Groulx, 53, recently signed a three-year extension with the Lightning to coach in Syracuse. While the NHL remains his pursuit, the Crunch and the Syracuse community are his current passions.
“At one point in your career you want to find a place that you really like, people, environment, city and all that. And I think I’ve been pretty fortunate here to get all that,” Groulx said. “There’s a lot of good coaches in this league, a lot of good players. So you’re challenged every day in your job. I’m fortunate to work with very good coaches, a great staff. A great development staff. I think we all work well together. So for me it was natural to re-sign with the Lightning."