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‘Yotes hire ex-Canucks assistant Brown; Anderson out

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VANCOUVER, CANADA - APRIL 22: Assistant coach Newell Brown of the Vancouver Canucks talks to Henrik Sedin #33 and Daniel Sedin #22 of the Vancouver Canucks during their NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Rogers Arena April 22, 2013 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver won 3-1. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)

Jeff Vinnick

The Phoenix Coyotes have added a veteran presence to their coaching staff, bringing aboard former Chicago, Columbus, Anaheim and Vancouver assistant Newell Brown.

The Coyotes also announced they’ve parted ways with assistant John Anderson, the former Atlanta Thrashers head coach that served as Dave Tippett’s assistant in the desert since 2011.

Brown, 51, was dismissed from the Canucks in late May, along with fellow assistant Rick Bowness and head coach Alain Vigneault.

(Of note, all three have now found new jobs -- Vigneault with the Rangers, Bowness with the Lightning and Brown with Phoenix)

Brown had been linked to a possible job with Vigneault in New York.

Primarily in charge of the power play, Brown initially achieved great success in Vancouver (the Canucks had the NHL’s best PP in 2010-11, at 24.3 percent).

But, last season, the unit struggled mightily and finished a disappointing 22nd (15.8 percent) in the league.

Brown -- coming aboard to work with Phoenix’s power-play, according to GM Don Maloney -- will be buoyed by the recent signing of Mike Ribeiro.

The former Washington Capital led the NHL in power-play assists last year, with 21, which should help a Coyotes team that finished 25th in the NHL (14.8 percent) with the man advantage last season.