Islanders website: announced today that Brent Thompson has officially been named an assistant coach.
Ct Post: Michael Fornabaio reports Bridgeport is also losing Matt Bertani to the Islanders, he will be the team’s new video coach, and that Eric Boguniecki is expected back.
NYIFC Comments:
You can go in ten different directions with this because many organizations keep assistant coaches through several coaching changes, while others do not.
Is this another potential successor for Jack Capuano if the club does not start well, should he have had the right to pick his own head coaches as many NHL organizations do permit, even thought his experience since 2005 has only been with this organization?
Capuano was sent down to Bridgeport after Steve Stirling's dismissal.
Bottom line does a rookie AHL coach in 29th place at the end of the calendar year 2011, that takes a team to fifteen games over five hundered/first place deserve a promotion or do you want him teaching prospects in what will largely be a different Bridgeport team?
Is this coach who was a successful ECHL hire a year ago ready to be an NHL assistant?
Despite what happens with the NHL CBA, Bridgeport will need a head coach at some future point.
Unless something changes the Islanders bench will carry one less assistant, but three assistants in many cases were one extra.
On a related note, former assistant, Dean Chynoweth has been named head coach of the Lake Erie Monsters an affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche AHL.com
NYIFC Comments:
Thrilled for Dean Chynoweth, now let's see if Scott Allen can land a head coaching job.
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Griffin Reinhart did his first interview since draft night.
NYIFC Comments:
Outside of the ITV interview draft night beyond Tsn entertainment interview, we never got to see him get a formal interview on stage during the draft.
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Tsn.ca: Report Blake Comeau (not qualified) was resigned by the Flames which was no surprise given management's comments they wanted him back.
“Brent did a great job in Bridgeport last year molding our young prospects into a division-winning team,” said Islanders General Manager Garth Snow. “With his coaching experience and defensive expertise, we’re excited for him to join our coaching staff.”Thompson did an ITV interview.
Ct Post: Michael Fornabaio reports Bridgeport is also losing Matt Bertani to the Islanders, he will be the team’s new video coach, and that Eric Boguniecki is expected back.
NYIFC Comments:
You can go in ten different directions with this because many organizations keep assistant coaches through several coaching changes, while others do not.
Is this another potential successor for Jack Capuano if the club does not start well, should he have had the right to pick his own head coaches as many NHL organizations do permit, even thought his experience since 2005 has only been with this organization?
Capuano was sent down to Bridgeport after Steve Stirling's dismissal.
Bottom line does a rookie AHL coach in 29th place at the end of the calendar year 2011, that takes a team to fifteen games over five hundered/first place deserve a promotion or do you want him teaching prospects in what will largely be a different Bridgeport team?
Is this coach who was a successful ECHL hire a year ago ready to be an NHL assistant?
Despite what happens with the NHL CBA, Bridgeport will need a head coach at some future point.
Unless something changes the Islanders bench will carry one less assistant, but three assistants in many cases were one extra.
On a related note, former assistant, Dean Chynoweth has been named head coach of the Lake Erie Monsters an affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche AHL.com
NYIFC Comments:
Thrilled for Dean Chynoweth, now let's see if Scott Allen can land a head coaching job.
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Griffin Reinhart did his first interview since draft night.
NYIFC Comments:
Outside of the ITV interview draft night beyond Tsn entertainment interview, we never got to see him get a formal interview on stage during the draft.
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Tsn.ca: Report Blake Comeau (not qualified) was resigned by the Flames which was no surprise given management's comments they wanted him back.