Boston Bruins Fans Should Be Optimistic About the Marco Sturm Hire Zander Manning | June 15, 2025 Back on June 10, the Boston Bruins announced that they had hired Marco Sturm as the 30th head coach in the team’s history after implying through a video posted online…
Get to Know New Lightning Assistant Coach Dan Hinote Harrison Smajovits | June 8, 2025 The Tampa Bay Lightning have begun their reloading of the coaching staff. The team announced they have hired Dan Hinote on Friday as an assistant coach. Tampa Bay Times’ Lightning…
Meet the New Canucks’ Assistant Coaches Kevin Dean, Scott Young & Brett McLean Matthew Zator | June 6, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks finally rounded out their coaching staff for the 2025-26 season on Thursday (June 5). Kevin Dean, Scott Young and Brett McLean will be joining head coach Adam…
3 Lightning Assistant Coach Replacement Options Jack Pallotta | May 24, 2025 With 25 years of coaching experience, the Chicago Blackhawks hired Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Jeff Blashill for his second NHL head coaching gig. Chicago’s future has Connor Bedard, Frank…
History of NHL Coaches in the Playoff Handshake Line & Why They Belong Jeremy Schouppe | May 7, 2025 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…
David Carle Made Right Decision by Forgoing NHL Coaching Gig Daniel Amoia | May 6, 2025 When Nashville Predators prospect Teddy Stiga scored the golden goal to win the World Junior Championship (WJC) for Team USA, it was business as usual for 35-year-old head coach David…
How the NHL Can Fix Flawed Jack Adams Award Justin Giampietro | April 16, 2025 Award season is nearly upon us. But when there’s a voting process in which fans have no say, there will be disagreements about how legacy-altering accolades are chosen. It’s natural.…
4 NHL Coaches With Maple Leafs Connections in Race for 2025 Jack Adams Award Ben Fisher | January 24, 2025 At the start of the 2024-25 NHL season, the Toronto Maple Leafs already appeared poised to factor into the Jack Adams Award race – one way or another. Not only…
Bruins’ Interim Head Coach Joe Sacco Is the Christmas Gift They Didn’t Know They Wanted Zander Manning | December 30, 2024 When the Boston Bruins fired Jim Montgomery and elevated Joe Sacco, initially it was looked at as a knee-jerk reaction to a poor start for a coach who had seemingly…
Rangers Should Only Fire Peter Laviolette in One Scenario Anthony Russo | December 18, 2024 The New York Rangers continue to struggle and are running out of options. They’ve had multiple lineup changes and call-ups and even traded their captain. Related: 3 Reasons the Rangers…
Thoughts on the Luke Richardson Firing & the Blackhawks Future Gail Kauchak | December 6, 2024 The Chicago Blackhawks announced Thursday afternoon (Dec. 5) that they had relieved head coach Luke Richardson of his duties. Richardson was in his third season as bench boss in Chicago,…
Rangers’ Laviolette Showing He’s Different From Previous Regimes Anthony Russo | November 25, 2024 New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette is far from perfect – but he deserves credit for at least keeping an open mind. It’s something that we certainly can’t say…