Canucks 12 Days of Hockeymas: 8 Coaches in the 200-Game Club Matthew Zator | December 17, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Kings: Todd McLellan’s First Season Behind Bench Showed Great Potential Quinn McLellan | December 16, 2020 Todd McLellan has had immense levels of success as a coach in the NHL. In 2008, he was an assistant coach for the Stanley Cup-winning Detroit Red Wings. In his…
Dean Evason’s Expectations as First-Year Coach of the Wild Carson Babbini | December 13, 2020 While Minnesota Wild fans were able to get a glimpse of how the team plays underneath Dean Evason during the last 12 games of the regular season before the shutdown,…
Philadelphia Flyers’ Coaching History Max Nason | November 30, 2020 Throughout the 53-year history of the Philadelphia Flyers, there have been 21 men to perform the duties of head coach. Some have stuck around for plenty of successful years, while…
Golden Knights Coaching Staff Brings Experience & Character Ben Fisher | November 30, 2020 Last week, Joel Ward officially made the transition from the player ranks to the coaching ranks, joining the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights as an assistant. It was mildly surprising that…
Jack Adams, the Man and the Award Tony Wolak | November 18, 2020 Few people have had a more transcending impact on the NHL than legendary coach and general manager Jack Adams. For 36 years, Adams led the Detroit Red Wings organization in…
Canucks’ Assistant Coaching Shuffle Could Come From Within Jorden Puzzella | November 12, 2020 When Manny Malhotra departed the Vancouver Canucks assistant coaching staff to join the Toronto Maple Leafs, he left a vacancy that has yet to be filled. General manager Jim Benning…
Wild’s Dean Evason Takes on New Role Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | November 5, 2020 The Minnesota Wild seemed to be doing fairly well back in the middle of February, but not good enough to keep former head coach Bruce Boudreau around. He was let…
Laviolette Is a Good Fit for the Capitals Gabriel Guindi | November 1, 2020 Back in September, the Washington Capitals brought on free agent head coach Peter Laviolette, making him the 19th coach in the team’s history. Laviolette started his head coaching career with…
The Avalanche’s Jared Bednar is the Man For The Job Michael Rouleau | October 3, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche have become a dominant team in the NHL. Led by arguably the best player in the game, Nathan MacKinnon, the Avs are entering the 2020-21 season with…
Revisiting the Predators’ Trotz Era Ashley Grant | September 29, 2020 It was six years ago when Nashville Predators general manager David Poile and then-head coach Barry Trotz sat in front of a camera to make a historical announcement: the only…
Maple Leafs New Coach Paul MacLean Continues to Shake it Off Kevin Armstrong | September 27, 2020 When the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Paul MacLean, I immediately thought of Taylor Swift. Why? Do they look alike? Sing at a similar pitch? No, but in my mind, these…
