Mike Yeo
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Michael Yeo is the current head coach of the Minnesota Wild
of the National Hockey League
. He was formerly an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins
and head coach of the Houston Aeros
.
while they were members of the International Hockey League (IHL). In 1998-1999, he captained the team to the Turner Cup Championship.
Yeo was brought in as a minor league veteran by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
, the top affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins
, at the onset of their inaugural season. This was to be the beginning of what would eventually become eleven years of service with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. After just 19 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Yeo suffered a career ending knee injury. He accepted an offer to become Glenn Patrick
's assistant with the American Hockey League
Penguins, and remained in that position when Michel Therrien
replaced Patrick in 2003. Yeo followed Therrien in 2005 to the Pittsburgh Penguins
after the firing of Eddie Olczyk. Together, the two helped lay the groundwork for the 07-08 season’s success, in which the Penguins produced their second-highest points total in franchise history, with Yeo’s primary responsibilities focused towards working with the Penguins’ special teams. Yeo, then working under Therrien's successor as head coach, Dan Bylsma
, helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup
in 2009.
On June 16, 2010, Yeo was hired as the head coach of the Houston Aeros
, replacing Kevin Constantine
. Yeo lead the Aeros to the Western Conference championship in his only year as their head coach. The season before Yeo's hiring, the Aeros finished in last place in the West Division.
Yeo was announced as the head coach of the Minnesota Wild on June 17, 2011. The Wild under Yeo won their first game at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets
4-2.
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He was formerly an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
and head coach of the Houston Aeros
Houston Aeros
The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :...
.
Career
Yeo spent 5 seasons with the Houston AerosHouston Aeros
The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :...
while they were members of the International Hockey League (IHL). In 1998-1999, he captained the team to the Turner Cup Championship.
Yeo was brought in as a minor league veteran by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza...
, the top affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
, at the onset of their inaugural season. This was to be the beginning of what would eventually become eleven years of service with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. After just 19 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Yeo suffered a career ending knee injury. He accepted an offer to become Glenn Patrick
Glenn Patrick
Glenn Curtiss Patrick is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 38 games in the National Hockey League and 23 games in the World Hockey Association between 1973 and 1977. He played with the St. Louis Blues, California Seals, Cleveland Barons, and Edmonton Oilers...
's assistant with the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
Penguins, and remained in that position when Michel Therrien
Michel Therrien
Michel Therrien is a hockey scout for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. Prior to that he was a player and head coach for the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Therrien coached the Canadiens for three seasons, taking them to the Eastern Conference semi-finals in the...
replaced Patrick in 2003. Yeo followed Therrien in 2005 to the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
after the firing of Eddie Olczyk. Together, the two helped lay the groundwork for the 07-08 season’s success, in which the Penguins produced their second-highest points total in franchise history, with Yeo’s primary responsibilities focused towards working with the Penguins’ special teams. Yeo, then working under Therrien's successor as head coach, Dan Bylsma
Dan Bylsma
Dan Bylsma is the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League as of February 15, 2009, replacing Michel Therrien. Prior to coaching the Penguins, he played as a forward in the NHL and coached in the American Hockey League . He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1989...
, helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 2009.
On June 16, 2010, Yeo was hired as the head coach of the Houston Aeros
Houston Aeros
The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :...
, replacing Kevin Constantine
Kevin Constantine
Kevin Lars Constantine has coached hockey teams in the NHL, IHL, and numerous major junior hockey leagues. He is coach of HC Ambri-Piotta in the Swiss National League A.-Playing career:...
. Yeo lead the Aeros to the Western Conference championship in his only year as their head coach. The season before Yeo's hiring, the Aeros finished in last place in the West Division.
Yeo was announced as the head coach of the Minnesota Wild on June 17, 2011. The Wild under Yeo won their first game at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
4-2.
Personal life
Yeo has two children: a daughter, Braeden, and a son, Kyler, and a wife named Tanya. He attended Widdifield Secondary School in North Bay, Ontario.Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
58 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1991-92 | Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World... |
OHL | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1992-93 | Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World... |
OHL | 24 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1993-94 | Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are the name of the ice hockey team from Sudbury, Ontario. Sudbury has had a hockey team known as the "Wolves" nearly every year since World War I. The Sudbury Wolves, the senior men's AAA team, have twice been chosen to be Canada's representatives at the Ice Hockey World... |
OHL | 65 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1994-95 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
IHL | 63 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
IHL | 69 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 113 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
IHL | 56 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 105 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1997-98 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
IHL | 72 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998-99 | Houston Aeros Houston Aeros The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :... |
IHL | 57 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 1999-00 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| OHL Totals | 190 | 54 | 47 | 101 | 233 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 16 | ||||
| IHL Totals | 317 | 55 | 72 | 127 | 511 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||