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Dipping Into A New Pool For Coaches
by Paul on 02/14/09 at 07:52 AM ET
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from Paul Hunter of the Toronto Star,
The recent promotion of little-known Cory Clouston to the job as head coach of the Ottawa Senators undoubtedly caught some hockey observers by surprise.
It shouldn’t have. The Senators were simply following an NHL trend that has franchises eschewing the old boys’ network of coaches and, instead, grabbing for what they hope will be the next bright mind from the AHL or junior ranks.
Ten of the 30 NHL teams have coaches whose previous jobs had them standing behind AHL benches. That’s up from two 10 years ago. Another two teams – Florida with Peter DeBoer and New Jersey with Brent Sutter – are coached by men hired directly from major junior hockey.
That has left some seasoned and decorated coaches, big names such as Pat Quinn, Bob Hartley, Marc Crawford and John Tortorella (the latter three all Stanley Cup winners) on the outside looking in, waiting for their next opportunity.
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