Who Is Sheldon Keefe? A Primer On The Maple Leafs’ New Coach

Who Is Sheldon Keefe? A Primer On The Maple Leafs’ New Coach

By now, if you follow the NHL, you know Sheldon Keefe was recently named the 31st head coach in Toronto Maple Leafs franchise history. There’s also a good chance you know he led the Maple Leafs to regulation wins in his first two games, snapping Toronto’s six-game losing streak and giving the team its first back-to-back regulation wins in almost a month and a half.

Help not available: NHL staffs brimming with ex-head coaches

Help not available: NHL staffs brimming with ex-head coaches

Of 31 teams, 20 have a former NHL head coach as an assistant and six have more than one. Concerns about having too many cooks in the kitchen are no match for the benefit of having experience dealing with players, handling game situations and scouting opponents.

How Barry Trotz went from 50/50 sales to winning the Stanley Cup

How Barry Trotz went from 50/50 sales to winning the Stanley Cup

Barry Trotz has a home in Nashville, where he stood behind the Predators’ bench for the franchise’s first 15 seasons. He has a home in Florida, where he can imagine retiring someday, though at age 57 not anytime soon. Now in his second season with the Islanders, he’s still unpacking boxes in Huntington, N.Y. Such is the transitory lot of an NHL coach.

Inside Bruce Cassidy’s intense, tight, essential practice plans

Inside Bruce Cassidy’s intense, tight, essential practice plans

After a strong start to the 2019-20 season, the Bruins have hit their first patch of adversity. That’s what made Bruce Cassidy decide less would be more.
Cassidy recently held a high-paced practice that lasted only 32 minutes, down from the normal non-stop skate lasting 40 to 45 minutes.

Krueger imparts wisdom on Swedish coaches at Global Series

Krueger imparts wisdom on Swedish coaches at Global Series

“You are trying to make the player into a better player and a better person every time you speak to him,” said Krueger, in his first season as Sabres coach. That was one of the lessons imparted to more than 100 coaches from the Swedish Ice Hockey Association who attended the two-day coaching clinic held here in connection with the Global Series.