Fansided · Aug 10, 2025
Ex-New Jersey Devils coach starting to ascend pro hockey ranks
Colorado Avalanche v New Jersey Devils | Bruce Bennett/GettyImagesIt may not be long before we see former New Jersey Devils assistant coach Rick Kowalsky in the NHL again. Next time, though, it may not be behind a bench drawing up plays. On Wednesday, the Maine Mariners announced that Kowalsky, 53, was joining the team as their new head coach as well as their general manager.
The longtime Devils coach returns to the ECHL after spending 15 seasons in the AHL and NHL with the Devils, Binghamton Devils, Albany Devils, and the Bridgeport Islanders.
Before making the full-time jump to the AHL, Kowalsky had four seasons as the head coach of the ECHL Trenton Devils from 2006-07 to 2009-10.