North Halton coach joins Calgary Flames as an assistant

Trent Cull is again within the NHL.

The Georgetown coach is becoming a member of the Calgary Flames as an assistant coach. The workforce introduced final weekend that the 51-year-old can be becoming a member of the workforce on an interim foundation.

“For me it’s nice to get right here, it’s good altering gears and having new challenges and it’s nice being round new guys and a recent really feel,” Cull mentioned on the Flames’ web site. “It’s been pleasing, nevertheless it’s time to go to work.”

Cull was in his second season as the top coach of the Flames’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers. The Wranglers had been atop the AHL standings with a document of 21-9-1.

Over his two seasons with the Wranglers, Cull has put collectively a 56-37-10 document. If Cull returns to the Wranglers earlier than February, he’ll coach within the AHL all-star sport for the second 12 months in a row. However little question, he wouldn’t be upset to overlook the sport if it means he’s nonetheless on an NHL bench.

Cull’s first sport with the Flames was Dec. 31 towards the Vancouver Canucks. Cull obtained his first NHL expertise as an assistant coach with Vancouver in 2022 after 5 seasons as the top coach of their AHL groups in Utica and Abbotsford. He was let associate with head coach Bruce Boudreau in January 2023.

Cull is 217-153-42 over seven seasons as an AHL head coach.