 He returned to pro hockey in 1997 to accept a job as head coach of the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League in 1997.After three successful seasons there he returned to the NHL in 2000–01, joining the coaching staff of the Chicago Black Hawks under head coach Brian Sutter, and spent four seasons as an assistant coach in Chicago.After leaving Chicago he was hired as head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and spent two seasons there before retiring after the 2005–06 season.