John Hynes (born February 10, 1975) is an

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professional

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coach for the

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of the

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(NHL). He previously served as the head coach of the New Jersey Devils.

Playing career

A 1997 graduate of

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, Hynes was a three-year

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for the Terriers as a forward and participated in four straight NCAA Frozen Four tournaments. In 1995, Boston University captured the 1995 NCAA Division I National Championship in front of Hynes' home crowd in

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. Hynes earned a

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in health and physical education.

Coaching career

College coaching career

Hynes was a former assistant coach at the

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during the 2000–01 season. In the 2002–03 season, he became an assistant coach for the

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USA Hockey

After the 2002–03 season, Hynes spent the next six seasons as a head coach with

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's National Team Development Program. He posted an overall record of 216–113–19–9 as the team's head coach. In 2008–09, he was the head coach of the U.S. Under-17 Development Team, posting a 42–17–6 record. Hynes also led the U.S. Under-18 national team to three medals at the World Under-18 Championships, a gold in 2006, silver in 2004 and bronze in 2008. He was head coach of the U.S. national team at the 2008 World Junior championships, and was an assistant coach on the 2004 U.S. team that won a gold medal at the World Junior event.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

On August 4, 2009, Hynes was named an assistant coach for the

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, by general manager

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. He served as an assistant under coach

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. On July 31, 2010, the WBS Penguins announced that Hynes would be the team's new head coach, after Reirden was promoted to an assistant coaching position for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Under Hynes, the WBS Penguins qualified for the playoffs in all five seasons, reaching the conference finals twice.

New Jersey Devils

On June 2, 2015, Hynes was named as the new head coach of the New Jersey Devils of the

(NHL), replacing

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and

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. He became the youngest head coach in the NHL for the 2015–16 season. On April 5, 2018, Hynes coached the Devils to their first playoff appearance since the 2011–12 season when they defeated the

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. However, they lost in the First Round to the

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in five games. On January 3, 2019, Hynes signed a multi-year contract extension with the Devils. On December 3, 2019, Hynes was fired by the Devils and was replaced by assistant coach

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Nashville Predators

On January 7, 2020, Hynes was named as the new head coach of the

, replacing

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Awards

;AHL * 2011 –

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Head coaching record

NHL

AHL

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hynes, John 1975 births Living people Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players New Jersey Devils coaches Sportspeople from Warwick, Rhode Island Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coaches NCAA men's ice hockey national champions