Five coaching candidates for the Las Vegas expansion team
The pieces are starting to come together in Las Vegas. In mid-July, the NHL’s newest franchise named George McPhee as the team’s first GM, and Kelly McCrimmon — the longtime owner, GM and coach of the...
View ArticlePatrick Roy announces resignation as coach of the Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche find themselves in need of a coach, as Patrick Roy has announced that he is stepping down as coach and vice president of hockey operations for the organization. In a statement...
View ArticleWho could be the next coach of the Avalanche?
After Patrick Roy escaped a second playoff-less season with his job in tact, few would have imagined that the Colorado Avalanche would be searching for a new bench boss come the 2016-17 campaign. The...
View ArticleAvalanche GM Sakic ‘definitely caught off-guard’ by Roy’s resignation
Few would have expected Patrick Roy to resign from his post as coach and vice president of hockey operations with the Avalanche, and you can count Colorado GM Joe Sakic among those who didn’t see the...
View ArticleCzechs win Ivan Hlinka tournament, get huge boost for junior program
The Czech Republic has co-hosted the under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament for more than a decade, yet never won gold. That all changed on the weekend, when the squad beat Team USA 4-3 in a...
View ArticleBlues set for ‘significant change’ to playing style with coaching duo of...
The past season was the most successful the St. Louis Blues have had in the modern era, but coach Ken Hitchcock isn’t satisfied with stalling out in the Western Conference final. That’s why Hitchcock...
View ArticleReport: Two AHL coaches, two NHL assistants in running for Avalanche job
Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic is under a time crunch when it comes to naming a new coach, especially with training camp less than a month away, and he has reportedly already assembled a list that has...
View ArticleReport: Dineen, Boughner ‘major candidates’ for Avalanche coaching job
Patrick Roy stepped down from his post as coach of the Avalanche nearly two weeks ago and two NHL assistants are reportedly the frontrunners to take over as bench boss in Colorado. According to The...
View ArticleAvalanche name Jared Bednar coach after Calder Cup-winning AHL campaign
The Avalanche are hoping an AHL and ECHL title can cross over to NHL success as they’ve hired now-former Cleveland Monsters coach Jared Bednar to take over as bench boss in Colorado. Bednar, 44, is...
View ArticleA lot of years, a lot of work went into Braid becoming first full-time female...
Dawn Braid made history this past Wednesday, but she can’t say she ever expected it. When the Arizona Coyotes hired Braid, 52, as their skating coach, she became the first woman ever brought on as a...
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