Confirmed with Link: Leafs fire goaltending coach Steve Briere

[keonsbitterness]

Hired July 15, 2015, so that was during the interim Dubas-Hunter period. Which one should we blame?

 

[Dreakmur]

Hired July 15, 2015, so that was during the interim Dubas-Hunter period. Which one should we blame?

We always blame the non-Dubas person.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Nice.. well deserved change

 

[MSZ]

How long has Steve been with the Leafs?

Since the Reimer/Bernier days.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Any ideas/suggestions of possible replacements?

Literally Anybody

 

[BackPassChampions]

THANK GOD!

This is exactly what I wanted to see.

It’s about time Mr. business pillars of goaltending is gone.

 

[egd27]

What do you need a goalie coach for when you don't have any goalies?

 

[PromisedLand]

LOL

should have been fired eons ago. Way to freakin' late

What do you need a goalie coach for when you don't have any goalies?

Mrazek is awesome. It was briere's fault

 

[BackPassChampions]

Never forget.

 

[stickty111]

Don't like someone losing their job but it had to be done.

 

[Dreakmur]

Never forget.

Wasn't that a coaching clinic for minor hockey coaches, where one of the biggest problems is a lack of goalie development? Seems like he was explaining that coaches know more than they think, and they don't have to be experts to do some good.

Having said that, he wasn't good for the Leafs, and was rightfully fired.

 

[Leaf Fans]

That was Dusty Imoo, who was the goalie coach of the Los Angeles Kings at the time. The Leafs considered hiring him before they hired Briere, but uh... Let's just say he has some controversial opinions on events and leave it at that, and the Leafs decided they didn't want to have to explain why they're hiring a raging transphobic jerk as their goalie coach.

Briere was hired in 2015. The Marlies wanted to hire Immo in 2021. The Leafs never considered Immo as their coach.

 

[Sweetpotato]

About f***ing time. Ok Oilers now you. You can't have your goaltending be ass for +7 years on not hold said person responsible.

 

[BackPassChampions]

Wasn't that a coaching clinic for minor hockey coaches, where one of the biggest problems is a lack of goalie development? Seems like he was explaining that coaches know more than they think, and they don't have to be experts to do some good.

Having said that, he wasn't good for the Leafs, and was rightfully fired.

It was a horrible analogy.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Great news. We need a change there.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Good, now bring back Piero Greco.

 

[The Masters]

Hired July 15, 2015, so that was during the interim Dubas-Hunter period. Which one should we blame?

babcock

they made him hire him

 

[Dreakmur]

It was a horrible analogy.

It's half of a clip taken out of context.

 

[Menzinger]

When was the last time most folks were satisfied with the goalie coaching? A couple decades ago?

Seems to be the organization's continuous weak spot

 

[Stephen]

When was the last time most folks were satisfied with the goalie coaching? A couple decades ago?

Seems to be the organization's continuous weak spot

Feels like they need a full overhaul of that department with a "Department for Goalie Excellence" like Florida has. Hire a former star goalie with management aspirations, let him build a staff and revamp everything from amateur scouting to skills development. Won't yield results overnight but let's put the building blocks in place so we're never in a position to give a guy like Mrazek a 3 year deal out of desperation.

 

[hockeywiz542]

How long has Steve been with the Leafs? The Leafs need to focus on developing goalies as that seems to be an issue. Last developed goalie was Reimer who was just okay.

Jury still out on the current guys.

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July 20, 2015

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that Steve Briere has been named the team’s goaltending coach. The Maple Leafs have also hired Ari Vuori as their Director of European Scouting.

Briere joins the Leafs after serving as the owner and head instructor of Canadian Professional Goalie Schools in addition to his role as goaltender coach with several Junior level teams (the NAHL’s Topeka Roadrunners as well as the USHL’s Fargo Force and Des Moines Buccaneers). Briere also served an assistant at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, helping the Chargers capture the CHA Championship in 2007.

As a player, the Winnipeg, Manitoba native spent time in the USHL, NCAA, ECHL, IHL and AHL in addition to a stint in Great Britain.

 

[BackPassChampions]

It's half of a clip taken out of context.

You're missing the point. The philosophy behind what he is saying is very alarming. I'll end it there.

 

[Burnie97]

I just saw this now and I came to the board right away. Figured a lot of people would be happy. Me included.

Definitely time to reevaluate goaltending altogether. Campbell was fine but not at the pay he'll get. Hopefully they can make a big trade or luck out on someone.

 

[613Leafer]

To be fair he did turn Jack Campbell from a throw in , to the starting goalie. I don't think Jack did that all on his own.

Campbell's best season was 2018-2019...

 

[Al14]

Well it's about frigging time !!! A goalie coach can't make a goalie into a wall, but he should be able to improve his techniques and statistics a little. All Briere seemed to do is make every goalie in our system a little worse.

JMHO.