Mike Yeo

Michael Yeo (born July 31, 1973 in North Bay, Ontario) 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.

Career

Yeo spent 5 seasons with 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.^[1] 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.

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	OHL		58	7	2	9	73		4	0	0	0	5
1991-92	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		43	5	8	13	60		11	2	1	3	2
1992-93	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		24	8	5	13	47		3	0	0	0	5
1993-94	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		65	34	32	66	53		10	8	4	12	4
1994-95	Houston Aeros	IHL		63	5	12	17	100		--	--	--	--	--
1995-96	Houston Aeros	IHL		69	14	16	30	113		--	--	--	--	--
1996-97	Houston Aeros	IHL		56	10	11	21	105		13	2	3	5	2
1997-98	Houston Aeros	IHL		72	20	21	41	128		3	0	1	1	2
1998-99	Houston Aeros	IHL		57	6	12	18	100		9	0	4	4	11
1999-00	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		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		--	--	--	--	--

External links

Mike Yeo's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

References

1. ^ Molinari, Dave (2006-03-13). "Q&A with Mike Yeo". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06072/669464.stm. 

Sporting positions
Preceded by Todd Richards	Head coach of the Minnesota Wild 2011–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Yeo, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	July 31, 1973
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death