Arniel has been the associate coach in Winnipeg over the past two seasons.
On Friday, the Winnipeg Jets announced that Scott Arniel had been promoted to become the fifth head coach in franchise history., also mentioning that the Jets conducted interviews with some top candidates before making the decision to make Arniel the new bench boss.
This will not be the first time the Kingston, Ontario native has been a head coach in the NHL. Arniel was behind the bench with the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2010 to partway through the 2011-12 campaign. He went 45-60-18 over that span, with the Blue Jackets missing the playoffs both seasons.
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