The Washington Capitals on Monday added Scott Allen to Peter Laviolette’s teaching employees, the place he’ll be a part of assistant coaches Blaine Forsythe, Kevin McCarthy and goaltending coach Scott Murray.
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Capitals name Scott Allen to coaching staff, replacing Scott Arniel
Allen, who will largely work with Washington’s forwards and the penalty kill, was the previous head coach for the Hershey Bears within the American Hockey League. Allen spent the earlier two seasons an assistant in Hershey earlier than he was named head coach forward of the 2021-22 season.
The 56-year-old changed Scott Arniel, who left in early July to take an assistant teaching place with the Winnipeg Jets. Arniel, who led the penalty kill in Washington, was an assistant coach with the Capitals for 4 seasons earlier than he moved on.
The Capitals’ penalty kill went an ideal 18-for-18 within the first spherical of the Stanley Cup playoffs in opposition to the Florida Panthers, however Washington misplaced the collection. Washington’s penalty killing unit was ranked thirteenth within the common season at 80.44 p.c.
Capitals Normal Supervisor Brian MacLellan stated in mid-July the crew had narrowed down its assistant coach search to 5 candidates and wished to rent somebody with related skill-sets as Arniel. MacLellan stated Arniel’s alternative was the one teaching change anticipated on employees forward of the 2022-23 season.
Allen’s teaching profession consists of stints with a number of NHL groups, together with assistant positions with Panthers, the New York Islanders and the Arizona Coyotes. He ran the penalty kill in Arizona and through the 2018-19 season, the Coyotes had been tied for first within the NHL in penalty kill share (85.0). Allen additionally coached within the AHL for 14 seasons.