Confirmed with Link: Kris Knoblauch named head coach of Hartford Wolf Pack

[free0717]

One of the greatest leaders in sports history. Forever indebted to Mark,

But that’s an atrocious idea - with no chance of occurring.

Mark would never take an AHL job. His ego wouldn't allow him.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

It's on the horizon. Some of their options are weighing other decisions. To my knowledge, they've narrowed down who they are looking at. Sorry for being vague.

Is Kris Knoblouch in the running?

 

[SA16]

They're probably waiting to see if Messier is interested.

 

[bobbop]

My money is still on Scott Allen

 

[cwede]

Seriously, it's not that hard. Kris Knoblauch...

finally looked this guy up ...
Elite Prospects - Kris Knoblauch Team Staff Profile

does seem a promising candidate
just 40 (will be 41 by hockey season)
with 5 seasons (1 partial...) as OHL HC
2015-2016 : OHL Coach of the Year (Matt Leyden Trophy)
2016-2017 : OHL Champion, U20 WJC Silver Medal

last 2 as NHL AC w PF, Flyers have released him:
Otters’ Knoblauch Not Returning to Flyers Staff

 

[Ola]

CANTLON: WOLF PACK HEAD COACHING POSITION REMAINS OPEN

The Rangers need to get out of Hartford. The last thing they needed was to hire a former Whaler player.

It is a little concerning the Rangers have been turned down by two candidates.

That’s not a good grade for Gorton/Drury/Davidson. Who knows what the reason is for it, but it seems to be close at hand to assume that coaches don’t buy into their plans. And seeing the state of our AHL team the last years, that is maybe not that surprising.

Even if Quinn get good grades for his first season here, it should be very attractive for an AHL coach to head the farm team of a NHL team with such an inexperienced NHL coach. Could definitely be an opening at the NHL level within the not so distant future and an interim position can definitely become a full term job, look at Chicago.

 

[Ola]

I wouldn’t put all this on Gorton though, we had to start our search extremely late since Davidson’s signing dragged out so long. It’s just very late in the year to be looking for a head coach. You are looking for a guy to do a job that should have started in April/May. Not just planning next season, but input on roster decisions etc.

 

[Alluckks]

Front Office has been informing candidates on the short list that they did not get the job. I'm led to believe that at this point they have their guy.

Also, Dineen (the former Hartford player) was never offered the job. Just interviewed. He moved on when the Rangers did not extend an offer.

Now, the Rangers have flat out told candidates that they are not going to get an offer for the job. Much more defined.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Front Office has been informing candidates on the short list that they did not get the job. I'm led to believe that at this point they have their guy.

Also, Dineen (the former Hartford player) was never offered the job. Just interviewed. He moved on when the Rangers did not extend an offer.

Now, the Rangers have flat out told candidates that they are not going to get an offer for the job. Much more defined.

Whats the hold up on an announcement? Contract details?

 

[Irishguy42]

Front Office has been informing candidates on the short list that they did not get the job. I'm led to believe that at this point they have their guy.

Also, Dineen (the former Hartford player) was never offered the job. Just interviewed. He moved on when the Rangers did not extend an offer.

Now, the Rangers have flat out told candidates that they are not going to get an offer for the job. Much more defined.

...source?

 

[Alluckks]

...source?

A close family friend; you can take it or leave it. I'm not giving some groundbreaking stuff, but passing along what I know I'm able to be up front about.

 

[Leetch3]

Front Office has been informing candidates on the short list that they did not get the job. I'm led to believe that at this point they have their guy.

Also, Dineen (the former Hartford player) was never offered the job. Just interviewed. He moved on when the Rangers did not extend an offer.

Now, the Rangers have flat out told candidates that they are not going to get an offer for the job. Much more defined.

any names on who besides dineen were interviewed but didn't make the short list?

 

[Irishguy42]

A close family friend; you can take it or leave it. I'm not giving some groundbreaking stuff, but passing along what I know I'm able to be up front about.

Yeah no worries. Just seemed out of the blue, so was curious.

 

[HFsNumber1Heel]

Just because we've heard nothing doesn't mean Drury/Gorton/JD are at the beach working on their tan. Not everything is always leaked through Twitter.

 

[Alluckks]

Gorton and JD have had different ideas, JD has liked some guys but Gorton hasn’t been on board when push came to shove; it has made things a bit less streamlined than one would hope.

But the impression is that Gorton has his guy pegged because of formal dismissals going out.

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Id love for Adam Oates to be there but unlikely. He's the perfect coach to help with players skillsets imo

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Gorton and JD have had different ideas, JD has liked some guys but Gorton hasn’t been on board when push came to shove; it has made things a bit less streamlined than one would hope.

But the impression is that Gorton has his guy pegged because of formal dismissals going out.

Conflict is not necessarily a bad thing if it's amicable and you reach resolution in the end.

 

[Ola]

Id love for Adam Oates to be there but unlikely. He's the perfect coach to help with players skillsets imo

Doubt it, it seems like of the two guys turning us down one is the guys that went to Pittsburgh’s farm team, and that means that they are basically just looking for a merited AHL guy. Which probably is good.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Just hire Kris Knoblauch and be done with it

 

[nyr2k2]

Just hire Kris Knoblauch and be done with it

You've been suggesting this for some time. Don't you think that if they wanted to hire him, they would have done so by now? Or attempted to do so?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

You've been suggesting this for some time. Don't you think that if they wanted to hire him, they would have done so by now? Or attempted to do so?

No?

 

[nyr2k2]

No?

Really? He's been unemployed since May. You don't think that if we wanted him, and he wanted us, we'd have made it happen in the intervening two months? I believe we're the only AHL opening at the moment, so it's not like there's high demand for AHL-level coaches, or many options for AHL-level coaches to consider.

Based on where we're at in the off-season and the few reports we've read, I would bet we're looking at someone that's not really "on the radar" at the moment.

 

[Alluckks]

Id love for Adam Oates to be there but unlikely. He's the perfect coach to help with players skillsets imo

You don’t want Adam Oates

 

[Ola]

Whats the hold up on an announcement? Contract details?

Supposedly, JD is selling his house in Columbus that has 16 chimneys that must be swept and approved before a sale can be executed so it will take a month or two before he comes around and can talk with candidates.

 

[cwede]

Id love for Adam Oates to be there but unlikely. He's the perfect coach to help with players skillsets imo

You don’t want Adam Oates

no evidence I've seen that Oates is a decent team head coach
but he's been seemingly effective, if not always appreciated by the teams, as a player skills coach
there could be a role as consultant or roving instructor
he may not accept being restricted to one team's players, but, like Prentiss, he could be a resource the team leverages with its prospects