Posts About "Peter DeBoer"
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...
Golden Knights Fire Gallant, Name DeBoer New Coach
January 15th, 2020 Gerard Gallant was abruptly fired as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday less than two years after leading them to the Stanley Cup Final in their first season of existence. Peter DeBoer takes over immediately, a month after being fired by the San Jose Sharks. General manager Kelly McCrimmon announced the stunning change...
Sharks Need More Than a Coaching Change
December 15th, 2019 Speculations and rumors as to the security of Pete DeBoer's head coaching job were wildly running rampant around the NHL following the terrible start the San Jose Sharks had to the 2019-20 season. After a winless start to December, Pete DeBoer was put on the chopping block. The tension finally boiled over and on Wednesday, Dec. 11,...
Sharks' Interim Bench Boss Boughner Brings Experience
December 14th, 2019 Pete DeBoer joined the lengthy list of coaches relieved of their duties this season, following the San Jose Sharks dropping five straight games. Sources revealed that DeBoer’s firing was purely hockey-related – a distinction that is now important to make after Bill Peters of the Calgary Flames and Jim Montgomery of the Dallas Stars...
Sharks’ Legacy of Playoff Disappointment Not Getting Any Better
November 14th, 2019 When the St. Louis Blues took home the franchise’s very first Stanley Cup by winning it all against the Boston Bruins last season, the list of teams yet to hoist the trophy dropped down to 11. One of the teams trying to get their names scratched off that list is the San Jose Sharks, who’ve yet to raise the Cup since joining the...
San Jose Sharks on the Brink
April 18th, 2019 After a win to open their playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights, the San Jose Sharks have lost three straight and are now a game away from ending a season which once held Stanley Cup expectations. There was no mystery when it came to what the Sharks needed to do. We even developed a checklist to follow and the team...
