THW Daily - Panthers Take Game 1 Over Rangers & Devils Name Sheldon Keefe Head Coach
Also, Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet wins the Jack Adams Award & more
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Vancouver Canucks’ Rick Tocchet Wins Jack Adams Award
May 22, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet has won the 2024 Jack Adams Award, given to the head coach deemed to have contributed the most to his team’s success. This should come as no surprise to fans who saw the Canucks win the Pacific Division with 109 points, 26 points more than last season.
Panthers Shut Out Rangers to Take Game 1 of Eastern Conference Final
May 22, 2024 by Jim Bay
The Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 3-0 to take the first game of their Eastern Conference Final series. Matthew Tkachuk opened the scoring to put Florida up 1-0. He has five goals in his first five career conference finals games.
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Los Angeles Kings Name Jim Hiller Head Coach
May 22, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The Los Angeles Kings announced they removed the interim tag from Jim Hiller’s title, promoting him to full-time head coach. This move should not come as a surprise to fans as he went 21-12-1 in his 34-game stint with the Kings this past season, leading the team to a 104-point pace. He was promoted to interim head coach halfway through the season following head coach Todd McLellan’s departure.
Flames Should Be Wary of Necas Acquisition
May 22, 2024 by Derek Olsen
The conference finals are nearly underway, and thus the NHL is one step closer to crowning this year’s champion. While most Canadian hockey fans tuned in to the “Battle of Canada” between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers, fans of the other seven Canadian franchises can do nothing but look forward to next season. The Calgary Flames have been sitting idle since early April, after being eliminated from postseason contention for the second consecutive season. The team is in a transitional period and traded away Tyler Toffoli, Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Chris Tanev, and Noah Hanifin in 2023-24. They now have nine picks in the upcoming 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which will serve as the first test of the offseason.
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Devils Hire Sheldon Keefe to Be Next Head Coach
May 22, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
The New Jersey Devils have moved on to their third head coach since the 2023-24 season began, but this change seems to be for good. The former bench boss for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Sheldon Keefe, was hired by the Devils and reportedly given a four-year deal per Darren Dreger. Finally, they have their guy.
Canadiens Have Great Opportunity With 5th and 26th Picks in 2024 NHL Draft
May 22, 2024 by Karine Hains
While the second-round series featuring the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks kept Canadians on the edge of their seats right up to the end of Game 7, Montreal Canadiens fans had another reason to keep close tabs on the matchup. The winner’s identity would determine when the Canadiens would take to the podium for the second time in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft.
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From TSN - Canucks’ Tocchet wins Jack Adams Award
From Sportsnet - Devils to hire Sheldon Keefe as head coach
From ESPN - Jim Hiller named Kings coach with interim tag removed
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Keefe in NJ maybe 1 year then will be fired. He is a terrible coach and will not make a difference. Look at the team he had in Toronto and could not make it work.