Hitmen1
06-20-2009, 08:24 PM
If the reports on TSN are true about the Flames hiring Brent Sutter as their new coach then I am going to guess that the report from the National Post will also be true. The NP is reporting that the Flames will hire Hitmen bench boss Dave Lowry as one of Sutter's assistants.
It's expected the Flames will announce their assistant coaching staff Monday as well, with former Quad City boss Ryan McGill, Calgary Hitmen boss Dave Lowry, the aforementioned Ron Sutter and goaltending coach Jamie McLennan very much in the mix. Nine-year video coach Rob Cookson, whose contract runs out July 1, was initially thought to be one of the casualties of the Keenan purge, but he could be retained, depending on Brent Sutter's say-so.Here is the entire story. (http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=1717476)
The obvious replacement would be Joel Otto. Really would there be another option?
It's expected the Flames will announce their assistant coaching staff Monday as well, with former Quad City boss Ryan McGill, Calgary Hitmen boss Dave Lowry, the aforementioned Ron Sutter and goaltending coach Jamie McLennan very much in the mix. Nine-year video coach Rob Cookson, whose contract runs out July 1, was initially thought to be one of the casualties of the Keenan purge, but he could be retained, depending on Brent Sutter's say-so.Here is the entire story. (http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=1717476)
The obvious replacement would be Joel Otto. Really would there be another option?