Photograph: Dave Sandford/NHLI through Getty ImagesThe Anaheim Geese have named Kevin Dineen head coach of the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primarily growth affiliate within the American Hockey League.That is Dineen’s second stint because the Geese’ AHL head coach. He led the Portland Pirates for six seasons from 2005-11, together with a three-year span as Anaheim’s affiliate throughout which the membership superior to the Jap Convention Finals twice (2006, 2008), and the Geese received the Stanley Cup in 2007.Dineen, 55, owns a profession document of 266-185-29 (W-L/OTL-SOL) as an AHL head coach, topping the 45-win mark 4 instances, posting three 100-point seasons and profitable two division titles. He received the Louis A.R. Pieri Award because the AHL’s excellent coach in 2005-06.Dineen served as head coach of the NHL’s Florida Panthers from 2011-13 and was an assistant with the Chicago Blackhawks from 2014-18, profitable a Stanley Cup championship in 2015.Internationally, Dineen coached the Canadian ladies’s nationwide workforce to a gold medal on the 2014 Olympics.Drafted by the Hartford Whalers in 1982, Dineen spent 18 years within the NHL as a participant, amassing 760 factors in 1,188 video games. He additionally spent a part of the 1984-85 season with the AHL’s Binghamton Whalers, recording 23 factors in 25 video games.San Diego Gulls