Special Assistant to the Head Coach? What the hell is this?
Just call him an assistant coach, the Penguins are just making up names for positions now. Is our PA announcer going to announce this at every game?
"The head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins is Mike Johnston, goaltending coach is Mike Bales, special assistant to the head coach is Jacques Martin, assistant coaches are Rick Tocchet and Gary Agnew"
Wow...
I don't think the hiring is a joke, just the name. He can be called an assistant coach and still have the role of a press box assistant coach. None of this "Special Assistant to the Head coach" BS