Former Calgary Flames associate coach Kirk Muller has joined the Washington Capitals‘ coaching staff as an assistant coach, the Capitals announced Thursday.
Muller, 57, joins assistants Scott Allen and Mitch Love on the staff of head coach Spencer Carbery, who is in his first season with the Caps after being a Toronto Maple Leafs assistant.
Muller spent the previous two seasons as an associate coach with the Flames under head coach Darryl Sutter. The Kingston, Ont., native was previously on the staff of the Montreal Canadiens as an assistant (2006-11) and as an associate (2016-21), and two seasons with the St. Louis Blues as an assistant (2014-16).
Muller has also served as the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes (2011-14) and the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals (2011).
Muller earned a silver medal while an assistant coach for Canada at 2019 IIHF World Championships.
The second-overall draft pick by the Canadiens in 1984, Muller played 1,349 games over 19 NHL seasons with the New Jersey Devils, Canadiens, New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars, recording 959 points (357 goals and 602 assists). Muller won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1993.
The Capitals also announced the addition of Kenny McCudden as an assistant/skills coach.