Rolston will pick his own assistants. There's expected to be 2 assistants plus a goaltending coach.
Who gets recalled is Rolston's decision. Regier says it was that way in Portland as well.
The Amerks are not required to play the Sabres style or system.
Winning is important.
Quote:
“I picked Ron up this morning at the airport and we talked and I told him we have to win in Rochester,” Regier said. “For one thing, I believe it’s important for development. But this is also a demanding place. The Rochester Americans have a longer history than the Buffalo Sabres in the American Hockey League.
“It’s important that they have separate identities. We want our players to be Rochester Americans, to learn to deal with that responsibility in the community, to carry the responsibility of being a Rochester American and not just being a subset of the Buffalo Sabres.”
Regarding a skating coach, Besa Tsintsadze was the Pens guy when Black was there and he's branched off into private practice in the Scranton/Wilkes Barre area. It'll be interesting to see who they have brought on in this capacity.
Regarding a skating coach, Besa Tsintsadze was the Pens guy when Black was there and he's branched off into private practice in the Scranton/Wilkes Barre area. It'll be interesting to see who they have brought on in this capacity.
Apparently, both the Skating Coach and Mental Skills Coach are women. Good for them.
Erika Stone: Stone Skating
She is a power skating instructor with techniques learned from 18 years of figure skating training. She competed at the State, Regional and Eastern US Championship levels, with medals at the Regional level and Gold at the Empire State Games Championships. Erika is a USFSA Double Gold Medalist in figures and freestyle. She has her BA in Communications from St. John Fisher and earned educational credits from PACE seminars through the Professional Skater's Association.
Erika has 16 years of teaching experience.
He was a character and a heck of a hockey player at Clarkson.
It doesn't surprise me that he's become a good head coach.
I admittedly don't have as significant of a "finger on the Pulse" of the Q as I'd like, but from what I gather and from watching a few games of the LEW/MTL series, this past season might've been his top coaching performance to date.
I admittedly don't have as significant of a "finger on the Pulse" of the Q as I'd like, but from what I gather and from watching a few games of the LEW/MTL series, this past season might've been his top coaching performance to date.
It was his first full season as a head coach and he'll only get better.
There was never a chance Boughner would be coming to Buffalo/Rochester. Family and business issues first and foremost -- and those are both in Windsor. The Wings job... well, that's a bridge-ride away from home.
There was never a chance Boughner would be coming to Buffalo/Rochester. Family and business issues first and foremost -- and those are both in Windsor. The Wings job... well, that's a bridge-ride away from home.
I knew that.
Some people on a BB that shall remain nameless on the other hand......
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