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…
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…
Mike Sullivan Is no Longer a Fit for the Pittsburgh Penguins Zach Alvarado | November 22, 2024 The Pittsburgh Penguins, so far this season, have played far below their potential considering the talent on the squad. On Tuesday night (Nov. 19), they blew yet another two-goal lead…
Meet the Boston Bruins’ Interim Head Coach Joe Sacco Zander Manning | November 20, 2024 On Tuesday afternoon, the Boston Bruins announced that they had fired head coach Jim Montgomery following an 8-9-3 start to the 2024-25 season. They also announced that assistant coach Joe…
Rick Tocchet’s Comments Show Canucks Are Not Meeting His Standards Lukas Bernasiewicz | November 16, 2024 Following the Vancouver Canucks‘ 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders, head coach Rick Tocchet took the blame for the game and apologized to the fans that came out and…