the Moose as their new head coach when he was hired by their parent club, the Vancouver Canucks. Arniel led the team to the league's best regular season record in 2008–09 and a berth in the Calder Cup finals, earning him the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year. Arniel returned to the National Hockey League as a head coach in 2010, when he was hired by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Arniel replaced interim coach Claude Noel, who coincidentally was hired as his replacement in Manitoba. After only one and a half seasons behind the Blue Jackets' bench, Arniel was fired in January 2012. In June 2012, the Canucks rehired Arniel to coach the Chicago Wolves, their new AHL affiliate. In the summer of 2013, Arniel left the Canucks organization, along with head coach Alain Vigneault, to join the New York Rangers. On April 7, 2018, Arniel was fired along with head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coach Darryl Williams. On August 6, 2018 the reigning Stanley Cup Champions Washington Capitals hired Arniel as an assistant coach to replace Lane Lambert. Personal life He has a nephew, Jamie Arniel, who has been drafted into the NHL by the Boston Bruins and played one game for the team during the 2010-11 NHL season. Scott and his wife, Lia have two children and make their home in Crofton, Maryland during the season and Winnipeg during the off-season. Scott was inducted into the Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame on May 2, 2008. Awards Kingston and District Sports Hall of Fame, inducted May 2, 2008. Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award (AHL coach of the year), 2009. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Coaching record NHL coaching statistics AHL coaching statistics References External links 1962 births Boston Bruins players Buffalo Sabres coaches Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey left wingers Chicago Wolves coaches Columbus Blue Jackets coaches Cornwall Royals (OHL) players Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people Maine Mariners players Manitoba Moose (IHL) players Manitoba Moose coaches New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers coaches San Diego Gulls (IHL) players Sportspeople from Kingston, Ontario Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players Winnipeg Jets coaches Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States