Absolutely nothing!What’s that make us?
Absolutely nothing!What’s that make us?
He was still a dominant player at the current ECHL level in a context where there were only 21 NHL teams - so a guy whose level of play was very close to the NHL.
And he's a guy known for having a dominant temperament.
And that was 35 years ago when the demands on player background were lower.
Um still... you add 11 NHL teams in 86, so 11 AHL teams, that makes room for Tortorella as a very good AHL player. And in the meantime, he had been HC of an ECHL team.ECHL is nowhere close to the NHL, even when there was only 21 teams.
I just hope she can be more than a one hit wonder, like John.
Paul Maurice was 28-years-old when he was hired to be head coach of the Hartford Whalers. I guess that was due to his stunning good looks and impressive OHL playing career.All the women recently hired in the NHL are young and pretty.
Another question: how many assistant coaches are 32 years old without having been at the high level as a player?
I don't know about all the teams but in Montreal it's Alex Burrows, 43 years old, 13 years in the NHL.
On media paper it looks good but on the concrete ground, it will pose credibility problems. Training players who have more experience than you is going to be complicated.
It's cute that you assume half of them have functioning brains enough to count to three.And adding to this, if you think twice, and still think it's a good idea, maybe think a third time.
This. Exactly this. Paul Maurice has a similar trajectory (albeit with a small HC stint in minors before making the NHL jump).Paul Maurice was 28-years-old when he was hired to be head coach of the Hartford Whalers. I guess that was due to his stunning good looks and impressive OHL playing career.
Paul Maurice was 28-years-old when he was hired to be head coach of the Hartford Whalers. I guess that was due to his stunning good looks and impressive OHL playing career.
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Hmm. I dunno. He might appeal to some folks but doesn't really do it for me.
That said, I'm also kind of "enh" on Campbell. So who knows.
Jon Cooper and Ken Hitchkock didn't even play in any junior leagues.All the women recently hired in the NHL are young and pretty.
Another question: how many assistant coaches are 32 years old without having been at the high level as a player?
I don't know about all the teams but in Montreal it's Alex Burrows, 43 years old, 13 years in the NHL.
On media paper it looks good but on the concrete ground, it will pose credibility problems. Training players who have more experience than you is going to be complicated.
Name | Games | Wins | Highest level played |
---|---|---|---|
Scotty Bowman | 2141 | 1244 | OHA Sr A |
Joel Quenneville | 1506 | 831 | NHL (803 GP) |
Al Arbour | 1607 | 782 | NHL (626 GP) |
Ken Hitchcock | 1451 | 780 | N/A |
Lindy Ruff | 1459 | 721 | NHL (691 GP) |
Dick Irvin | 1449 | 692 | NHL (94 GP) |
Barry Trotz | 1407 | 690 | WHL |
Pat Quinn | 1400 | 684 | NHL (606 GP) |
Mike Keenan | 1386 | 672 | OHA Sr A |
Ron Wilson | 1401 | 648 | NHL (177 GP) |
Bryan Murray | 1239 | 620 | Jr A |
Jacques Lemaire | 1262 | 617 | NHL (853 GP) |
Darryl Sutter | 1250 | 617 | NHL (406 GP) |
Jacques Martin | 1294 | 613 | College |
Alain Vigneault | 1100 | 597 | NHL (42 GP) |
Mike Babcock | 1077 | 578 | College |
Paul Maurice | 1333 | 578 | OHL |
Marc Crawford | 1151 | 549 | NHL (176 GP) |
Billy Reay | 1102 | 542 | NHL (479 GP) |
Dave Tippett | 1079 | 538 | NHL (721 GP) |
Claude Julien | 992 | 535 | NHL (14 GP) |
John Tortorella | 1057 | 512 | ACHL |
Pat Burns | 1019 | 501 | N/A |
Toe Blake | 914 | 500 | NHL (577 GP) |
Peter Laviolette | 970 | 500 | NHL (12 GP |
Drafted by an NHL franchise, ended his career at age 20 due to injury. He had 8 years of coaching experience, was GM/HC with excellent results before being hired. Extremely rare profile.Paul Maurice was 28-years-old when he was hired to be head coach of the Hartford Whalers. I guess that was due to his stunning good looks and impressive OHL playing career.
Most are very old examples. Scotty Bowman, there were only 6 teams and he played in a very famous regional league. Had a big CV before becoming HC.Jon Cooper and Ken Hitchkock didn't even play in any junior leagues.
And there are quite a few NHL coaches who never played at the NHL level.
10 of the top 25 most winning NHL coaches never played in the NHL
Name Games Wins Highest level played Scotty Bowman 2141 1244 OHA Sr A Joel Quenneville 1506 831 NHL (803 GP) Al Arbour 1607 782 NHL (626 GP) Ken Hitchcock 1451 780 N/A Lindy Ruff 1459 721 NHL (691 GP) Dick Irvin 1449 692 NHL (94 GP) Barry Trotz 1407 690 WHL Pat Quinn 1400 684 NHL (606 GP) Mike Keenan 1386 672 OHA Sr A Ron Wilson 1401 648 NHL (177 GP) Bryan Murray 1239 620 Jr A Jacques Lemaire 1262 617 NHL (853 GP) Darryl Sutter 1250 617 NHL (406 GP) Jacques Martin 1294 613 College Alain Vigneault 1100 597 NHL (42 GP) Mike Babcock 1077 578 College Paul Maurice 1333 578 OHL Marc Crawford 1151 549 NHL (176 GP) Billy Reay 1102 542 NHL (479 GP) Dave Tippett 1079 538 NHL (721 GP) Claude Julien 992 535 NHL (14 GP) John Tortorella 1057 512 ACHL Pat Burns 1019 501 N/A Toe Blake 914 500 NHL (577 GP) Peter Laviolette 970 500 NHL (12 GP
A third of it is.Why do moderators and some other persons precautionary warn fans in this thread? Is your society not mature enough?
Quoted for emphasis.No resume is reviewed as meticulously here at hfboards as that of a female hire for any hockey-related job.
Agreed only if a similar restriction is imposed on Pierre McGuire. I'm confident nobody will object.We all should gladly take a 50 percent increase in female hires for coaching, operations, and scouting as long as we get a guarantee that Leah Hextall never grips a microphone again. Fair tradeoff and one likely championed by all genders.
It's a very mean world, be careful out there.Go look at the instagram/facebook comments behind this announcement and judge for yourself.
Quoted for emphasis.
Not one male coach of any pedigree hired as new blood will ever see the level of discrimination and nitpicking as a female staffer at the same position which is quite frankly, ridiculous.