It was an unheralded day for the Marlies on Monday when assistant coach Doug Gilmour announced he would be leaving the team for a head coaching job with the Kingston Frontenacs.
However, making more with less is something the Marlies have accomplished by re-hiring Jim Hughes as assistant coach. Jim was with the KHL to start the season but was fired after guiding his expansion squad, Minsk Dynamo, to a last place standstill. Hughes brings a defensive presence to the coaching staff as it has been the Marlies' weakness all season long.
Since Jim has joined the team, they have fired off two wins in a row and are looking for their 3rd today as the face the Calder Cup finalists from a year ago; the W/B Scranton Penguins.
The Marlies have been bolstered by the return of Jeremy Williams, who is red hot with 4 goals in the last two games. The power play duo of Willy and Kris Newbury accounts for 9 points in those two games. It is a great sign that the PP is back where it should be.
Justin Pogge will get the call in goal today, after Adam Munro backstopped the Marlies last night in Binghampton. Pogge will look to continue is strong play as he has noticeably stepped up his play over his last 3 games.
The entire MLSE organization is celebrating Wendell Clark this weekend just as Patrick Roy is equally honored at the Bell Center in Montreal. I wonder who will get the top story on Sportscenter?
The Marlies are running a blog centric media day today as they invite bloggers to be part of the media entourage for the first time. They are invited to interact with media relations coordinator Trevor Van Knotsenberg and they will be given access to players for the first time.
Also, I would like to wish a Happy Birthday to the voice of the Marlies John Bartlett, from all of us here at the Rains Report
2 comments:
classy organization, those maple leaves
Yeah Jeff if you had been in TO you could have come and commented on the and even had access to players.
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