Canucks Have 3 Good Options if Head Coach Boudreau is Fired Matthew Zator | November 15, 2022 It appears it’s not a matter of if, but when head coach Bruce Boudreau is fired. This after a monster season in 2021-22 that saw the Vancouver Canucks go 32-15-10…
Penguins’ Head Coach Earned His Latest Extension Ben Wagner | September 6, 2022 The game’s longest-tenured coach is staying right where he is. Last week, head coach Mike Sullivan and the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep the…
Avalanche’s Jared Bednar Paves Own Path to NHL Success Kerry Collins | September 4, 2022 When Jared Bednar was named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche before the 2016-17 season, he inherited a team that hadn’t made the playoffs in five of the previous six…
Canadiens 2022-23 Lineup Projection Trege Wilson | August 4, 2022 The Montreal Canadiens have made a few changes this season, especially to the team’s defensive core, with four defencemen traded since last season’s trade deadline. They added a center to…
History of Stanley Cup Winners That Changed Coaches Midseason Colin Newby | August 1, 2022 NHL teams change head coaches more frequently and with more success than in any other professional sport. The strategy of a coaching change reached extreme levels when 12 of the…
Takeaways From Barry Trotz’s First Interviews Since Being Fired Chris Hennessy | July 8, 2022 New York Islanders fans were left scratching their heads back in May after Barry Trotz was fired from the head coaching position after four seasons. New York went to the…
Golden Knights Trying to Extend Contention Window with Cassidy Hiring Ben Fisher | June 22, 2022 Bruce Cassidy‘s name was not expected to be part of the offseason coaching carousel when the Vegas Golden Knights decided to part ways with Pete DeBoer, now the Dallas Stars’…
5 Times Oilers Changed Coaches During the Season Brian Swane | March 3, 2022 *This was originally published in Jan. 2022 With the Edmonton Oilers having won just twice in their last 13 games, there’s a growing chorus of voices in Oil Country calling…
Oilers’ New Coach Woodcroft Could Be Legacy of McLellan’s Tenure Brian Swane | February 15, 2022 The Todd McLellan era, like any recent Edmonton Oilers head coach’s tenure, is considered in Oil Country as an unfulfilled promise. While McLellan guided the Oilers to their only postseason…
Canadiens Get It Right Firing Ducharme, Hiring St. Louis Ryan Skilton | February 10, 2022 The Montreal Canadiens took the hockey world by storm Wednesday afternoon when they announced retired NHL star Martin St. Louis would replace Dominique Ducharme as head coach. Ducharme’s removal was…
Kraken’s Struggles Can Be Attributed to Dave Hakstol Jake Zrihen | January 4, 2022 On June 24, 2021, the Seattle Kraken finished their coaching search when they hired Dave Hakstol. Several names were rumored to be frontrunners for the job, including Rick Tocchet, Gerard…
Oilers’ Coach Tippett Has Reached Expiration Date in Edmonton Brian Swane | January 4, 2022 According to research for FiveThirtyEight by data scientist Peter Tanner, the average tenure of an NHL head coach lasted 2.4 seasons. After coaching the 33rd game of his third season…