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Mike Bales

Krueger Fills Out Sabres’ Coaching Staff

Jeff Seide | June 17, 2019

The Buffalo Sabres overhaul behind the bench continues. Less than a month after hiring Ralph Krueger as head coach, the sixth to serve in that role in the last eight…

Categories Sabres Management

Penguins’ Biggest Offseason Losses Are From Staff

Julia Stumbaugh | July 8, 2017

There is a price that comes with winning, and the Pittsburgh Penguins are paying up this offseason in a big way. Winning teams get picked apart by the rest of…

Categories Penguins Management, Pittsburgh Penguins

Priorities Lead Hurricanes to Snag Mike Bales

Mark Shiver | June 20, 2017

Ron Francis, general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, has been busy this offseason restructuring pieces of his coaching staff. Most recently, Francis snagged Mike Bales from the Pittsburgh Penguins to…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Hurricanes Goaltending

Mike Bales and the Resurgence of Marc-Andre Fleury

Will Tomer | June 8, 2015

For many Pittsburgh Penguins fans, the bitter taste of the 2013 Eastern Conference Final sweep at the hands of the Boston Bruins is a distant, repressed memory. The most recent…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury: The Road to Resurgence

Mike Colligan | May 9, 2014

Game 1 of the 2007 playoffs against Ottawa defined Fleury’s early career struggles at the NHL level.

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins

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