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Posts About "Gerard Gallant"

Red Wings Have 3 Good Options if They Replace Blashill

Red Wings Have 3 Good Options if They Replace Blashill

December 20th, 2020 Jeff Blashill's first tenure as an NHL head coach has not exactly gone according to his plans or expectations before taking the job in June of 2015. He did earn a second contract in April of 2019, but it is also widely known that he is sitting upon the NHL head coaching hot seat. (from 'Detroit Red Wings mailbag: Why is Jeff Blashill...
Golden Knights 12 Days of Hockeymas: 8 Straight Expansion Wins

Golden Knights 12 Days of Hockeymas: 8 Straight Expansion Wins

December 17th, 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 the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the start of the 2020-21 NHL season. Within...
Is Geoff Ward the Right Option For the Flames?

Is Geoff Ward the Right Option For the Flames?

September 18th, 2020 The Calgary Flames announced on Monday that Geoff Ward would be losing his interim label, and the team would be replacing his title with something a little more fitting - "head coach of the Calgary Flames." Geoff Ward, Calgary Flames (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Now of course, for Ward and the Flames, the new label probably...
Seattle Kraken Have Some Cracking Choices for Their First Head Coach

Seattle Kraken Have Some Cracking Choices for Their First Head Coach

August 18th, 2020 Sometimes it's hard to know who the best candidate is going to be for a coaching job in the NHL. It can be a choice between a veteran with visible warts or an unproven rookie without a track record at the pro level to support the hiring decision. The veteran has often left another franchise due to a lack of results, stagnation or a...
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Penguins, Lightning, Kraken, More

NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Penguins, Lightning, Kraken, More

July 24th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, Columbus Blue Jackets' coach John Tortorella is not happy with his team and explains why. In Pittsburgh, there are questions about who starts in goal and the GM has an opinion that might not match the coach. Who will the Tampa Bay Lightning be forced to trade and finally, who is in line to be the first head...
Devils Need to Target Gallant, Gronborg in Coaching Search

Devils Need to Target Gallant, Gronborg in Coaching Search

May 29th, 2020 With the NHL's 24-team, return-to-play format beginning to move forward, the New Jersey Devils' 2019-20 season is over, meaning it's time to begin focusing on next season. Ownership has two significant tasks at-hand: hiring a new general manager and head coach. And the latter seems it's beginning to shape. In his latest edition...
NHL Rumors: NHL Draft, Maple Leafs, Devils, Golden Knights, More

NHL Rumors: NHL Draft, Maple Leafs, Devils, Golden Knights, More

April 22nd, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news on when the NHL Draft might take place, the Toronto Maple Leafs may get back one of their forwards for cheap, and the New Jersey Devils have interviewed a candidate for the open head coaching spot. Finally, are the Vegas Golden Knights and Ryan Reaves working on a contract extension? NHL...
The Best and Worst Moments of the Golden Knights' 2019-20 Season

The Best and Worst Moments of the Golden Knights' 2019-20 Season

April 15th, 2020 It has been an up and down season for the Vegas Golden Knights. In mid-January, they were sitting outside of a playoff spot in the Western Conference, and as of the NHL pause, they have a three-point cushion at the top of the Pacific Division. The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) While we wait for...
Top 5 Coaches of the Decade

Top 5 Coaches of the Decade

April 8th, 2020 As a new decade begins, it is important to take a step back and reflect on all the history that was made over the past 10 years. The NHL has seen many coaches come and go over the past 10 years, especially within the past month or two of the current season. In a time where the turnover rate among coaches is high and their leashes are...
The Grind Line: New Red Wings Coach in 2020-21?

The Grind Line: New Red Wings Coach in 2020-21?

March 30th, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week, Rachel Anderson, Devin Little, Ben Banfield, and Tony Wolak are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit...
Stars' Coaching Change: Laxdal, Gallant or Boudreau

Stars' Coaching Change: Laxdal, Gallant or Boudreau

March 16th, 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 have a Stanley Cup Playoff or not. For the sake of this article, let’s assume a worst-case scenario and say there will be no more hockey this season....
Boudreau vs. Gallant - Who Should Coach Seattle?

Boudreau vs. Gallant - Who Should Coach Seattle?

February 25th, 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, we take a look at two of those names in former Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau and former Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerard Gallant. They are...
Jets Need New Blood Behind the Bench

Jets Need New Blood Behind the Bench

February 13th, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets and head coach Paul Maurice have agreed on a multi-year contract extension the club announced yesterday. Related: Jets’ Struggles Will Continue Maurice was believed to be in the final year of his current contract that was set to expire at the end of the 2019-20 campaign and his future with the organization has...
3 Reasons Seattle Needs Gallant

3 Reasons Seattle Needs Gallant

January 17th, 2020 Surprisingly the Vegas Golden Knights fired head coach Gerard Gallant on Wednesday. The decision sent significant ripples into the hockey world, as he was not someone thought to be on the hot seat. Now that he is essentially a free agent, teams will definitely be lining up for his services. As reported by THW's own Jim Parsons, there is...
Gallant Sacked in Vegas as Golden Knights Search for Answers

Gallant Sacked in Vegas as Golden Knights Search for Answers

January 17th, 2020 Shock waves reverberated through the Las Vegas Valley on Wednesday morning when most of us woke up to the news that the Vegas Golden Knights had relieved head coach Gerard Gallant and assistant coach Mike Kelly of their coaching duties. As we all know, that's fancy speak for, they were fired. And in the next breath after announcing...
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