Coaching Staff
Florida Panthers Behind The Bench: Miscellaneous Coaches
As Florida gets ready for its first preseason game on September 22nd, I’m wrapping up my preview of the coaching staff. No staff is complete without a goaltending coach, video coach, or skills coach. These specialized coaches play an important role in the finer details of things. Training camp is well underway, and the Panthers […]
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Florida Panthers Behind The Bench: Assistant Coaches pt. 2
As the Panthers’ rookies play in their first two games, taking the win over the Predators and a loss to the Hurricanes, this week, I continue my look at the assistant coaches. Tuomo Ruutu is a former NHL player, while Myles Fee played in the MJHL and ECAC-W. Both bring a different amount of experience […]
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Florida Panthers Behind The Bench: Assistant Coaches pt. 1
Assistant Coaches are just as important as the Head Coach. Often times, more pairs of eyes on things can see things that the Head Coach may miss, or they have alternative ideas that can help in a tough situation. The first two assistants I’m looking at today come in with plenty of experience on both […]
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Coaching Profile: Jim Montgomery
Jim Montgomery was born on June 30, 1969, in Montreal, Quebec. Montgomery was a forward who played four seasons at the University of Maine-Orono from 1989-1993. In that time, Montgomery appeared in 170 games and scored 103 goals with 178 assists. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound center played 122 career NHL games with five teams and registered […]
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Breaking Barriers: Seattle Kraken Hire First Female Assistant Coach in NHL
The Seattle Kraken is making waves throughout the NHL by announcing Jessica Campbell as the new assistant coach to work alongside head coach Dan Bylsma and the rest of the Kraken coaching staff. This move will go down in history as it makes Campbell the first full-time female assistant coach in the NHL—just two years […]
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Winnipeg Jets Announce Preseason Schedule
The Winnipeg Jets announced today their six-game 2024 NHL preseason schedule. The schedule includes three away games and three home games against three opponents. They begin in Winnipeg where they are set to face the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, September 21st at the Canada Life Centre. The Jets hit the road to face the Edmonton […]
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Winnipeg Jets Announce Two Coaches Added to Arniel’s Staff
The Winnipeg Jets announced today that the team has successfully hired Dean Chynoweth and Davis Payne as assistant coaches on head coach Scott Arniel’s staff. Both Chynoweth and Payne will join returning assistant coaches Wade Flaherty and Marty Johnson. It is to be assumed that Chynoweth will handle the Jets’ penalty kill and defensive structure […]
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Boston Bruins Make Multiple Coaching Changes
Today, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has announced multiple changes to their coaching staff prior to the 2024-25 season. John McLean will return to the Bruins player development staff as a Skating and Skills Coach; Joe Sacco will be promoted to Associate Coach, and former Providence Bruins head coach Jay Leach will return as […]
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AHL: Morgan Klimchuk to Join Moose Coaching Staff
The Manitoba Moose announced today that Morgan Klimchuk will join the team as an assistant coach under Mark Morrison’s coaching staff. The 29-year-old Klimchuk spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Victoria Royals in the Western Hockey League. In the Royals’ 2023-24 season, they posted a win-loss record of 29-30-5-4 where […]
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Moose Assistant Rumored to Join Ottawa Senators Coaching Staff
The Ottawa Senators have been in the trenches of the off-season over the past few days. Nolan Baumgartner is currently an assistant coach under Mark Morrison’s Manitoba Moose and has ties to current Senators head coach Travis Green. Both Baumgartner and Green worked in the Vancouver Canucks franchise from the 2017-18 season until they were […]
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