{"id":586053,"date":"2026-05-29T02:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/586053\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T02:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:09:17","slug":"manon-rheaume-hires-josh-sciba-as-coach-of-the-pwhls-detroit-expansion-team-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/586053\/","title":{"rendered":"Manon Rheaume hires Josh Sciba as coach of the PWHL’s Detroit expansion team"},"content":{"rendered":"

DETROIT \u2013 Manon Rheaume made her first big move as general manager of the PWHL team in Detroit<\/a>, hiring Josh Sciba to coach the expansion franchise that begins play next season. <\/p>\n

Sciba spent the past two years as an assistant with the New York Sirens. He was also on coach John Wroblewksi\u2019s staff when the U.S. women\u2019s national team won gold<\/a> at the Milan Cortina Olympics in February.<\/p>\n

\u201cJosh is a well-respected coach (who has) got a lot of experience at every level on the women\u2019s game,\u201d Rheaume said during a video call with reporters Thursday. \u201cMore importantly, his character, his knowledge of the game and the way he communicate with his players \u2014 to me, that\u2019s why I chose him. I think he\u2019s a perfect fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sciba, 41, is a Michigan native who played his youth hockey there and went through the U.S. National Team Development Program. He played college hockey at Notre Dame from 2003-07 and spent one season in the ECHL before moving into coaching.<\/p>\n

From there, Sciba was a women\u2019s hockey assistant at Niagara and Colgate before becoming coach at Union College from 2016-24, after which he joined the Sirens. He\u2019ll soon be coaching against them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is home and especially meaningful for me and my entire family, knowing Detroit\u2019s rich hockey history and identity firsthand and how much the women\u2019s hockey community has been yearning for this moment,\u201d Sciba said in a statement. \u201cWorking alongside Manon, someone who has meant so much to the growth of the sport, is a journey I\u2019m so fortunate to be on, with her passion, leadership, and vision that will make Detroit a destination for players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rheaume was a trailblazer in women\u2019s hockey as a goaltender, including a foray on the men\u2019s side. She tried out for the NHL\u2019s Tampa Bay Lightning in 1992 and made a pair of preseason appearances for the team that year and the next. In 1998, she backstopped Canada to the final at the first Olympics with women\u2019s hockey and helped the country take home silver.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP women\u2019s hockey: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/womens-hockey<\/a><\/p>\n

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