The Minnesota Wild are adding an imposing figure behind the bench.

Scott Stevens was hired as an assistant coach, the Wild announced Tuesday.

Stevens will run the defense and penalty kill, according to the Star Tribune's Michael Russo, and join Bruce Boudreau, who was hired last month after being dismissed by the Anaheim Ducks.

"I think he'll have instant respect," Boudreau said of Stevens on Tuesday. The head coach hopes to name his second assistant - who'll help run the power play - by early next week.

Stevens was most recently an analyst for the NHL Network.

The Hall of Fame defenseman was named co-coach of the New Jersey Devils in 2014 after serving as an assistant for two campaigns.

Stevens, a 13-time All-Star, captained the Devils to Stanley Cup championships in 1995, 2000, and 2003 and won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2000.

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