Devils Assistant Coach Mark Recchi may be brand new to the Devils organization, but he's familiar with a few faces from the coaching staff and front office.
"I played with Nas, Alain Nasreddine, and I was also in player development when he was in Wilkes-Barre so I have a great relationship with him," explained Recchi during his media availability following his hire. "I worked with Fitzy, obviously, and that's another great relationship."
Devils Assistant Coach Alain Nasreddine and Recchi played together in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. They also overlapped working for the Penguins organization in 2014-2015 when Nasreddine was an assistant coach for the Wilkes-Barre Penguins and Recchi served in a player development role. Through that role, Recchi also worked with Devils Executive Vice President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was serving as the Assistant GM for the Penguins before he joined the Devils organization in 2015.
As Recchi transitions into his role with a new organization, he will have the support of familiar faces to guide him within the Devils organization not only on the coaching side but the front office as well.
BLOG: Recchi Reunites with Devils Staff
The new Devils Assistant Coach previously worked with both General Manager Tom Fitzgerald and Assistant Coach Alain Nasreddine at the Pittsburgh Penguins.
