Cronin spent the last five seasons as the coach of the Colorado Eagles, the AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. This will be his first NHL head coaching job.
Eagles, guiding the Colorado Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate to a 164-104-30 record and four berths in the Calder Cup playoffs.New York
``While we did cast a wide net in searching for the next head coach, it became clear to me that Greg would be the ideal fit for the position," Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said in a statement. ``Being a young team, I felt we needed a teacher of the finer points of the game, and someone who has worked extensively over time with talented young players, helping them develop into successful NHL players.
Cronin began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Colby College in 1987, then was a graduate assistant coach at the University of Maine from 1988-1990 while studying for a master's degree in business. He was an assistant coach with Colorado College from 1990-93, then returned to Maine in 1993 as an assistant coach and was the Black Bears' interim coach from December 1995 through December 1996.
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