The Detroit Pink Wings on Monday introduced the hiring of Todd Krygier as an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins.Krygier joins fellow assistants Matt Macdonald and Mike Knuble, goaltending improvement coach Brian Mahoney-Wilson, and video coach Invoice LeRoy on second-year head coach Ben Simon’s workers for 2019-20.“Combining his taking part in and training experiences, Todd understands what it takes to develop gamers to the following stage,” Simon stated. “He’s extraordinarily real and obsessed with his work and is a superb communicator and trainer. He has a artistic thoughts for offense and has had a number of success operating the facility play on the groups he has coached.”Krygier, 53, spent the final three seasons as an assistant coach at Western Michigan College, serving to the Broncos to a report of 58-47-Eight and a berth within the NCAA event in 2017.Krygier was head coach of Muskegon (USHL) from 2013-16 and spent seven seasons as head coach at Novi (Mich.) Excessive Faculty, main this system to its first state hockey championship in 2011.Krygier spent 9 seasons within the Nationwide Hockey League with Hartford, Washington and Anaheim, totaling 100 targets and 143 assists. He additionally performed 107 video games within the AHL with New Haven, Binghamton and Portland over a 12-year skilled profession.Grand Rapids Griffins