{"id":663247,"date":"2026-09-15T21:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/663247\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T21:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:35:51","slug":"minnesota-wild-reward-coach-john-hynes-with-a-multi-year-contract-extension-entering-his-4th-season-national-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/663247\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Wild reward coach John Hynes with a multi-year contract extension entering his 4th season | National"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) \u2014 Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes has signed a multi-year contract extension after leading the team to its first playoff series win in 11 seasons.<\/p>\n

The contract was announced by Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

Hynes is entering his fourth season with the Wild and 12th season as an NHL coach. He has a 125-78-24 record in three seasons since he was hired<\/a> on Nov. 28, 2023.<\/p>\n

Minnesota took a first-round playoff series win over the Dallas Stars after finishing the regular season third in the Western Conference. The Wild’s 104 points tied for the third-highest total in franchise history.<\/p>\n

The Wild also set a single-season franchise record with a 25.2 power-play percentage.<\/p>\n

Minnesota was 29-0-0 when leading after two periods.<\/p>\n

Hynes owns a career record of 409-333-87 in 829 regular season games with Minnesota, the Nashville Predators and New Jersey Devils. His 409 wins and 829 games coached rank fourth in NHL history among American-born coaches.<\/p>\n

See AP\u2019s full NHL coverage here<\/a><\/p>\n

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