The Avalanche announced today the appointment of David Quinn as the team's assistant coach. Quinn will join Tim Army behind the bench as the two assistants under head coach Joe Sacco. Quinn, 45, has spent the last three seasons as the head coach of Colorado's AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. He compiled a 115-94-7-20 record in 236 games as Lake Erie's head coach, which included guiding the Monsters to their first-ever playoff berth in 2010-11. "David has been an important part of our development efforts over the past three seasons," said Avalanche GM/Executive Vice President Greg Sherman. "He has worked with our young players throughout the organization and he will be an outstanding addition to our coaching staff." "David brings many years of experience to our coaching staff," said Sacco.