Confirmed with Link: Canucks name Manny Malhotra as Head Coach of AHL Abbotsford Canucks
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vadim sharifijanov
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lost in all this is, is abbo now maybe the asianest pro team ever?
bains, hirose, and woo coached by manny
bains, hirose, and woo coached by manny
Can’t believe you ignored Alex Kannok-Leipert.
vadim sharifijanov
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whoa he spent the last eight years playing on the giants and in abbo and i have literally never heard of this person before
He’s fun! Tough as nails and works his ass off every shift. Good heart and soul AHL player.
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Given Canucks hiring practices, probably a NHL player that retired between 2002-2016.
Dan Hamhuis? Mike Santorelli?
Who knew but Santorelli is the head coach of the Burnaby winter club u18 prep team for the past 5 seasons.
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I am toxic
. . . even in small doses
Not Hammer yet.
Santos is good.
Does anyone know what happened to Jason Rogers of the Whiterock Whalers? He struck me as one of the most capable up and coming coaches.
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
Canucks should hire Richmond hometown boy Kelly Sutherland if for no other reason so that he can never officiate another Canucks game.
It sounded like there were many issues including money. Ultimately, AHL coaches come and go and it's good that the Canucks pivoted. Worked out perfectly for Manny as well. I hope Manny has a good relationship with Tocchet so Manny can lean on Tocchet a bit. Agnew (if brought back) has a ton of experience but his methods might not be up to date.
Having watched most of the Abbotsford Canuck games on the AHL Network last season, there's definitely one area they can shore up--and that's on the defensive side of the puck.
Although they tightened things up entering the playoffs, they were still hanging their goaltenders out to dry on too many occasions. And as we all know, one of the biggest barriers that prevents AHL players from making the NHL is their attention to defensive details.
Manny Malhotra was a 'defense-first' center when he played. He's just the guy they need to impart some of his defensive fundamentals to these young Canuck prospects.
Although they tightened things up entering the playoffs, they were still hanging their goaltenders out to dry on too many occasions. And as we all know, one of the biggest barriers that prevents AHL players from making the NHL is their attention to defensive details.
Manny Malhotra was a 'defense-first' center when he played. He's just the guy they need to impart some of his defensive fundamentals to these young Canuck prospects.
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It doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere. I'd guess it's 2 or 3 years.
If you were to grade out the AHL farm teams around the league, Abbotsford ticks just about all the boxes.
Despite being one of the youngest teams in the AHL, they still wracked up back-to-back 40 win seasons. And have managed to squeeze out four playoff rounds.
And a number of players have improved substantially to the point where they're knocking on the door of NHL employment. Almost a perfect scenario. Developing an NHL pipeline, at the same time as you're actually winning hockey games.
Malhotra has big shoes to fill replacing Jeremy Colliton in Abbotsford.
Despite being one of the youngest teams in the AHL, they still wracked up back-to-back 40 win seasons. And have managed to squeeze out four playoff rounds.
And a number of players have improved substantially to the point where they're knocking on the door of NHL employment. Almost a perfect scenario. Developing an NHL pipeline, at the same time as you're actually winning hockey games.
Malhotra has big shoes to fill replacing Jeremy Colliton in Abbotsford.
Malhotra is great hire. Excellent character and leadership. East Indian heritage and bilingualism is an added bonus coaching in Abbotsford.
Jeremy Colliton is a great coach with NHL experience, and a guy the Canucks would loved to have brought back. But the NHL is where it's at for coaching.
But as the head coaching opportunities around the NHL slowly get filled up, I hope there's a place for him out there somewhere. For such a young guy, he has a solid coaching resume.
But as the head coaching opportunities around the NHL slowly get filled up, I hope there's a place for him out there somewhere. For such a young guy, he has a solid coaching resume.
