San Jose Sharks finalizing particulars to make David Quinn subsequent head coach, sources say

The San Jose Sharks have been finalizing particulars on Thursday evening to make David Quinn their subsequent head coach, sources instructed ESPN.

Quinn, 55, was beforehand the pinnacle coach of the New York Rangers from 2018 to ’21, amassing a report of 96-87-25 in 208 video games. The Rangers failed to seem within the quarterfinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs throughout his tenure, which coincided with the workforce’s rebuild.

Earlier than that, Quinn coached the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL and spent 5 seasons as head coach at Boston College. Quinn and San Jose GM Mike Grier have been student-athletes at Boston College, although not on the similar time.

The Sharks fired head coach Bob Boughner and his workers on July 1. Boughner, 51, had been San Jose’s coach for components of three seasons, amassing a 67-85-23 report and failing to make the Stanley Cup playoffs every time.

It has been an eventful offseason for San Jose. Grier was employed on July 5, turning into the NHL’s first Black basic supervisor. He changed Doug Wilson, who had been the workforce’s basic supervisor since 2003. The Sharks additionally traded star defenseman Brent Burns to the Carolina Hurricanes.

The deal between the Sharks and Quinn was first reported by CBC.