Two coaching updates from around the league today:
The Canucks named Adam Foote head coach, promoting him from the assistant coaching role. The good news for the Penguins (and the other teams around the league with a coaching vacancy) is that leaves the Canucks' AHL coach Manny Malhotra on the board. In case you missed it, he was one of the five coaching options I took a look at for last night's list.
In news that only concerns the Penguins because it's a division rival, the Flyers named Rick Tocchet head coach. Given Kyle Dubas' clearly stated goal of wanting a coach with any development background at all, and Tocchet managing to be one of the few coaches in existence who didn't have to work his way up to the NHL via a development coach route, he wasn't what the Penguins needed/wanted anyway.
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Taylor Haase
6:48 pm - 05.14.2025DowntownTwo coaching updates from around the league today:
The Canucks named Adam Foote head coach, promoting him from the assistant coaching role. The good news for the Penguins (and the other teams around the league with a coaching vacancy) is that leaves the Canucks' AHL coach Manny Malhotra on the board. In case you missed it, he was one of the five coaching options I took a look at for last night's list.
In news that only concerns the Penguins because it's a division rival, the Flyers named Rick Tocchet head coach. Given Kyle Dubas' clearly stated goal of wanting a coach with any development background at all, and Tocchet managing to be one of the few coaches in existence who didn't have to work his way up to the NHL via a development coach route, he wasn't what the Penguins needed/wanted anyway.
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