Pats fire Cameron/Dixon and McGuigan not returning

[patsdude114]

http://www.reginapats.com/article/pa...coaching-staff

[Crofter]

Did not see the is one coming, although I'm guessing this has something to do with buy-in to some new organizational priority.

Cameron is my favorite recent coach, and I hope they get someone else who plays an exciting brand of hockey and gets players to overachieve. I don't agree with this treatment, but the team does need to make changes and it's unfortunate the Cameron was a casualty.

[patsdude114]

I woke up this morning to 6 texts from friends saying the Pats coaching staff was fired... I thought it was some plot to f*ck with my mind but sure enough I log onto the pats website to see if it was true and yep to my shocking discovering they have been fired/let go.


I really thought Cameron was the right choice moving forward with all his coaching back ground in the pro ranks, he did a lot of very good things this past season as his 1st year as a WHL Head Coach. He really developed younger guys to take that step forward. This past season was the best brand of hockey I have watched at the dome since 2001

My only thought on this is maybe there is a prime past NHL guy wanting to come here and be the coach. Maybe a guy like Sillinger & Heward to be our coaching staff, although imo that may be a step backwards with a guy who has no coaching experience and then a guy like Heward who doesn't have a lot of experience at all. A buddy of mine who played in the sticks on rose tournament and who took part at the golf tournament said he saw a lot of talk with Sillinger and Marquart & Lumbard....not saying anything is behind that could just of been friendly conversation.

I guess lets wait and see who will be our next Head Coach now

[Crofter]

My only thought on this is maybe there is a prime past NHL guy wanting to come here and be the coach. Maybe a guy like Sillinger & Heward to be our coaching staff, although imo that may be a step backwards with a guy who has no coaching experience and then a guy like Heward who doesn't have a lot of experience at all. A buddy of mine who played in the sticks on rose tournament and who took part at the golf tournament said he saw a lot of talk with Sillinger and Marquart & Lumbard....not saying anything is behind that could just of been friendly conversation.

I guess lets wait and see who will be our next Head Coach now

I'm thinking you're right. It's going to be a guy with name recognition, because I don't think the Pats can sell tickets this year on what looks like a real youth movement and rebuild. Next coach has to be a fan-friendly name.

[RWAH]

I have no idea what prompted the firing of Cameron or the resignation of the Dixon and Mc Guigan I thought Mc Guigan would go back to the Maritimes as he sounded homesick all year. I'm with one of the other posters it must be a new structure and he could not agree. Dixon is an astute mind for the game and a quality teacher. Camerons game style was a pleasure to watch'(puck possession and quick transition.)
As for the next coach, the team need a coach with experience as a coach at this level or higher and a teacher with a lot of patience. An inexperienced coach will be a large step back. They tried that with Durcatch a few years ago. Sillinger or Hewart may be assistant coaches but hopefully not the head job.
I view this as a half strike against the new owners

[puckdad]

Wow - this news is a shock.
Cameron always seemed positive about the team and engaged with his players. Had some goaltending issues that didn't help him out in the W/L column, but overall a great coach & leader who coaxed the best out of most of his players.

So Cameron, a player's coach who got his team (in what was projected to be a rebuilding year) to overachieve last year & win a Division Banner (forget about playoffs - that team wasn't built for a playoff run, and Wapple was injured) gets fired.

PA has an arrogant, obtuse little Hitler of a coach who alienated his players, fellow staff, and local media, and guided his team (that was predicted to at least win the Division & at one point was ranked nationally in the top 10) to an 8th Place playoff spot. And he still has his job.

Doesn't seem right.

[Shooter]

Shooter Right on Money in Early May 2014. Some serious house cleaning. What is next?

[patsdude114]

I guess some of us wanted Regina Pats major news and now we have gotten our wish although this wasn't the type of news we expected.


Here is a poll that can be done on the CBC news site if anyone is interested.......

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...eron-1.2685782