Posts tagged with "Ron Wilson"
Anaheim Ducks History: Franchise Firsts
February 15th, 2016 Throughout our existence, our brains acquire a plethora of memories. Some of these recollections fall into a special category known as firsts. From the first time you road a book, to your first kiss, to the first time your wife yelled at you for making the bed wrong way. All of these firsts are engrained into our minds and have helped...
Interview with Kings prospect Alexander Dergachyov
January 20th, 2016 The WJC ended a couple of weeks ago and the Los Angeles Kings had two silver medallists in Alexander Dergachyov and Damir Sharipzyanov. Especially Dergachyov had a good tournament, being iced in most key situations and earning good ice time, even if he wasn't a top scorer for his team. In this translated interview, originally appearing...
U.S. Coach Ron Wilson Says He Didn't Research Team Russia
January 4th, 2016 We're going to file this under misleading and confusing: Team USA coach Ron Wilson said prior to Monday's semifinal match against Team Russia that he "couldn't tell you any players on the Russian team." It was something of a confusing statement and was the subject of ridicule before the game and even more so after the U.S. lost 2-1 to...
DeBoer Takes Over Sharks With Sky-High Expectations
July 29th, 2015 Anyone who has followed me even somewhat frequently over the years knows I'm not a big fan of Todd McLellan. The former Sharks head coach and current head man of the Edmonton Oilers gets mostly praise around the league for his regular season record with the Sharks. While top players like Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau are nothing but...
Missing: Sharks Offense
February 27th, 2013 Anytime you mention the San Jose Sharks this past month you hear people ask what happened to them. Even casual NHL fans know about the Sharks struggles, that’s when you know it’s getting bad. The Sharks powerplay has crashed and burned so bad that it has almost become as laughable as a Ron Wilson led penalty kill (See Maple Leafs...
Brian Burke Era Closed in Toronto
January 14th, 2013 https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/289060032434302976 Leave it to Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) to upstage the NHL's return with what was an unexpected and shocking shakeup. The Brian Burke era closed as the NHL executive with the big personality was replaced as general manager and senior vice...
