moil.
To add to the mess, training camp started without a head coach. Former coach Wayne Gretzky was nowhere to be found on the first few days of training camp, and the assistant coach Ulf Samuelsson was given coaching duties. After Gretzky was out of the picture, Dave Tippett, a former head coach of the Dallas Stars with a career 271-162-59 record going into 2009-10, was brought in as the head coach. Tippett was signed to a contract on September 24 with just one game remaining in the pre-season. The Coyotes have only improved since that day.
Wayne Gretzky
31 March 2010
3 March 2010
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“He's a great young man who loves to play the game,” former head coach Wayne Gretzky once said about the now-21 year old. “He's good with the puck. We're happy with his progress and production.”
“He's a great young man who loves to play the game,” former head coach Wayne Gretzky once said about the now-21 year old. “He's good with the puck. We're happy with his progress and production.”
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8 December 2009
ing such a big hockey fan. No surprise coming from a California boy.
“It was Wayne Gretzky,” Garcia boasted, “Even people in California who don't know anything about hockey knew who
“It was Wayne Gretzky,” Garcia boasted, “Even people in California who don't know anything about hockey knew who
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24 April 2009
ummer to really think about if going four and out is really that valuable of experience.
Wayne Gretzky saw four years of playoff disappointment before him and the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup. In his first playoff appearance, the Oilers were swept by the Flyers in the first round of the 1980 playoffs. The Oilers came back strong in 1981 though, winning in six games against the Montreal Canadians and losing to the Islanders the next round. In that playoff year, Wayne managed to rack up 21 points in 9 games played. After losing in the 1982 playoffs, they finally made it to the Cup Finals in 1983, only to lose to the New York Islanders in a sweep. That very next year, Wayne and co. came out strong against the Islanders, beating them 4-1 and finally winning the Stanley Cup. Wayne amassed an outstanding 35 points in 19 games. Going through the hardships of playoff losses before 1984 made Wayne a stronger hockey player, but even through his first playoff as a rookie, Wayne still scored three points in three games. Point being that “The Great One” still seemed to show up his first playoff year, where as players like Oshie, Berglund, Nash and Steve Mason were nowhere to be seen. Plus, players that have become more of a veteran leader, like Jason Williams (1 assist) and Brad Boyes (3 points), must be able to produce when called upon. These skaters must be more of a dominant role if they want to succeed in the long run of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Wayne Gretzky saw four years of playoff disappointment before him and the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup. In his first playoff appearance, the Oilers were swept by the Flyers in the first round of the 1980 playoffs. The Oilers came back strong in 1981 though, winning in six games against the Montreal Canadians and losing to the Islanders the next round. In that playoff year, Wayne managed to rack up 21 points in 9 games played. After losing in the 1982 playoffs, they finally made it to the Cup Finals in 1983, only to lose to the New York Islanders in a sweep. That very next year, Wayne and co. came out strong against the Islanders, beating them 4-1 and finally winning the Stanley Cup. Wayne amassed an outstanding 35 points in 19 games. Going through the hardships of playoff losses before 1984 made Wayne a stronger hockey player, but even through his first playoff as a rookie, Wayne still scored three points in three games. Point being that “The Great One” still seemed to show up his first playoff year, where as players like Oshie, Berglund, Nash and Steve Mason were nowhere to be seen. Plus, players that have become more of a veteran leader, like Jason Williams (1 assist) and Brad Boyes (3 points), must be able to produce when called upon. These skaters must be more of a dominant role if they want to succeed in the long run of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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