Being an assistant coach in the NHL is a pretty sweet gig. You get paid less than the top guy, for sure, but you also get fewer hours, fewer meetings, fewer non-hockey responsibilities, fewer headaches.
The Vegas Golden Knights are off to a strong start to the last leg of this regular season.
Kraken coach Dave Hakstol will forever be linked to this city he says he “loved” and learned plenty in during three-plus seasons here coaching the Flyers.
The Vegas Golden Knights will be looking to carry their success from this week’s road trip into Sunday.
If you tune into Saturday’s Bruins-Capitals game, that familiar face on the visiting bench next to Peter Laviolette and his other assistant coaches belongs to Scotty Allen.
The head coach and assistant took over behind the Oilers bench on Feb. 10, 2022 and have guided the Oilers to a Conference Final and 55-27-8 record.
On January 18th, the San Jose Sharks hosted the Dallas Stars when a tipped pass went flying into the Sharks’ bench, clipping assistant coach Ryan Warsofsky just above the eye.
In 2010, Jon Cooper was in the mix for an American Hockey League job with the Peoria Rivermen.
Former Canucks coach previously held same role from 2020-21.
He wanted to be sure he was there to welcome Martin St. Louis, who was going to introduce himself to the organization that morning and make his debut behind the Canadiens bench that evening.
“There are times when I’ve second-guessed myself but it’s all part of the learning process,” he says on the anniversary of his first game behind the bench of an NHL team.
New Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet trusts the process. Even in the losses.
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