Winnipeg hires Claude Noel as coach

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    Winnipeg introduced a new head coach and had the seventh pick in the NHL draft.

    But the biggest news of the day came when the franchise formally brought back the old nickname: the Jets.

    Claude Noel was hired as coach of the transplanted franchise Friday, returning to the NHL and joining a team that has missed the playoffs the last four seasons. The Atlanta Thrashers moved north across the border earlier this month.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6700450
     

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