The Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) announced on Friday the hiring of former Minnesota Wild forward Pat Maroon as assistant coach.
Maroon, 37, just announced his retirement from the NHL after the 2024-25 season which he spent with the Chicago Blackhawks. He has won three Stanley Cups in his career and recorded 1,590 hits in 848 career games.
The 6-foot-3 forward spent one year in Minnesota during the 2023-24 season. He recorded four goals, 12 assists, 16 points, 60 penalty minutes and 71 hits in 49 games played.
Minnesota eventually traded Maroon to the Boston Bruins at the deadline for Luke Toporowski and a conditional pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Toporowski was in the AHL last year and now signed with the Hersey Bears.
They also traded the sixth round pick back to Boston in the Justin Brazeau deal. Brazeau just signed a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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