Randy Cunneyworth served an Montreal’s interim coach two years ago. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald

Sabres promote Randy Cunneyworth to new roles with Amerks

BUFFALO – The Sabres have promoted Randy Cunneyworth to be a special assistant and player development coach for the Rochester Americans.

Cunneyworth will work to develop players there and serve as a liaison between the AHL affiliate and the Sabres. He rejoined the Sabres as a pro scout in November and has also been working with some Amerks players.

The 52-year-old served as Montreal’s interim head coach for 50 games in 2011-12. He coached the Amerks from 2000 to 2008 before becoming an assistant coach in Atlanta.

Cunneyworth played parts of 16 seasons in the NHL, including 38 total games with the Sabres.

Related: Habs coach Cunneyworth experiencing difficult acclimation to Montreal

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *