Hinote appointed as associate head coach of Colorado Eagles
Photo: John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche have hired Dan Hinote as associate head coach of the organization’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. Hinote, 47, returns to the organization where he began his professional career. Drafted by Colorado in 1996, Hinote played 144 games with the AHL’s Hershey Bears and was…