Association of the East Atlantic Metropolitan Association of the Central Western Pacific Languages Dupuis: former Penguins in the four corners of the League!
I have never met Émilie, but I know who she is, and I heard about the excellent work she was doing in the Momentum Hockey players agency agency.She thus becomes the second woman to occupy this post in the history of the NHL, but the first since 1996.
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It was in my opinion only a matter of time.More and more women are added to NHL organizations in different roles, which we think of Danielle Goyette and Hayley Wickenheiser with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Cammi Granato with the Seattle Kraken or Kendall Coyne Schofield with the Blackhawks ofChicago.
A woman's hiring in a decision -making role in hockey operations naturally became the next step.But beware, it was not a question of choosing anyone to break the "boys club" and look good in terms of diversity.Castonguay has proven itself, she knows her field.She has the baggage necessary to excel in her new functions, and this is only a matter of time before other similar hires follow.So much the better if young girls of the next generation can today watch the NHL and see that it is possible for them to reach this level.
The Canucks dropped another barrier shortly after hiring the first Swedish managing director in the NHL history in Patrick Allvin.In his case, it is not his nationality that holds my attention, but the fact that it is another former member of the organization of the Penguins.
I think there are fewer penguins in the Arctic than former members of the Penguins in the management teams and behind the bench of the 31 other NHL training!It was Jim Rutherford, the former CEO of the Penguins, who went to seek Allvin, his former assistant to Pittsburgh, to make it the CEO of Canucks.
It is not complicated, go around the other teams in the League, and you will mostly find an old people of the Penguins there.Directors General Allvin, Bill Guerin, Ray Shero, Tom Fitzgerald, Chuck Fletcher all went through Pittsburgh earlier during their careers.John Hynes and Mike Yeo are head coaches who have made their classes with the Penguins.Many assistant coaches, such as Alain Nasreddine, Mark Recchi and, until very recently, Michel Therrien are former Penguins.Same thing on the side of the Deputy Directors with for example Jason Botterill at the Kraken of Seattle, in addition to dozens of others in the different levels around the League.
This high demand for former members of the Penguins is explained in several ways.The first is obviously that it is a first class organization, which does things in the right way and which knows how to recognize talent and develop their hockey men.
The second is that at hockey as elsewhere, people try to reproduce winning recipes.Penguins have been part of the league elite for fifteen years now, so the other teams are trying to understand the reason behind their successes by hiring people who have contributed to these successes.
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— Rob Gregg Thu Jul 28 12:46:10 +0000 2016
Beautiful honor for Lundqvist
I was fortunate to be the teammate of Henrik Lundqvist for a long period of six games with the New York Rangers during the 2006-07 season, so I can obviously not say that I was able to learn theknow personally.
However, I can say that I was impressed by his professionalism.Whether in his way of approaching a match or preparing, and his way of behaving outside the rink.
On the ice, he has had an exceptional career.When we faced Lundqvist, we knew that we had to play very well defensively because it was going to be difficult to score often against him.
He would obviously have deserved to win a Stanley Cup.I also faced it several times in the playoff series, while our two teams were legitimate aspirants to the great honors.
Few are those who have managed the pressure that comes with the Rangers goalkeeper position in a demanding market like that of New York.His mental strength and preparation allowed him to navigate this reality.
It must also be said that supporters, even those in the hardest markets, know how to recognize the effort of a player, and appreciate when an athlete always gives the best of himself.They know how to recognize the "real".
And Lundqvist was a.*Interview by Sébastien Deschambault, editorial director LNH.com
