Brewin Flames Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 5:00 PM, Brewin Flames said: So with one week before the draft lottery and a little more than a month and a half before the draft... Ducks, Caps, Flames and Jackets are all in need of a new bench boss. Add the NYR to the list.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyJack Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 An interesting “home town boy” choice for the Caps would be prying away Jeff Halpern from his current assistant coach role in Tampa Bay… …not so much because he had two stints playing for Washington… …but more because he actually is a home town kid..Potomac, MD. You don’t get many NHLers from the DC region! (Even high schools in ultra-exclusive and rich Potomac don’t have hockey.) So in a way, Halpeen hales from New Hampshire, since he transferred to a high school there which played hockey. Being from Potomac, his family had the resources to make it happen. Would sorta be like Welcome Back, Kotter except on the other end of the economic scale! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 5:00 PM, Brewin Flames said: So with one week before the draft lottery and a little more than a month and a half before the draft... Ducks, Caps, Flames and Jackets are all in need of a new bench boss. The draft is one month away.... Caps hire Spencer Carbery as HC Preds fire John Hynes, and hire Andrew Brunette as HC So ducks, Flames NYR and CBJ are still in need of a bench boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyJack Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 19 hours ago, Brewin Flames said: Caps hire Spencer Carbery as HC ?! I thought Spencer Carbery was one of those now-defunct mall stores you went to around Christmas time. Expensive novelty items. Competed with the Sharper Image. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 8 hours ago, SaucyJack said: ?! I thought Spencer Carbery was one of those now-defunct mall stores you went to around Christmas time. Expensive novelty items. Competed with the Sharper Image. In that case, I suppose Abercrombie or Fitch can be hired somewhere as well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyJack Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 hour ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: I suppose Abercrombie or Fitch can be hired somewhere as well Perhaps…but I’d prefer Sam Goody to finally get his big-time coaching opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icechipper Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Andrew Brunette (was most recently with Devils) named Nashville coach. Powerplay specialist, choppy skater and fan favorite playing for the Wild. Also, former Minnesota assistant Brett McLean named head coach of Baby Wild in Iowa. Prospects Rossi, Beckman, Walstadt, Walker, Rourke on that AHL team. Tim Army was fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 On 5/31/2023 at 5:03 PM, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: In that case, I suppose Abercrombie or Fitch can be hired somewhere as well.... Calgary?? Ottawa??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ruxpin Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, OccamsRazor said: Wanna play over/under on June 2025 being when Cronin is fired by the Ducks? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 I'll take the under... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 36 minutes ago, Brewin Flames said: I'll take the under... Dammit, ya beat me to it! Okay, I'll say he goes to 2026 just for fun. (But i agree with you) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 7 hours ago, OccamsRazor said: Calgary?? Ottawa??? Honestly, neither Calgary nor Ottawa. He wasn't even considered for the Rangers gig. I don't think he'll get another shot in the League anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Math said: Honestly, neither Calgary nor Ottawa. He wasn't even considered for the Rangers gig. I don't think he'll get another shot in the League anytime soon. Wow that would be sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 Huska hired as coach of Flames, replaces Sutter Will hold position for 1st time in NHL after 5 seasons as Calgary assistant NHL.com @NHLdotcom 1:29 PM Ryan Huska was hired as coach of the Calgary Flames on Monday. The 47-year-old replaces Darryl Sutter, who was fired May 1, and will coach for the first time in the NHL. Huska was a Flames assistant the past five seasons overseeing the defense and penalty kill. The Flames allowed 27.3 shots-against per game, third fewest in the NHL, and were tied with the New Jersey Devils for fourth in penalty killing (82.6 percent) this season. "I'm honored to have earned the trust of Flames ownership, of [general manager Craig Conroy] and the entire management group to coach this team," Huska said. "My position coming into this is a little different than most as I know our players very well. We have good people in our dressing room, excellent hockey players who want to win. My job is to inspire them every single day to help get our team to the next level." The Flames (38-27-17) missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second time in three seasons, finishing two points behind the Winnipeg Jets for the second wild card from the Western Conference. They fired general manager Brad Treliving on April 17 and promoted Conroy from assistant GM to replace him May 23. Calgary was 50-21-11 and won the Pacific Division in 2021-22 but lost to the Edmonton Oilers in five games in the Western Conference Second Round. "While continuity and familiarity are a benefit, we have witnessed first-hand Ryan's work ethic," Conroy said. "He is a clear communicator who builds trust with his players and he's a critical thinker with a plan." Huska began his coaching career as an assistant for Kelowna of the Western Hockey League in 2002 and was named coach in 2007. The Flames hired Huska as coach of Adirondack of the American Hockey League in 2014-15, where he helped develop current Flames defensemen Rasmus Andersson and Oliver Kylington, and forward Andrew Mangiapane. The Cranbrook, British Columbia, native played one NHL game, for the Chicago Blackhawks in 1997-98, after they chose the forward in the third round (No. 76) of the 1993 NHL Draft. He also played in the WHL, where for Kamloops he won the Memorial Cup three times (1992, 1994, 1995), the International Hockey League (Indianapolis) and the AHL (Lowell and Springfield) before retiring after the 1999-00 season. Two NHL teams remain without a coach: the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers. The Washington Capitals hired Spencer Carbery on May 30 and the Nashville Predators named Andrew Brunette coach the next day. Greg Cronin was hired by the Anaheim Ducks on June 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) Babcock to the CBJ will happen soon.... Keep hearing Laviolette the the NYR. Edited June 12, 2023 by Brewin Flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 Does anyone else find it silly that the Draft is tomorrow and the Jackets have STILL not named a HC ? To me, that is almost an embarrasment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 34 minutes ago, Brewin Flames said: Does anyone else find it silly that the Draft is tomorrow and the Jackets have STILL not named a HC ? To me, that is almost an embarrasment. Well....the way the Jackets' fortunes have gone over the last several years with all the starts and stops in competitive development, maybe they are better off just having the GM make picks, then hire a coach (possibly a 'new blood' one and not a re-tread) then tell him, "here is your shot at the NHL, here are your players....mold us winner!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Babcock to receive two-year, $8M deal from Blue Jackets on Saturday Up next MJ: Babcock has to show that he’s ‘changed, learned and a bit different’ TSN.ca Staff Published Jun 28, 2023 at 02:57 PM ET Share More options Mike Babcock will officially be announced as the Columbus Blue Jackets’ new head coach on Saturday with a two-year deal, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun. Babcock will receive $4 million per season, LeBrun adds. His eight-year contract he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the summer of 2015 is set to expire this Friday at midnight. Earlier this month, TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reported there was speculation Babcock would return to the NHL with Columbus. According to Dreger, the Jackets would wait to finalize things until his deal with Toronto officially came to an end. Babcock is set to take over from Brad Larsen, who coached Columbus for the previous two seasons, leading the club to a 25-49-9 record for 59 points last season. The Leafs fired Babcock in November of 2019 with three years remaining on his eight-year, $50-million contract. The Saskatoon, Sask., native compiled a 173-133-41 record with Toronto. He led the team to four playoff appearances but failed to make it out of the first round. Babcock has coached 1,301 NHL games and has a 700-418-164 record with 19 ties split between the Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings and the Maple Leafs. His 700 wins are good for 12th place in NHL history. The 60-year-old won a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 2008 and won two Olympic gold medals in 2010 and 2014 coaching Team Canada. He is the first and only coach to win a Stanley Cup, Olympic Gold, World Cup, World Championship, and World Junior Championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 The Edmonton Oilers are firing head coach Jay Woodcroft, the team announced on Sunday. Edmonton was on a shortlist of Stanley Cup favourites coming into the season but a 3-9-1 record through 13 games has them well back in the Pacific Division standings. And now, it’s cost Woodcroft his job. Assistant coach Dave Manson has also been relieved of his duties. Hartford Wold Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch will replace Woodcroft as head coach in Edmonton with Paul Coffey as an assistant. Woodcroft's run as head coach ends after a year-and-a-half run, beginning when he took over a struggling team from Dave Tippett in February of 2022. The Oilers found a spark under their new head coach, going 26-9-3 over their final 38 games and advancing to the Western Conference Final. But Edmonton’s run came to an end after they ran into the 119-point Colorado Avalanche, who swept them en route to a Stanley Cup title. In their first full season under the 47-year-old, Oilers finished with 109 points – the fourth highest total in team history – and went into the playoffs with the second-most wins in the Western Conference. The Oilers once again ran into the eventual Stanley Cup champion as the Vegas Golden Knights sent them home in six games in the second round. Hopes were sky-high for 2023-24 but the Oilers dropped six of their first seven games, including an 8-1 drubbing in Vancouver on opening night, and the team is currently mired in a four-game skid. Woodcroft has been with the Oilers since 2015 when he joined the team as an assistant coach under Todd McLellan. In 2018, Woodcroft became the head coach of the club’s AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, and returned to the NHL just under four years later as Tippett’s replacement. Woodcroft worked for the Detroit Red Wings as a video coach and the San Jose Sharks as an assistant before joining the Oilers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaucyJack Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Brewin Flames said: with Paul Coffey as an assistant Well this has to thrill the old-timer Oilers fans, seeing as the 80’s with Edmonton was his heyday…3-time Norris winner, 3 Cups with Gretzky/Kurri/Messier et al. Paul Coffey would be the highest-scoring D-man in League history were it not for the Bruins’ Ray Bourque. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 Stuck in seven-game skid, Minnesota Wild fire Dean Evason Greg Wyshynski, ESPNNov 27, 2023, 06:22 PM ET The Minnesota Wild on Monday fired coach Dean Evason after a disastrous start to their season. John Hynes, who previously coached the Nashville Predators and the New Jersey Devils, will take over as coach, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN. Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods were both let go. The Wild are 5-10-4 (14 points) and are mired in a seven-game winless streak. They have only four regulation wins this season, tied for second-fewest in the NHL. "Dean did an excellent job during his tenure with the Minnesota Wild, especially as head coach of our team," Wild general manager Bill Guerin said. "I am very thankful for his hard work and dedication to our organization." Evason is in his fifth season as Wild head coach, having been hired with 12 games left in the regular season in 2019-20. He had a record of 147-77-27. Minnesota made the postseason in all four of his previous seasons but failed to win a playoff round, including a qualification-round loss in the 2019-20 pandemic shortened season that featured a 24-team playoff field. The Wild were 22nd in the NHL in goals per game (2.95) entering Monday night. They've watched key offensive players like forwards Matt Boldy (1 goal in 12 games) and Kirill Kaprizov (6 goals in 19 games) fall short of previous production levels. Minnesota is the second-worst defensive team in the NHL (3.95 goals against per game) after finishing sixth in that category last season. The biggest factor has been goaltending, as Filip Gustavsson (.881 save percentage) and Marc-Andre Fleury (.875) have both played well below expectations. The Wild are currently seven points out of a playoff seed. Hynes was fired by the Predators in May after four seasons in Nashville. He was head coach of the Devils for five seasons. Hynes's teams have qualified for the playoffs four times but have failed to win a playoff round. He was a candidate for the New York Rangers' coaching opening that eventually went to Peter Laviolette. Hynes has a long history with two of the Wild's top executives. Guerin was his general manager when Hynes coach AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. He was also hired as Devils head coach by Ray Shero, who is now a senior advisor for the Wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 Hynes is not an improvement. I can't imagine there were great choices out there this time of year, but scraping for a career disaster probably isn't better than elevating your AHL head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 Blues fire Craig Berube, cutting ties with the coach who led St. Louis to its 1st Stanley Cup title Published December 13, 2023 10:23 AM ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues fired Craig Berube, severing ties with the coach who led the team to its only Stanley Cup title. Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong announced Berube’s firing hours after a 6-4 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The loss was the season-worst fourth straight for the Blues, who are off to a 13-14-1 start to the season. The Blues rank 26th in the NHL in goals per game (2.82). and have the second-worst power play (7 for 83) in the league at 8.4%. The 57-year-old Berube guided the Blues to the Stanley Cup championship in 2019. He replaced Mike Yeo as coach Nov. 20, 2018, as the interim coach and led an amazing turnaround. He led St. Louis to a 38-19-6 record in 2018-19. Berube, in his sixth season with the Blues, had a record of 206-131-44. His win total ranks third in team history. He registered 24 playoff victories in 51 postseason games. St. Louis led 4-3 going into the third period against Detroit before giving up two goals and an empty-net goal late, losing for the fifth time in six games. “You’ve got to earn everything, right? It’s not just going to happen,” Berbue said after the game. “You’ve got to earn it. You’ve got to play the right way to earn it. You’ve got to do the little things right. We did a lot of good things tonight. We scored enough goals to win the game, but in the end, we didn’t take care of the front of our net very well tonight.” The Blues named Drew Bannister, coach of the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League, as interim coach. The 49-year-old Bannister has been the Springfield coach for three seasons. He lead the team to a 93-58-19 regular-season record. The Belleville, Ontario, native also guided the Thunderbirds to consecutive playoff appearances, including 2021-22, when they won the Eastern Conference and reached the Calder Cup final. Bannister will be behind the bench when the Blues host the Ottawa Senators. Bannister played 164 NHL regular-season games for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Mighty Ducks and New York Rangers. The Blues’ coaching change marks the fourth time Armstrong has fired a coach during the season. He fired Davis Payne in 2011, Ken Hitchcock in 2017 and Yeo in 2018. The Blues are the third team to make a coaching change this season. The Edmonton Oilers fired Jay Woodcroft in mid-November and replaced him with Kris Knoblauch. And, the Minnesota Wild named John Hynes coach just over two weeks ago after firing Dean Evason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 Senators fire coach D.J. Smith, replacing him with Jacques Martin on an interim basis By Associated Press Published December 18, 2023 03:02 PM Jim Rassol/Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Senators fired coach D.J. Smith, replacing him on an interim basis with Jacques Martin. It’s the latest shakeup for the NHL team in Canada’s capital city after new owner Michael Andlauer fired general manager Pierre Dorion earlier this season and made president Steve Staios interim GM. Staios fired Smith 12 days after hiring Martin as senior adviser, after he said that was no indication of Smith’s job being in jeopardy. The Senators have since lost five of six games to fall into last place in the Eastern Conference. Martin returns after coaching the Senators for nine seasons from 1995-96 through 2003-04. Assistant Davis Payne was also fired and replaced by longtime Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, who will be behind the bench starting at Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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