Former T-Devils head coach, Rats defenseman Kevin Dean joins Providence

As reported by The Providence Journal yesterday, former Trenton Devils head coach Kevin Dean has landed on his feet as an assistant coach for AHL Providence:

Kevin Dean, who won the Stanley Cup with New Jersey and the Calder Cup with Albany in the same season in 1995, is the new assistant coach for the Providence Bruins, the Boston Bruins announced on Wednesday night.

A former defenseman, Dean, 42, coached the Trenton Devils of the East Coast Hockey League to a 27-37 record last year in his first season as a head coach. Last in the league in attendance and a perennial money-loser, the Trenton franchise suspended operations in April.

Shout-out to Tom Gulitti, who brought this to my attention on Twitter today.

Including his championship season with the River Rats in 1995, Dean played parts of five seasons in Albany between 1993-94 and 1997-98, with most of his games being played during his first two years in the Devils organization. He went on to have a fine NHL career, retiring as a player after the 2001-02 season.

Note: Don Ferlazzo is not an employee of the Albany Devils, nor is this blog sponsored or influenced by the organization in any way.