Assessing Ryan Huska’s first season as Flames head coach
Ryan Huska sleeps with a pen and paper on his bedside table.
Ryan Huska sleeps with a pen and paper on his bedside table.
The coaching carousel spins around the NHL every year.
Before Marc Savard committed to a second stint in Calgary, this time as an assistant on Ryan Huska’s bench staff, he was adamant about one thing.
You don’t coach the highest-scoring offence in the Ontario Hockey League for two consecutive seasons without having some special plays.
The duo join the organization as assistant coaches.
Flames fans can be forgiven for not knowing much about Ryan Huska until last week.
He becomes the 24th head coach in franchise history.
47-year-old worked past 5 seasons as assistant in Calgary, took ‘a lot of steps along the way’.
Before Darryl Sutter was called upon to coach the Flames in 2021 for his second go-round as head coach, he remembers watching two teams with high standards and success rates: the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Begins in 2023-24; won Jack Adams Award after leading Calgary to Pacific Division title last season.
The Sutter Family farm – about 15 minutes Northeast of Viking, Alberta and where at the end of every hockey season, you’ll find the Head Coach of the Calgary Flames his true element.
Sutter says last year was a big step forward for the franchise and now, the standard has been set.
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