News Article: Bob Corkum Hired as Player Development Coach

[xECK29x]

New York Islanders general manager and former University of Maine goaltender Garth Snow said former University of Maine associate head hockey coach Bob Corkum will be a “great fit†in the Islanders organization.

Snow recently hired Corkum to work in the Islanders’ player development office.

“Obviously, he has an impressive resume as player in the NHL and as a college hockey coach. He had a great pro career and he had success at the college level. He has a wealth of knowledge. He’s a good addition to our staff,†said Snow Thursday.

Corkum will be the fifth former Black Bear to join the Islanders organization.

Snow said Corkum will spend a lot of time with the younger players in the Islanders’ organization “helping them get to the NHL.

“They may need a little extra guidance in how to find their games. He’ll be very helpful to those players,†said Snow. “He will also track the players we’ve drafted [when they go off to] college or Major Junior and spend some time with them. He will have a wide range of duties that he’ll fulfill within the organization. He’ll work closely with Eric Cairns [in the player development office].â€

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/...to-join-islanders-organization/?ref=SportsBox

 

[doublechili]

Maybe the Isles' will change their name/logo when they move to Brooklyn: "The Brooklyn Black Bears".

 

[kasper11]

Interesting...did the Isles just make an addition to the staff? Like spend money to add a position that didn't exist before?

 

[SI90]

can only mean good things for joey Diamond lol



Man, we are turning into the Maine/Mass Mafia

 

[Macch]

Interesting...did the Isles just make an addition to the staff? Like spend money to add a position that didn't exist before?

My first reaction as well

 

[PWJunior]

can only mean good things for joey Diamond lol



Man, we are turning into the Maine/Mass Mafia

It's because the NE guys understand what it is to play SMAHT and HAHD Hockey.

 

[InformTheMasses]

Interesting...did the Isles just make an addition to the staff? Like spend money to add a position that didn't exist before?

How much do you think he's going to get paid?

Snow is doing this to help out and old friend and teammate. Corkum was an assistant coach at Maine under Tim Whitehead. Whitehead got the ax last season and they kept the assistants until their contract ran out (2 weeks ago). Bobby can keep getting a paycheck now. He went to school with Garth Snow, Jack Capuano and Scott Pellerin. He won't have to move and can get a few bucks for visiting Ontario and Bridgeport a few times.

Don't get too excited.

 

[SI90]

It's because the NE guys understand what it is to play SMAHT and HAHD Hockey.

PW, you get to hear it every day




nepotism is alive and well with this organization....


Why have HHOF and Isles Great Trots as a player development when we can have Boston George for Pennies...

 

[kasper11]

How much do you think he's going to get paid?

Snow is doing this to help out and old friend and teammate. Corkum was an assistant coach at Maine under Tim Whitehead. Whitehead got the ax last season and they kept the assistants until their contract ran out (2 weeks ago). Bobby can keep getting a paycheck now. He went to school with Garth Snow, Jack Capuano and Scott Pellerin. He won't have to move and can get a few bucks for visiting Ontario and Bridgeport a few times.

Don't get too excited.

Not saying the Isles are going to spend like the Rangers, but it seems like at minimum the days of squeezing every penny out of the team are over. We are becoming a low spending NHL team rather than an embarrassment.

 

[TROLLCHUK]

can only mean good things for joey Diamond lol



Man, we are turning into the Maine/Mass Mafia

Don't forget Waterloo from the USHL!

 

[Fantom]

Not saying the Isles are going to spend like the Rangers, but it seems like at minimum the days of squeezing every penny out of the team are over. We are becoming a low spending NHL team rather than an embarrassment.

THe amount of $ that you spend does not make you any more or less of a embarrassment.
Look at the Leafs

 

[IceAce]

Good old Bob Corkum. IIRC he was one of the original Mighty Ducks. He was also good at hurting people in NHL '94.

 

[OlTimeHockey]

Don't forget Waterloo from the USHL!

or ABBA.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

I'd rather have Chamberlain and the 20th Maine.

 

[supeez]

It's because the NE guys understand what it is to play SMAHT and HAHD Hockey.

Lmao

 

[Felix Unger]

I'd rather have Chamberlain and the 20th Maine.

Why does a German know Civil War lore?

Is there ANYTHING you Europeans don't learn in school?

 

[doublechili]

I'd rather have Chamberlain and the 20th Maine.

 

[InformTheMasses]

I'd rather have Chamberlain and the 20th Maine.

A big Jeff Daniels fan, I presume?

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Why does a German know Civil War lore?

Is there ANYTHING you Europeans don't learn in school?

Well, as it so happens, although the relatives did come over from Germany shortly after WWI and I have been working in Germany since having graduated from college, I am actually from the States. From Virginia to be exact. And for real Virginians, Lee continues to be an absolute state hero.

And actually, I just spent this past week on a family trip to Gettysburg, so uhhh, it's real fresh on my mind, particularly Chamberlain's bayonet rush on Little Round Hill.

To my knowledge, only real heart-n-soul war buffs in Germany, a few of which I have encountered, would have any real interest in or knowledge about our Civil War. I did meet one guy once who told me of distant relatives of his who had settled in Pennsylvania just a few years before the Cival War and pretty much ended up losing all their adult males along the way as part of a PA regiment.

 

[startainfection*]

can only mean good things for joey Diamond lol



Man, we are turning into the Maine/Mass Mafia

it would be awesome if he could make it, i play open hockey with him frequently

 

[Isles Maineac]

I am glad to see the Isles having a connection to my new home state of Maine. It's ironic because there sure aren't many Isles fans up here. All I see are B's fans

 

[SI90]

it would be awesome if he could make it, i play open hockey with him frequently

I played one year with him on Apple core and my older brother played with his older brother for years....

I always tell people if he was 5'10+ he would have been drafted...


I don't know if he ever makes it full time but there is no doubt in my mind that he will play pro hockey(AHL,Europe,NHL) for a long time....

 

[Isles Junkie]

I don't think Snow knows anyone else besides former Maine guys.

 

[PWJunior]

I don't think Snow knows anyone else besides former Maine guys.

I don't know what Paul Kariya is up to these days, but I wonder if he's brought into the fold in some sort of capacity. They were teammates on the 1993 National Championship team. Some sort of consultant role if he's interested. You can't have too much character, even in management. Kariya should be well versed in HAHD and SMAHT hockey.

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

nepotism is alive and well with this organization....

The whole NHL is like that. It's a good ol' boys network.