The St. Louis Blues are going to need a new head coach next summer and are hoping to promote a newly hired assistant to the position when the time comes.
With assistants Brad Shaw and Kirk Muller leaving Hitchcock's side, the club is in talks with former Minnesota Wild head coach Mike Yeo, who was in St. Louis on Wednesday and Thursday morning, according to the Star-Tribune's Michael Russo.
It's clear 1 of 2 asst coach vacancies w #stlblues will go to someone Armstrong hopes could be Hitch's successor. Yeo makes sense #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) June 2, 2016
Craig Berube is also set for an interview in the Gateway City, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Hitchcock signed a one-year extension earlier in the week. He announced that his sixth season behind the St. Louis bench will be his last coaching in the NHL.
Red Wings have Senators' blessings
Meanwhile, in Detroit, the Red Wings have been granted permission to talk to former Ottawa Senators head coach Dave Cameron, according to the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch. The Red Wings are looking to fill out Jeff Blashill's staff, after hiring Doug Houda as an assistant from the Boston Bruins.
Garrioch writes that Cameron may have already met with the Red Wings, and that the 58-year-old is prepared to head back to the AHL or even junior hockey if it means he can remain a head coach.
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