Tag Archives: head coach

Michel Therrien named the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens

5 Jun 2012

According to Darren Dreger of TSN and Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet, Michel Therrien will be officially named the Montreal Canadiens’ next head …

Bob Hartley to be named the Montreal Canadiens’ next head coach

28 May 2012

Now that the Mastercard Memorial Cup is over after the host team, the Shawinigan Cataractes, eliminated Dale Hunter’s London Knights 2-1 in overtime yesterday at Centre Bionest on Anton Zlobin’s goal late in the first overtime period, according to a source, it is expected that the Montreal Canadiens will name Robert “Bob” Hartley the team’s ...

TML Captains: Hap Day 1927-1937

8 Mar 2012

TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who ‘wore the C’ for one of the NHL’s charter franchises. Part 1 featured Bert Corbeau. Clarence Henry ‘Hap’ Day #3, 4, Left Wing & Defenceman b: 14 Jun 1901 Owen Sound, ON d: 17 Feb 1990 St. Thomas, ON Toronto St. Patricks 1924-26, Toronto Maple ...

Under-performing superstars cost Boudreau and Maurice their jobs

28 Nov 2011

Bruce Boudreau and Paul Maurice were both fired today, by the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes respectively, as both franchises attempt turn around their seasons. The timing of these firings isn’t all that surprising considering we’ve just passed the quarter point in the NHL season. The first 20 games are widely considered a litmus test ...

Eastern Coaching Wildfire Hits Montreal; Eastern Playoff Picture

9 Mar 2009

Montreal head coach Guy Carbonneau is the latest coach to get hit with the great wildfire of justice sweeping even the NHL’s elite teams. This season the trend though has been a mainly eastern phenomenon with 6 of the 15 teams making changes at the head coaching position since the season. The lone western supporter of the fad sweeping the hockey nation seems to be the Chicago Blackhawks that started the whole thing back in October. Eastern teams that noticed the success that Chicago had after switching out Savard decided to do the same in order to inspire their teams to play better.