Red Wings looking for 2 new assistants, goalie coach

The Detroit Red Wings will have some new faces in prominent coaching roles next season.

Two assistant coach positions have opened up, with the first coming after Tony Granato left to take a job at the University of Wisconsin.

Pat Ferschweiler, who was head coach Jeff Blashill's assistant with AHL Grand Rapids and was behind the Red Wings' bench this past season, has been reassigned to press box duties on game nights.

On top of that, goalie coach Jim Bedard, who had been with the team for 18 years, is also being replaced, general manager Ken Holland also announced Monday.

The vacancies will likely be filled quickly,

"In next couple of weeks, if not sooner," Holland told Bob Duff of the Windsor Star. "Jeff (Blashill) and I have gone over a bunch of names. We've interviewed a couple of people.

"We're looking for NHL experience, Holland added. We lost a guy with a lot of experience in Granato. We want to replace him with someone with a lot of experience."

Duff reports it's likely the club will promote Jeff Salajko, their AHL goaltending coach, who has worked with Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek in the past.