Ranking The AHL Head Coaching Hires From This Offseason

The head coaching carousel is in motion every offseason in the American Hockey League. With the NHL going through turnover, the AHL followed suit, and many of the best coaches in the league moved to the next level either as head coaches (Manny Malhotra and Ryan Craig) or as assistants. 

All in all, 11 head coaches were hired this summer. It's hard to rank them considering many of them are unknowns or first-time hires at the AHL level. So, the big thing is the fit with where each team is and what the coach might bring to the bench.