Oilers’ Tippett Deserves Jack Adams Recognition Nolan Jensen | July 20, 2020 The NHL announced on July 15 that Bruce Cassidy of the Boston Bruins, Alain Vigneault of the Philadelphia Flyers, and John Tortorella of the Columbus Blue Jackets were finalists for…
Ottawa Senators’ Coaching History Ben Fraser | July 3, 2020 Ever since the Ottawa Senators entered the NHL, they have had many head coaches. Far more than should be expected for a team that is barely 25 years old. In…
Canadiens: 5 Replacements for Claude Julien Trege Wilson | May 13, 2020 Claude Julien has been the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens since Valentine’s Day 2017, hired shortly after being let go by the Boston Bruins. The Habs have missed the…
Top 5 Coaches of the Decade Colin Newby | April 8, 2020 The pressure placed on NHL coaches to succeed is enormous, and the turnover rate is as high as ever. However, the league’s five best coaches during the decade between 2010-2019…
Stars’ Coaching Change: Laxdal, Gallant or Boudreau David Harris | March 16, 2020 The coronavirus has shut down the entire planet. To quote Tony Stark from The Avengers: Infinity Wars, “Earth is closed today.” Several people are debating if this NHL season will…
Flyers’ Team of Head Coaches Proving Successful Max Nason | March 11, 2020 Just over three years ago, Michel Therrien was fired as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens for the second time. Fourteen months later, Alain Vigneault saw his tenure as head…
Red Wings Need Blashill for the Rebuild to Succeed Ben Banfield | February 26, 2020 The media has been having a field day with discussions about the future of Jeff Blashill as the coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Based on this season’s mass firing…
Flyers’ Best 2019-20 Acquisition: Alain Vigneault Nicholas LaPalombara | February 25, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers have surged up the standings and can now go toe to toe with the NHL’s top teams, all thanks to their best acquisition of the 2019-20 season:…
Boudreau vs. Gallant – Who Should Coach Seattle? Matthew Zator | February 25, 2020 When the new Seattle expansion franchise starts searching for their first head coach, they will have lots of names to choose from. In THW’s first edition of the versus series,…
Wild Part Ways With Boudreau Greg Boysen | February 14, 2020 When we look back at the 2019-20 National Hockey League season, we are going to remember it as the year of the coaching change. You can officially add Bruce Boudreau…
Golden Knights Better With DeBoer but Time Will Tell Eddie Rivkin | February 2, 2020 Twenty-eight games to go, five teams separated by three points, and games in hand, the Vegas Golden Knights’ road to the Stanley Cup Playoffs is going to be an adventure.…
NHL Notebook: Coaching Carousel Has Seen 7 Dismissed in 2019-20 The Canadian Press | January 29, 2020 Bruce Cassidy watched from afar as coach after NHL coach was shown the door. A lot of good ones, too. All in the span of eight weeks. It started when the Toronto…