Coyotes name Andre Tourigny eighth head coach in franchise history
The Arizona Coyotes have hired veteran NHL assistant and junior coach Andre Tourigny as head coach.
Jay Varady making impact in first season as Coyotes assistant coach
The Arizona Coyotes didn’t have to look far to fill a position on their bench among the coaching staff, officially adding Jay Varady just before this season started.
Ron Cook: Mike Sullivan, Rick Tocchet have separated from NHL coaching pack
“If I’m Team USA general manager Stan Bowman, my choice to coach in Beijing — if there is NHL involvement [at the Olympics] in China, and that’s still to be finalized — would be Pittsburgh’s Mike Sullivan … Sullivan is on the long list of those with coach of the year credentials this season. The others: Rick Tocchet in Arizona; Rod Brind’Amour in Carolina; Sheldon Keefe in Toronto; Dean Evason in Minnesota; Joel Quenneville in Florida; Barry Trotz, again, every year on Long Island. That’s seven strong candidates and only three can be finalists.”
Rick Tocchet would trade one of his Penguins rings to win with Flyers
Tocchet would trade one of his Penguins rings to win with Flyers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
OHL Footprint: Coaches in the NHL
Last week we took a look at the 10 NHL captains with Ontario Hockey League origins. This week, we turn our attention behind the bench where eleven NHL coaches have OHL roots.
Roadrunners coach Jay Varady promoted to NHL’s Coyotes
Jay Varady, who led the Tucson Roadrunners to the top spot in the American Hockey League’s Pacific Division before the coronavirus pandemic halted the 2019-20 season, won’t be behind the Tucson Arena bench this season.
How NHL coaches are handling the strangest postseason of their careers
Paul Maurice has a theory about the rhythm of a new hockey season.
NHLCA Coaches Confidential: Rod Brind’Amour, Travis Green & Rick Tocchet
What’s it like when NHL bench bosses catch up in the off-season? See the comradery between our coaches when they’re not battling it out behind the bench.
Coaches developing new routine to avoid going ‘stir-crazy’
Keeping in close contact with team, preparing for all possible variables during period of unknown
Tocchet, Brind’Amour & Berube discuss when they first thought about coaching
Watch as Rick Tocchet, Rob Brind’Amour and Craig Berube join John Dellapina to discuss when they first thought about transitioning from NHL player to NHL coach.
Behind the Boards with Rick Tocchet
Learn more about your favorite NHL coaches and meet those you don’t yet know in the NHLCA’s Behind The Boards feature.
Steve Peters is the rarest of birds: an NHL coach who has never been fired
It’s 11:30 a.m. in Sunrise, Fla. The Coyotes and their coaches have taken the ice for practice at BB&T Center, affording video coach Steve Peters the chance to hole up in the coaches’ office without distraction.
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