Pat Quinn Announced as Edmonton Oilers Coach
May 26, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Edmonton Oilers, NHL, NHL coaches, News
Looks like the Edmonton Oilers have won this round of the Battle of Alberta. Both the Oilers and their rivals, the Calgary Flames, needed a new coach and, this morning, it was announced that Pat Quinn would take on the role of head coach for Edmonton with former New York Rangers coach, Tom Renney, at his side as the associate head coach. Kelly Buchberger, will remain as an assistant coach.
Wow. Let me just get that out of the way. Wow. Wow. Wow. I don’t even know what else to say and, judging from the reaction around the internet, fans …read more
New York Rangers Fire Head and Assistant Coaches
February 23, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Fan Fare, NHL, NHL coaches, News
The coaching staff for the New York Rangers is the latest shake-up happening in the NHL. I’ve been reading reports all morning about the dismissal of both head coach, Tom Renney, and the assistant coach, Perry Pearn. That’s gonna be a huge change for the Rangers who have dropped from first place to barely being within a playoff spot.
It’s always risky to make such a huge coaching change at this point in the season but it’s better to try to save a team’s chances than to let things continue in a downward spiral (the other assistant coach, Mike Pelino, …read more
