DrChill Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/07/10/if-travis-green-is-the-canucks-ahl-head-coach-its-one-of-their-better-moves-this-off-season/ "I was talking recently with a WHL general manager who believed the Vancouver Canucks needed to not scrimp on their AHL coach, reasoning that someone with a profound knack for getting to young players could make a difference with a depleted farm system. They’ve got some guys who could use some coaching up. With that way of thinking, Travis Green looks like a good get for them, assuming the rumours about him taking the helm of the Utica Comets are true. Green, 42, is coming off guiding the Portland Winterhawks to the WHL championship in the midst of chaos, what with Mike Johnston being suspended for the remainder of the season early in the campaign for player benefit violations and Green needing to step up from assistant coach/assistant general manager status. Combine that with 900-plus games in the NHL as a player and you’d think he would have plenty of opportunities, assuming he was against playing second fiddle to Johnston again. If the Canucks landed him, they had to work for it. That Portland situation could have easily come off the rails. You see WHL players lose focus over a bad math test. Green had to play some sort of major role in keeping them together. The Winterhawks played the same up-tempo, flashy offensive style under Green that they did under Johnston. You got the feeling they enjoyed themselves; it wasn’t unusual to see multiple drop passes on a single rush up the ice. They also seemed to check more diligently than they in the past. That could have been experience or all part of a Johnston-led progression, or it could have been the influence of Green. We’ll never know exactly. It is certain that he’s a guy trending in the right direction. And, with the way this off-season has gone, how many times has that been said about the Canucks?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tealfepels Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 boucher would have been better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Bank Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 player benefit violations? I dont get it what did he do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 player benefit violations? I dont get it what did he do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 The Canucks are finally tapping into the WHL. Good! This would be a great addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 This is going off hockeydb.com.. but 2 years as part of a coaching team in Portland. Once in 2009-2010 and once last year and the Winterhawks have played 44 playoff games in that span and these notable players played under him: El Nino, Ryan Johansen, Brad Ross, Luke Walker, Joe Morrow, Ty Rattie, Riley Boychuk, Luca Sbisa, Brenden Leipsic and Seth Jones. In just two years that's pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Well since he has experience coaching in a league that is all about player development, hopefully he would be good for the development of our prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Also their record was 37-8 while he was the head coach + a championship. THAT'S PRETTY FRACKING GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Good pick up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 He's from Castelgar, BC so it makes sense that he would have some ties to BC and the Canucks. There's a good chance they'll be leaving Utica for the lower mainland too. Oh and here he is scoring a huge goal: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blömqvist Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So.... does this mean Gillis' prospects finally make it to the NHL??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So.... does this mean Gillis' prospects finally make it to the NHL??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Great signing if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Wow! The Portland Winterhawks have a history of churning out great prospects/ NHLer's! That would be a fantastic move, if true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3aL Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Well this would be absolutely fantastic, especially for smaller forwards, look what he did with Petan! I would love this, much better than Arniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Red Monster Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 People need to realize he was the assistant coach for most of the recent winterhawks seasons, and Johnston is the one who put together the team and systems Not saying he wouldn't be a good hire, but he had a great team handed to him when johnston got suspended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DeNiro Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 People need to realize he was the assistant coach for most of the recent winterhawks seasons, and Johnston is the one who put together the team and systems Not saying he wouldn't be a good hire, but he had a great team handed to him when johnston got suspended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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