Former NHLers take to coaching juniors

A nice piece by Eric Duhatschek. There's some wonderful continuity in the idea of players who go from juniors up to the NHL and then back to the junior ranks, riding buses, working as coaches in their 40s and beyond.

The circle of hockey?

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And now I’m humming “Circle of Life” from The Lion King. Thanks for that.

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by Doogie2K on Mar 19, 2009 12:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think it’s as much passion for the game as it is having nothing else to turn to. A lot of the guys like Lowry and Gilmour don’t really know much other then hockey. They’ve been focusing on the game dedicatedly for 20 odd years but still in their late-40s, they’re not really ready to lie back and retire (plus I think their competitive drive really prevents them).

That’s some of the reason why so many former players become coaches or scouts or somehow continue to work with teams in the sport.

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Hockey's Future

by kforbes on Mar 19, 2009 2:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Great piece on Lowry. It’s great to see Duhatschek hasn’t lost track on his Calgary roots either. Lowry says that he’d like to coach in the NHL some day, and after this season, he’s likely put himself on the radar. He’s virtually guaranteed to win the WHL’s coach of the year award after what he did with a Hitmen team that was supposed to be in a rebuilding year. Instead, Calgary pulled off what is perhaps the second greatest regular season in WHL history.

by Resolute on Mar 19, 2009 4:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs