Posts About "NHL Coaches"
VGK Spotlight: Gerard Gallant – From 'The Island' to 'The 'Strip'
January 4th, 2018 He's known as 'Turk'. To others, it's 'Spuddy', that being in reference to his home province's obsession with potatoes. The former, according to Gerard Gallant, goes back to his childhood love of chasing turkeys. Back then, kids didn't have smartphones and iPads to entertain them. Gerard Gallant grew up in Summerside, PEI. Since...
NHL Coaches' Fastest Firings of All Time
October 4th, 2017 This article was originally published in October, 2013. Many of these coaches had successful seasons with their respective teams. The moments below, however, were not career highlights. Some were victims of a manager with a quick trigger finger. Others were give one more chance for redemption but failed. Here are the fastest NHL...
Meet the Golden Knights: Gerard Gallant
July 31st, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights hockey is upon us, Sin City. We've got plenty to learn before the puck is dropped for preseason play next month. Do some learning. Most recently, we got you up to date on Calvin Pickard, the number two in net for VGK. Today we're going to give you everything you need to know about Gerard Gallant, the first head...
Florida Panthers Name Bob Boughner Head Coach
June 12th, 2017 The Florida Panthers announced today that Bob Boughner has been chosen as the fifteenth head coach in franchise history. Boughner, a veteran of 630 National Hockey League games (and 1,382 minutes in the penalty box), replaces Tom Rowe, who was relieved of his duties following the Panthers’ disappointing 2016-17 campaign. Boughner’s...
Report: Hawks Add Ulf Samuelsson to Coaching Staff
June 11th, 2017 After being swept out of the playoffs by the Nashville Predators, it was clear that some changes needed to be made by the Chicago Blackhawks. One of the first dominoes to fall was assistant coach Mike Kitchen, who was fired after seven seasons with the team. Despite his role in bringing three Stanley Cups to Chicago, the front office...
McPhee Wish List for Head Coach
January 26th, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights' general manager George McPhee may have the hardest job in the National Hockey League. Certainly, the work to be done by any NHL GM can be daunting. McPhee has been assigned the staggering task of building a team from the ground up. This summer he'll begin to construct the inaugural Vegas squad, first through...
