Best NHL Head Coaching Jobs for Steve Ott Andrew Willis | April 25, 2026 Steve Ott has quietly built one of the more compelling coaching resumes in hockey. After his success in taking over for the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Springfield Thunderbirds, the 2026-27…
Canadiens’ Martin St. Louis Is Proving He’s Among the NHL’s Best Coaches William Bourget | April 22, 2026 When the Montreal Canadiens hired Martin St. Louis in 2022, the move raised more eyebrows than confidence. A Hall of Fame player stepping behind an NHL bench with no professional…
How Dan Muse Helped the Penguins ‘Flip the Script’ in Year 1 Matthew Gray | April 12, 2026 “Who the heck is Dan Muse?” That’s the question many Pittsburgh Penguins fans were likely asking when the team announced he’d be the team’s next head coach on June 4,…
NHL Coaches Are On the Hot Seat Quicker Than Ever Jim Precourt | April 9, 2026 The longest-tenured coach in the NHL is Jon Cooper at 13 years with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Some of the longest-tenured head coaches in the league were hired in 2023,…
Top 5 Available NHL Coaches & Their Potential Landing Spots Vivek Kalia | March 31, 2026 As the NHL season winds down, the coaching carousel has begun. Several teams are underperforming, while others are already preparing for a change behind the bench. Sheldon Keefe, Craig Berube,…
Blackhawks’ Last 18 Games Are Important for Jeff Blashill Matteo Giuliano | March 11, 2026 The 2026 Trade Deadline has passed, and the Chicago Blackhawks have just 18 games left in their season. With the Blackhawks comfortably out of the playoff picture, games may seem…
Martin St. Louis Is the Coach the Canadiens Needed, Not the One Politics Demanded Doug Stein | February 22, 2026 If not for a remarkable coincidence and a remarkably modern general manager, the Montreal Canadiens might have been condemned to respectable irrelevance indefinitely. Not failure. Not a disaster. Just mediocrity,…
History of NHL Coaches in the Playoff Handshake Line & Why They Belong Jeremy Schouppe | February 15, 2026 The handshake line is a time-honored NHL tradition at the end of a Stanley Cup Playoff series. The NHL is the only professional sports league in North America where players…
Steve Ott’s Reassignment Could Reshape His Career and Blues’ Coaching Plans Andrew Willis | January 21, 2026 On Monday (Jan. 19), the St. Louis Blues announced that assistant coach Steve Ott will assume the role of head coach for the organization’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the…
5 NHL Coaches on the Hot Seat at the Midway Mark Paolo Go | January 10, 2026 The NHL’s coaching carousel doesn’t wait until April. By the midway point of the season, expectations are no longer theoretical. They’re written into the standings. Several teams that entered the…
3 NHL Coaching Storylines That Could Define the 2025-26 Season The Old Prof | September 9, 2025 With training camps in full swing and the puck drop just around the corner, fans are watching the usual headlines—results from big trades, rookie debuts, and who’s going to lead…
Ryan Huska Is Building the Flames’ Future One Step at a Time The Old Prof | August 9, 2025 In a league where coaching jobs often bounce between the same familiar faces, every so often, someone breaks through on their terms. Ryan Huska didn’t arrive behind an NHL bench…
