NHL Rumors: Sharks Agree to 3-Year Contract with David Quinn as Next Head Coach

Kevin Weekes reported that the San Jose Sharks are going to hire DavidQuinn as their next head coach. He has a three year contract.

San Jose was zeroing in on the former New York Rangers bench boss as its next head coach, according to a report. Toronto's Spencer Carberry and Pittsburgh's Mike Vellucci were among the final two.

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that thesharks decided to hireQuinn.

There is a connection between the new general manager of the Sharks and a player at Boston University. The two men played for the university and the Terriers.

The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun speculated that the head coach could be hired if the GM position became available.

During his time as head coach of the BU men's hockey team, he guided the team to a 105-69-21 record, two Hockey East titles and four NCAA tournament appearances.

He served as the head coach of the New York Rangers for three years, posting a 96-87-25 record and leading the Blueshirts to the playoffs once.

The United States men's hockey team had a new head coach at the Winter Olympics in 2022, after the NHL decided not to allow players to compete in the Olympics because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

After winning its first three games against China, Canada and Germany, Team USA lost to Slovakia in the quarterfinals.

Bob Boughner was the coach of the Sharks from 1992 to 2019. He was fired by San Jose after he failed to lead the team to a playoffs.

Jim Montgomery, a former Dallas Stars bench boss, was hired by the Boston Bruins as their new head coach, despite being a candidate for the job.