Todd McLellan was called the brand-new head trainer of the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday after the NHL club terminated Derek Lalonde after 3 periods in the duty.
The 57-year-old Canadian, that authorized a multi-year agreement with the Red Wings, had previous training jobs with the NHL San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings.
McLellan, that was terminated by the Kings last February 2 after going 23-15 with 10 overtime losses, has a job NHL training document of 598-412-134 over 1,144 regular-season video games and a 42-46 mark in Stanley Cup playoff competitions.
His groups have actually gotten to the playoffs 9 times in his 14 complete NHL projects however never ever got to a Stanley Cup Final.
In the 2022 and 2023 periods, his Kings club shed to Edmonton in the preliminary of the playoffs.
McLellan had actually formerly functioned as an assistant trainer with the Red Wings from 2005-08 and got on the team when Detroit won the 2008 Stanley Cup.
Lalonde, 52, ended up being the 4th NHL trainer terminated this period after the November cuts of Boston’s Jim Montgomery and Drew Bannister ofSt Louis, in addition to Chicago’s Luke Richardson on December 5.
He went 89-86-23 with the Red Wings after 4 periods as an assistant trainer at Tampa Bay, having actually assisted the Lightning to the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021.
The Red Wings are 13-17-4 and 7th in the Atlantic department, ranking near all-time low of the NHL in objectives and fine murder.
They have actually not gotten to the playoffs given that the 2015-16 period, the lengthiest dry spell in group background complying with 25 successive journeys to the post-season.
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