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St. Louis Blues named it Steve Konowalchuk the head coach of their American Hockey League team, the Springfield Thunderbirds.
Konowalchuk, 51, spent this season as an associate coach with the AHL's Colorado Eagles, where he helped lead the team to a 40-25-5-2 regular season record and a fourth-place finish in the Pacific Division.
Konowalchuk's previous head coaching experience came in the Western Hockey League with Seattle (2011-17) and Red Deer (2021-23), winning the league championship in 2016-17. He also served as an assistant coach in the NHL with Colorado (2009-11) and Anaheim (2017-18).
A third-round pick by Washington in the 1991 NHL Draft, Konowalchuk played 790 games in the NHL with the Capitals and Avalanche, tallying 171 goals and 225 assists. He also played 48 games in the American Hockey League with the Baltimore Skipjacks and the Portland Pirates.
Internationally, Konowalchuk helped the United States win the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. He also played for Team USA in the 2004 World Cup, the 2000 and 2002 IIHF World Championships and the 1992 World Juniors.
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