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.
Will guide respective divisions in 3-on-3 tournament in Sunrise, Florida, on Feb. 4.
When the St. Louis Blues and Carolina Hurricanes squared off Thursday night at Enterprise Center, the coaching matchup featured a pair of ex-teammates.
“This is home. It’s our family’s home. I don’t know how many coaches can really say that and mean it. I’m coaching where I live.”
The National Hockey League announced today that Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers (Atlantic), Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche (Central), Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes (Metropolitan) and Peter DeBoer of the Vegas Golden Knights (Pacific) will serve as the head coaches for the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend, which will be held Feb. 4-5 in Las Vegas.
Rod Brind’Amour has a touch of gray hair just above his forehead, and more than when he first became head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.
In the third and final portion of our interview, Brind’Amour talks about the Andrei Svechnikov extension, his thoughts on the NHL returning to the Olympics, the Hurricanes’ vaccination rate, the upcoming season and much more.
The coach talks about each of the additions the Hurricanes made during their busy offseason.
The Hurricanes’ head coach sits down with Canes Country to reflect on last season, break down the Hurricanes’ busy offseason and look ahead to the upcoming training camp and season.
Also gets three-year contract after guiding Carolina to first division title since 2005-06
Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes, Dean Evason of the Minnesota Wild and Joel Quenneville of the Florida Panthers are the three finalists for the 2020‑21 Jack Adams Award.
After leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a momentous, come-from-behind victory to win their first-round playoff series against Nashville, coach Rod Brind’Amour had one more thing to ask of his players.
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