Wilson Named Team USA Olympic Coach
April 4, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under NHL, NHL coaches, News
Ron Wilson, who is currently responsible for leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a paltry 23rd place in the league, has been selected as the coach of Team USA’s hockey squad for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. My first question is WHY?
image: TSN.ca
The man is a nutball, his NHL team sucks and he’s got a strange temperament. What’s wrong? Was John Tortorella not available for this job? He’s the only guy that I think could be a worse choice.
Alright, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system I’m ready to be fair. Wilson is a well-liked coach and may be able to work better with a team that actually wants to win (sorry, Leafs fans). Sure, he might have looked like a complete ass when he had the officiators measure Jason Spezza’s (Ottawa) stick in an attempt to get his team a power-play opportunity and maybe he got ejected from a later game for fighting with a ref. If anything, the man has passion and I’ve got to give him credit for that. I’m looking forward to watching the Olympics and I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on Team USA.
