August 22, 2022 / 3:10 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Assistant coach Mike Vellucci has signed a two-year contract extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team announced Monday.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Mike Vellucci as an assistant coach for Jeff Blashill's first staff with his new team. The Blackhawks announced the addition of Vellucci on Monday.

Vellucci, 56, has spent the past two seasons on Mike Sullivan’s staff, overseeing forwards and the penalty killing unit. Last season, the Penguins’ penalty kill finished third in the NHL with ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Mike Vellucci as an assistant coach for Jeff Blashill’s first staff with his new team. The Blackhawks announced the addition of Vellucci on Monday.

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan announced Nov. 18 that assistant Mike Vellucci would be sidelined for approximately a week following an unspecified minor medical procedure. On Wednesday ...

Vellucci, 58, also spent one season as the head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before joining coach Mike Sullivan’s NHL staff.

Vellucci led the Whalers to a 468-268-36-54 record during his time on the bench. He left for the NHL in 2014, becoming an assistant GM and director of player development with the Carolina Hurricanes.

With permission from the Carolina Hurricanes, Mike Vellucci mulled his career options last week when he received a phone call from two familiar names.The offer Pittsburgh general managers Jim ...

With permission from the Carolina Hurricanes, Mike Vellucci was mulling his career options last week when he received a phone call from two familiar names.The offer that Pittsburgh general ...

Mike Vellucci won’t be back as coach of the Charlotte Checkers when they defend their American Hockey League Calder Cup championship next season. Instead, he’ll coach the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Mike Vellucci as an assistant coach for Jeff Blashill's first staff with his new team. The Blackhawks announced the addition of Vellucci on Monday.