Posts About "NHL Coaches"
Senators Need to See a Big Season From Coach Smith
January 11th, 2021 The Ottawa Senators are getting set to begin their 2020-21 campaign when they face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 15. It will be game one of 56 for the Senators and head coach D.J. Smith is ready for the challenge ahead. The North Division is going to be a tough grind for Ottawa, but players and staff remain optimistic. As the...
Dear Santa: Seattle Kraken's 2020-21 Christmas Wish List
December 23rd, 2020 The National Hockey League's newest franchise, the Seattle Kraken, has a rather different wish list than any of its future opponents this year because they're in a very different spot. As teams like the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers prepare for a shortened, oddball season in front of empty or mostly empty...
Berube Offers Blues' Young Stars a Familiar Face
December 22nd, 2020 Craig Berube coached a number of players on his current roster before they ever put on a St. Louis Blues jersey. Take Jordan Binnington for example. On the surface, it might seem as though he had a quick, seamless rise to prominence. Soon after he put on a Blues uniform in December of 2019, he was masterful in net, and the team quickly...
Dean Evason's Expectations as First-Year Coach of the Wild
December 13th, 2020 While Minnesota Wild fans were able to get a glimpse of how the team plays underneath Dean Evason during the last 12 games of the regular season before the shutdown, this will be his first full year as the head coach after the firing of Bruce Boudreau back in February. However, even with that sample size, this is a different team and...
Wild's Dean Evason Takes on New Role
November 5th, 2020 The Minnesota Wild seemed to be doing fairly well back in the middle of February, but not good enough to keep former head coach Bruce Boudreau around. He was let go of his duties following a devasting loss to the New York Rangers where the Wild gave up a two-goal lead in the third period before losing in the shootout. Assistant...
Kraken Need to Move Quick on Head Coach Pick
November 3rd, 2020 There are a lot of things the Seattle Kraken can't do yet. They can't sign players or make trades, but even if they could, without a coaching team to put systems in place and run practices, the players would just be standing around. A recent National Hockey League new and rumors article mentioned an interview Ron Francis gave to Pierre...
Roger Neilson: Coaching Genius & Innovator
October 29th, 2020 The late Roger Neilson will forever go down as one of the most unique coaches in NHL history. His style, personality, and willingness to do anything to gain an upper hand is the stuff of legends. He was an innovator who was responsible for many of the rules the NHL has today because he just knew how to exploit a loophole in the rule...
The Avalanche's Jared Bednar is the Man For The Job
October 3rd, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche have become a dominant team in the NHL. Led by arguably the best player in the game, Nathan MacKinnon, the Avs are entering the 2020-21 season with high expectations. Therefore, many now are familiar with fourth-year head coach Jared Bednar. Some could argue that he has the best coaching gig in the league....
Maple Leafs New Coach Paul MacLean Continues to Shake it Off
September 27th, 2020 When the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Paul MacLean, I immediately thought of Taylor Swift. Why? Do they look alike? Sing at a similar pitch? No, but in my mind, these two are forever linked. Paul MacLean is the new assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs Photo BY Canadian Press. June, 2011. Rewind to Dec. 8, 2014, a day Ottawa...
Rangers Get Deep Experience & Expertise With Martin Hire
September 26th, 2020 As NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman recently revealed, the start date for the upcoming 2020-21 season could be within the late December or early January time frame. With a fresh start on the horizon, the New York Rangers will dive into their 94th season with their newly hired assistant coach, Jacques...
Kraken: 2 Outside-the-Box Head Coaching Candidates
September 20th, 2020 There has been plenty of speculation and guessing on who will be the Seattle Kraken's first head coach. A few high-profile names have been mentioned repeatedly as candidates for the job. Gerard Gallant, Mike Babcock, and Peter Laviolette being the most prominent. Laviolette is now off the table after being hired by the Washington...
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...
Boughner Gives These Sharks Their Last Chance to Contend
August 27th, 2020 It’s no secret that the 2019-20 season didn’t go as planned for the San Jose Sharks. Starting out the season 16-17-2 under veteran head coach Peter DeBoer, general manager Doug Wilson relieved DeBoer of his duties and named assistant coach and former NHL defenseman Bob Boughner as interim head coach. The Sharks record under Boughner...
