Where will Habcsheid go?
Gregg Drinnan
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Where will Habscheid go?
There has been much speculation about where Marc Habscheid will end up.
Habscheid, who has WHL coaching experience with the Kamloops Blazers and Kelowna Rockets, was fired as associate coach by the Boston Bruins last month when head coach Dave Lewis also was dumped. Both have one year left on their contracts with the Bruins.
With the Rockets looking for a head coach — Jeff Truitt left to become an assistant with the Springfield Falcons, the Edmonton Oilers' AHL affiliate — Kelowna general manager Bruce Hamilton said earlier that he wanted to talk with Habscheid before making a decision.
If he is waiting on Habscheid, he may have to wait a bit longer.
Sources indicate that Habscheid has had discussions with the Phoenix Coyotes, who it's believed are looking for a head coach for their AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. The Coyotes' coaching staff also is a bit thin, with it now including just head coach Wayne Gretzky, associate coach Ulf Samuelsson and goaltending coach Grant Fuhr.
It's worth noting that Gretzky and Habscheid go back a long ways so there definitely is a connection there.
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