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Post by donjohnson on Jun 3, 2016 11:04:33 GMT -5
Gruden to Hamilton is now official. Who's going to take over for him in the MNF booth?
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Post by dannynoonan on Jun 3, 2016 16:12:40 GMT -5
This is from the loosepucks twitter feed.
I was also wondering if London assistant coaches Dylan Hunter or Rob Simpson could be in the running. Just two more names to throw out there to get people talking.
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Post by spiritfever on Jun 8, 2016 6:10:45 GMT -5
Is anyone else starting to be a bit concerned that we don't have a coach?
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Post by donjohnson on Jun 8, 2016 6:20:55 GMT -5
No
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Post by 17is4mc on Jun 8, 2016 6:39:15 GMT -5
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Post by IGive1 on Jun 8, 2016 10:05:53 GMT -5
I think it is possible the person they have in mind (assuming and hoping the selection process is well along) is currently employed by an NHL team. Those guys (currently scouting?) are generally not released until after the draft in a couple weeks.
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Post by bpfox on Jun 8, 2016 16:12:51 GMT -5
No reason to panic folks. I'm now retired so I can step in if need be. Chances are pretty good that I would not be the worst coach the Spirit have had.
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Post by ricardo on Jun 8, 2016 17:06:52 GMT -5
There was a rumor on Facebook that a new coach had been hired and already bought a house.
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Post by ohlhcky on Jun 9, 2016 6:38:17 GMT -5
I doubt that is true.... Confident we will have a new coach within a week.
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Post by bpfox on Jun 9, 2016 6:50:21 GMT -5
For those of you who might be wondering what my coaching philosophy would be, here goes. Defensemen and Goalies: Keep the puck out of our net. For the Forwards: Put the puck in their net.
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Post by johnt on Jun 9, 2016 9:19:29 GMT -5
For those of you who might be wondering what my coaching philosophy would be, here goes. Defensemen and Goalies: Keep the puck out of our net. For the Forwards: Put the puck in their net. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, bp!!! You might add that all skaters stay out of the box.
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Post by donjohnson on Jun 9, 2016 13:04:54 GMT -5
For those of you who might be wondering what my coaching philosophy would be, here goes. Defensemen and Goalies: Keep the puck out of our net. For the Forwards: Put the puck in their net. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, bp!!! You might add that all skaters stay out of the box. Not necessary so long as Part 1 of the philosophy holds true. Also, what's the rush for everyone as far as a coach goes? Last I checked there aren't any practices scheduled for quite a while. I don't think I've seen anyone else post it here but it seems pretty clear to me that we were going to hire Dave Bell and Niagara didn't want to let him go so they dumped Williamson (paying his two remaining years) and hired the assistant coach that they wanted to wait two more years to hire. There's probably a lot of great Plan B's out there but I'm thinking that Bell was Plan A.
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Post by IGive1 on Jun 9, 2016 13:31:13 GMT -5
A coach on board now could be of great help in recruiting.
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Post by spiritfever on Jun 9, 2016 13:58:24 GMT -5
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, bp!!! You might add that all skaters stay out of the box. Not necessary so long as Part 1 of the philosophy holds true. Also, what's the rush for everyone as far as a coach goes? Last I checked there aren't any practices scheduled for quite a while. I don't think I've seen anyone else post it here but it seems pretty clear to me that we were going to hire Dave Bell and Niagara didn't want to let him go so they dumped Williamson (paying his two remaining years) and hired the assistant coach that they wanted to wait two more years to hire. There's probably a lot of great Plan B's out there but I'm thinking that Bell was Plan A. A coach now is necessary as they ARE doing some skates this summer. The team were all together a few weeks ago for a practice.
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Post by donjohnson on Jun 9, 2016 14:02:21 GMT -5
That was the rookie camp and has come and gone...very few players from that camp will actually be on the roster this year. Besides that, I'd assume that most players are at home in Canada or wherever doing summer workouts and skating on their own or with groups in their town. If there's not a coach by the end of June, count me among the concerned people but it's 72 and sunny right now...I've got other priorities right now
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