Overview
- The Golden Knights announced that Mark Letestu will join Ryan Craig’s NHL coaching staff as an assistant coach for the 2026-27 season.
- Letestu spent the 2025-26 season as head coach of the Colorado Eagles, leading the team to a 41-20-11 record and a run to the AHL Western Conference Final.
- Before coaching the Eagles, Letestu was an assistant with the Cleveland Monsters for four seasons, a period that included two Calder Cup Playoff berths and a 2023-24 North Division title.
- Letestu played 11 NHL seasons and recorded 210 career points in 567 games, and he reunites with Craig after their time as teammates in Columbus.
- The hire weakens Colorado’s development pipeline by opening a coaching vacancy with the Eagles and continues a pattern of Vegas adding coaches who worked with Avalanche prospects.