci coming to Pittsburgh, the search for the next Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins is underway.
The Penguins also extended the contract of goaltending coach Mike Buckely.
The two-year extension will keep Buckely in Pittsburgh through the 2021-22 season.