As we looked at on Thursday morning (A Look at the NHL Coaching Openings), there are plenty of coaching vacancies for a number of teams, but one has already dropped off the list.

The Colorado Avalanche have chosen a familiar face for their Head Coach position with Tony Granato taking the reins for his second stint as the head man in Denver.

Granato also was the team’s head coach from December 2002 until the end of the 2004 season.  He was then demoted to an Assistants role when the club brought in Joel Quenneville for the 2005-06 season.

Quenneville left the team following a second round playoff loss to the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado GM Francois Giguere decided to stay in house for a new coach, As reported by The AP:

“Tony has gained tremendous coaching experience over the last five seasons behind the Avalanche bench.  He has great knowledge of our depth chart, a strong admiration for our players and really enjoys working with the organization's young and talented group of athletes.”

Granato, who played 13 seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks, said “I'm excited about this challenge.   I know this team has a great mix of youth, experience, skill and speed."

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