EX-OJHL COACH NAMED AHL ASSISTANT IN HARTFORD
HARTFORD, CT - The Hartford Wolf Pack has hired former Ontario Junior Hockey League coach Casey Torres as an Assistant Coach on the staff of Head Coach Kris Knoblauch.
Torres joins Knoblauch and Steve Smith, hired as an Assistant Coach in August, behind the Wolf Pack bench.
The Wolf Pack are the American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Rangers.
Torres joins the Wolf Pack after a lengthy scouting and coaching career in the OJHL, OHL, and NHL. Torres most recently served as a scout for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins for five seasons, joining the club prior to the 2016-17 campaign.
Prior to his time in Pittsburgh, where he was on the staff when the Penguins won the 2017 Stanley Cup, Torres spent time in the junior circuit in Canada. Torres served as an Assistant Coach for the OJHL’s Kingston Voyageurs for five seasons, holding the position from 2007-08 through the 2011-12 season.
In addition to his time in the OJHL and the NHL, Torres spent two seasons in the OHL as a scout for the Peterborough Petes during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
A native of Kingston, Torres has also done work as a skills coach.
The Wolf Pack begin their 25th anniversary season on Friday, October 15th, when they play host to the Bridgeport Islanders on opening night. Opening weekend concludes two days later on October 17th when the Providence Bruins come to Hartford.
