June 2007

Ducks draft day is complete

Published on: 23rd June, 2007

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has selected center Logan MacMillan with the 19th overall selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Ducks traded the 16th overall selection (previously acquired from Tampa Bay on Feb. 24, 2007) to Minnesota for the 19th [...]

Ducks Draft and Update

Published on: 23rd June, 2007

The Anaheim Ducks have completed their draft and I have to say I was really impressed as once again the scouting staff did a good job filling the holes within the organization. The Ducks made a trade dealing former Pirates Tim Brent to Pittsburgh for Stephen Dixon. I’m not overly surprised, but I’m disappointed for [...]

Coaching staff announced…..Well sort of

Published on: 21st June, 2007

Well the cat is out of the bag. The Portland Pirates didn’t make any grand announcement as was expected yesterday or today as to whom the new coaching staff was going to be, but they did confirm a leaked report by Lindsey Kramer on NHL.com that Gord Dineen and Matt Laatsch were named to replace [...]

Pirates to announce coaching staff tomorrow

Published on: 19th June, 2007

The Portland Pirates will officially announce their 2007-2008 coaching staff tomorrow. The Pirates will be lead by Kevin Dineen, who will return for his third season behind the bench. It’s expected that Dineen will be joined by his brother Gord Dineen, who was the assistant coach in San Antonio for the last two seasons. As [...]

A new Dineen on the way?

Published on: 19th June, 2007

Since the last update a little more information as come in regarding the Pirates future coaching situation. As I mentioned in my earlier entry, Bruce Crowder is no longer the Pirates Assistant Coach as he left on his own free will in order to spend quality time with his family. Well apparently his leaving wasn’t [...]

Pirates to unveil new coaching staff this week

Published on: 18th June, 2007

The Portland Pirates will announce their coaching staff later this week as they undergo a coaching facelift as Bruce Crowder is leaving the Pirates staff after spending the last two seasons with the team. Crowder spent the majority of the last two seasons, handling the defensive responsibilities and working with the Anaheim Ducks defensive prospects. [...]