Cunniff, 44, brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Iowa Wild with over 13 years behind the bench. He recently helped guide the Albany Devils through the 2014-15 season as an assistant coach. The Devils posted a 37-28-5-6 record last year, missing the Calder Cup playoffs by two points.
He joined the Devils after spending the previous 12 years in the San Jose Sharks organization. The Milton, MA native was promoted to associate coach of the American Hockey League’s Worcester Sharks in 2012-13 after serving the previous ten seasons as an assistant coach with both Cleveland (2002-06) and Worcester (2006-12).