Elliotte Friedman broke the news today. The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Manny Malhotra as their assistant coach, thereby denying ex-Caps bench boss Bruce Boudreau of getting job with his old favorite team.
Losing his chance at the Leafs job plus the Caps position going to Peter Laviolette. That’s a bummer… but also an opportunity!
The Capitals should hire Bruce Boudreau to be their new assistant coach.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Former Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau spoke with Washington early on during their coaching search, per The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir. Bruce and wife Crystal have moved back to the area as well. But, according to El-Bashir, Boudreau is not currently in the running for the Caps’ vacant head coaching job, “at least not at the moment”.
The Seattle Kraken need a head coach while Dallas, San Jose, and Calgary all currently have interim bench bosses. Boudreau is being linked to his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs as a possible assistant coach. The Leafs shed two of their assistants over the summer, Paul McFarland and Andrew Brewer.
In an interview on the ESPN On Ice podcast, Boudreau addressed all those rumors and revealed that he hopes he gets another shot as an NHL head coach sooner rather than later. Gabby was fired from his most recent position as head coach of the Minnesota Wild on Valentine’s Day by Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin. Now he’s serving as an analyst on NHL Network.
Bruce Boudreau will share his gift of gab with all of us during the 2020 playoffs. Tuesday, the NHL Network announced that the former Capitals head coach will join the station as a guest analyst for the rest of the postseason.
Boudreau has made cameos several times as an NHL analyst since being fired as Minnesota Wild head coach on Valentine’s Day, including a spot on Sportsnet’s Trade Deadline show.
Boudreau will debut on NHL Tonight at 5:30 PM.
By Ian Oland 2 months ago
Former Capitals defenseman Shaone Morrisonn reflected on his time in the NHL during an interview with the Cardiff Devils’ Oliver Hampson.
Morrisonn, who spent parts of six seasons with the Capitals from 2003 to 2010, had one of the best seats in the house for the Young Guns era in Washington and shared several stories of note about Alex Ovechkin. For instance, Morrisonn revealed that Ovi is not a napper.
The Washington Capitals and NBC Sports Washington announced Monday morning that they will be airing “Greatest Hits” specials featuring cameos from Capitals alumni such as Olie Kolzig, Troy Brouwer, and Bruce Boudreau.
The first memorable game will air tonight featuring analysis and insight from former enforcer Matt Bradley, who is currently working for the Capitals as a scout. NBC Sports Washington will re-air Game Seven of the 2009 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal between the Capitals and New York Rangers.
Former Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau was fired on Valentine’s Day by Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin. It marked the second time Bourdeau, who owns the third-highest winning percentage in NHL history (.576, min. 500 games), has been let go mid-season.
With all that free time on his hands, Gabby shared some more tales about his time in Washington through the media. Boudreau coached Alex Ovechkin during the prime of his career in the NHL and turned the Capitals into a perennial playoff team.
Boudreau opened up during Sportnet’s trade deadline show as well as with Mike Russo of The Athletic.
After spending the last four years in St. Paul, Bruce Boudreau is out as head coach of the Minnesota Wild in what has to be the cruelest valentine in hockey history.
The Athletic’s Michael Russo and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman were the first to report the news.
By Ian Oland 8 months ago
The Minnesota Wild had an embarrassing miscue before the start of Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Head coach Bruce Boudreau filled out the lineup card wrong and the Wild are only playing with five defensemen.
Wednesday night, the Minnesota Wild took on the Winnipeg Jets during Game One of their First Round matchup. It marked the tenth time in 11 years that a Bruce Boudreau led team was in the playoffs.
While there was a whiteout in Winnipeg, there was a red out on Bruce Boudreau’s face during the Wild’s 3-2 loss to the Jets.
On Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center, former Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau quietly hit a huge career milestone. With the Minnesota Wild’s 4-1 victory in regulation over the Nashville Predators, Boudreau recorded his 500th NHL win.
With the win, Boudreau became the second fastest coach in NHL history to reach the milestone. He finished just behind Scotty Bowman, taking 837 games to achieve the number to Bowman’s 825.
Out of active coaches, Boudreau is now the quickest to 500 wins, beating out the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mike Babcock. Babcock took 895 to hit the same milestone.
By Donya Abramo 3 years ago
