Polaris922 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Just heard the Pens will have a press announcement today and are expected to name Johnston head coach. Stop gap? Outside the box? Interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishjim Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 WHO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 agree with @Irishjim WHO???? :wacko: :wacko: saw in another thread or shoutbox he was a Junior Hockey Coach. Not sure which team. Should be interesting......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanflyer Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 agree with @Irishjim WHO???? :wacko: :wacko: saw in another thread or shoutbox he was a Junior Hockey Coach. Not sure which team. Should be interesting......... This guy! http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/whl-portland-winterhawks-player-benefit-violations-coach-gm-mike-johnston-suspended-team-fined-player-112812 He had no choice but to go pro. Surprised he is jumping the AHL though. But then again, he is supposed to just be a patsy for a year and then its the Babcock show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulin20 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Tocchet as assistant (barf). Will miss him on CSN Philly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Just heard the Pens will have a press announcement today and are expected to name Johnston head coach. Stop gap? Outside the box? Interesting... Very interesting. I don't hate it. Don't love it. More - "OK - different. Let's wait and see." When his name originally surfaced I had the same reaction as Irishjim - "Who?". After reading his resume, I feel better. He does have 10 seasons under his belt as an NHL assistant (that's 8 more than Willis Desjardins). He was coach and GM in Portand which tells me that he is a good talent evaluator. I hope he gets some input in the draft. The suspension does stand out but at the end of the day that's a non-issue in the NHL. It would be like not hiring an NCAA coach because of recruiting violations. Cautiously optimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris922 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Tocchet as assistant (barf). Will miss him on CSN Philly!He still lives here in Pittsburgh so not too surprising. I see him quite often at a local Moe's. PENS: Mike Johnston has been named head coach of the Penguins http://pens.pe/1iwb0Ss Rick Tocchet has been named Assistant Coach http://pens.pe/1lpBDaQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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