Backdraft: How High Were Today’s NHL GMs and Coaches Drafted?
While preparing another post on the draft, I discovered that more of today’s NHL General Managers and head coaches were selected at the 1978 Amateur Draft than any other draft…
NHL General Managers
Brian Burke: A Winner Off the Ice
It feels like just yesterday that Brian Burke walked into the Air Canada Centre, seated behind a podium taking an onslaught of questions from a media group that represented the…
Can Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray Survive Another Slow Start?
Over the course of the off-season, I’ll be examining the essential questions facing the Anaheim Ducks in the 2012-13 season, as they look to regain elite standing in the league.…
Essential Hockey Read: Behind The Moves
The Essential Hockey Read & Reference: Behind the Moves: NHL General Managers Tell How Winners Are Built by Jason Farris (Foreward by Brian Burke) Like a Datsyukian breakaway clinical finish,…
Top Candidates for the Montreal Canadiens GM Position
A few days after owner Geoff Molson finally decided to fire general manager Pierre Gauthier, it’s time to have a look at the potential candidates for one of the most…
TML Captains: Hap Day 1927-1937
TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who ‘wore the C’ for one of the NHL’s charter franchises. Part 1 featured Bert Corbeau. Clarence Henry ‘Hap’ Day #3,…