After 10 years of playing 310 AHL with 6 different teams and 71 NHL games for 2 (New York Rangers & Minnesota Wild), Stu Bickel(4) hung up the skates a few years ago and quickly took to coaching.
The extra large 6’4″ 207 lbs. defenseman started with two years as a Undergraduate Assistant Coach with his former college team of only one season University Of Minnesota Golden Gophers.
He moved on from there to become Head Coach, then Assistant General Manager of the Minnesota Magicians, playing in the NAHL.
That lasted for the single 2020/2021 session, and recently he was named assistant coach for Springfield Thunderbirds, a team who is very familiar with him from having to skate against for a great many years.
The 34-year old has elevated himself to a nice new level but we see how long the Chanhassen, MN native stays.