Wild mainstay Darby Hendrickson relieved of assistant coaching duties

The Minnesota Wild made a change to its coaching staff on Friday, letting go of longtime assistant coach Darby Hendrickson, whose time with the franchise goes back to his playing career. Hendrickson, who played high school hockey for Richfield, has been part of the Wild as a player and coach for almost the team's entire existence, joining the team for its inaugural season as part of the expansion draft. Hendrickson even scored the team's first goal at Xcel Energy Center on Oct. 11, 2000, against the Philadelphia Flyers. Hendrickson became an assistant coach for the Wild in 2011 and served on the staffs of five head coaches, the last being John Hynes, who replaced Dean Evason on Nov. 28.