Today some major news was announced regarding the future plans of a former Stanley Cup champion. <h2>Former Stanley Cup Champion Returning To The NHL In A New Role</h2> The Saint Louis Blues announced several updates to their coaching staff in the last 12 hours. Head coach Craig Berube was fired and replaced by an assistant coach. Today the news continued when the Blues announced they have hired Brad Richards in a consulting role. <q>St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong says the team hired Brad Richards as a consultant to look at the team's powerplay, send suggestions</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1734978219470680559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1734978219470680559%7Ctwgr%5E1398e095aa93a3e2690f23d2180b272a601033e5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houseofhockey.net%2FBREAKING-1000-Game-Veteran-Returns-to-the-NHL-310932'> </a></blockquote></div> Richards will focus on the powerplay in Saint Louis. This is the first time we have heard from Richards since the end of his great playing career. In his career, he played over 1100 games and had over 900 points. He will now look to use what he learned on the ice to help improve the Blues. <a href='https://www.houseofhockey.net/nhl/news/BREAKING-1000-Game-Veteran-Returns-to-the-NHL' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>As Read On - House Of Hockey - BREAKING: 1000-Game Veteran Returns to the NHL</a>