Former New Jersey Devils assistant coach Rick Kowalsky has been named the new Head Coach and General Manager of the ECHL’s Maine Mariners.

A former member of the Portland Pirates, Kowalsky has 20 years of experience on the bench, from the ECHL to the NHL.

Rick Kowalsky, a former Portland Pirate with two decades of coaching experience, will lead the Mariners as their new head coach and general manager.

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said last week that the money the team saved at the MLB trade deadline ...