The St. Louis Blues are preparing for their future by naming Mike Yeo their head coach for the 2017-18 season.
Per Chris Pinkert of the Blues' official website, Yeo has been hired by the team as an associate coach for next season before taking over for Ken Hitchcock when he retires following the 2016-17 season.
Per Pinkert's release, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong praised Yeo's experience and success as a coach:
We’re excited to have [Yeo] join us as an associate coach for next season and to become the next head coach for the St. Louis Blues for three years after that. For being 42 years old, he’s got a lot of experience. He’s won a Stanley Cup in Pittsburgh, he’s taken an American League team to the finals and you saw the good job he did in Minnesota in taking that team to the second round. What excites me is his experience, but with his age, he can really relate to today’s players and it’s an exciting day for our team.
Yeo also received a hearty endorsement from Hitchcock, per Pinkert: "I feel really confident that the team and the franchise is going to be in great sh ...
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