Posts About "Bill Peters"
Ron Francis' 5 Best & Worst Moves as Hurricanes General Manager
November 22nd, 2020 The Seattle Kraken has Ron Francis signed and prepared to lead their franchise as its first-ever general manager. The Hockey League Hall of Famer was an NHL legend before transitioning from player to a front office executive. Francis, the fifth all-time points leader in the NHL with 1,798 in 1,731 games played, became the...
Calgary Flames News & Rumors: Peters, Aliu, Lucic, Brodie & Hamonic
April 22nd, 2020 Although the NHL’s regular season has been suspended in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, there is news emerging from each NHL organization. In this News & Rumors post, I want to help Calgary Flames fans stay more up-to-date with news about the team and its players. Item One: Former Flames Coach Bill Peters Takes a New...
NHL Rumors: Williams, Hall, Peters, Free Agency, More
April 16th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Donald Trump held a call with the NHL, Justin Williams talked about possibly retiring and Bill Peters' new KHL team is already having drama. Plus, there is news on this year's crop of free agents having a hard time settling into the idea they may have to take a pay cut over last year's free agent class....
NHL Commissioner: We Will Not Tolerate Abusive Behaviour
December 9th, 2019 MONTEREY, Calif. — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday that the league will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks. Speaking at the end of the first day of ...
NHL Notebook: Load Management, Peters' Last Win, Pastrnak's Pedigree
December 4th, 2019 A relaxed Frederik Andersen was fielding questions from reporters at a charity event in July when one of the topics that seems to annoy the Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie more than most — no matter the time of year — was brought up. How many games was he expecting to play this season? "Here we go," Andersen shot...
Bill Peters Resigns as Flames Head Coach
November 29th, 2019 On Friday, it was announced during a press conference that the Calgary Flames have accepted the resignation of Bill Peters. Geoff Ward will serve as interim head coach and Peters will be out as head coach effective immediately. The official announcement from the Flames reads: This morning, #Flames GM Brad Treliving received and...
Flames Trying to Focus on Hockey Amidst Bill Peters' Uncertain Future
November 27th, 2019 BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Calgary Flames are doing their best to focus on hockey with the future of head coach Bill Peters still up in air amidst allegations he directed racist comments at one of his players in the minors 10 years ago. Peters is still employed by the team, but will not be behind the bench when the Flames...
NHL Rumors: Fleury, Avalanche, Bruins, Oilers, More
November 27th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, why did Marc-Andre Fleury leave the Vegas Golden Knights so suddenly? We have the details. There is news on whether or not Mikko Rantanen is ready to return, and are the Boston Bruins ready to sign two forwards? And, with only three days left, is there any chance Jesse Puljujarvi leaves Finland to play for...
Calgary Flames' Bill Peters Caught in a Firestorm
November 27th, 2019 It's out of the frying pan and into the fire for Calgary Flames head coach, Bill Peters, after it was alleged he made racist remarks to a former player while coaching in the American Hockey League. The allegations surfaced on Twitter during the second period of Monday night's game between the Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins. The...
NHL Rumors: Flames, Maple Leafs, Predators, Oilers, More
November 26th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, we provide a quick follow-up to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mike Babcock story from yesterday, there is connected accusations about another coach in the NHL and speculation that he's been let go from his job with the Calgary Flames and we get into some trade talk about Kyle Turris. Finally, despite...
NHL Investigating Allegations of Racial Slur from Flames' Bill Peters
November 26th, 2019 The NHL says it will join the Flames in looking into recent allegations about a racial slur from Calgary head coach Bill Peters. Former NHL defenceman Akim Aliu tweeted on Monday night that he had a racial slur directed his way by a former coach in 2009-10 while a member of the American Hockey League's...
Flames Investigating Allegation Head Coach Used Racial Slurs
November 25th, 2019 PITTSBURGH — Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says the team is looking into an accusation that head coach Bill Peters directed racial slurs toward a Nigerian-born hockey player a decade ago in the minor leagues, then arranged for the playe...
Is Bill Peters in the Same Boat as Mike Babcock?
November 20th, 2019 One-quarter of the way through the season, Canada’s seven NHL teams are full of surprises, some good and some bad. The Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks are performing above expectations. The Winnipeg Jets were due to decline from their sky-high expectations of the past two seasons, but their slide has been...
