Vegas Hires Five New Staffers

[LadyStanley]

In his defense, the Devils were usually picking in the back of the pack and some of those years were just duds in general (looking at you 2001). The recent drafts are looking a bit better, but not getting much from 2005-2010 was a huge root cause of the Devils being out of it since 2013.

I hope Conte does well if he does end up in Vegas.

2015 and 2003 notwithstanding, the Sharks usually are picking in the last third of a round. Yet they have one of the highest draftee/games played ratio in the league. (Yes, they have had some clunkers too, including a couple of 1st rounders that were busts.)

And some of their best players drafted in the franchise have been late rounds. (Nabokov, Pavelski for two)

Where a scouting staff gets its props is in the 3rd-7th rounds and what undrafted players they acquire/sign.

It's not only in identifying players well, but properly developing them.

 

[HanSolo]

Well Iirc the scouts don't really oversee development. There's a separate department and AHL coaching for that.

 

[Brodeur]

Best of luck with Conte.

 

[HanSolo]

Boy Maloney goes from finalist to build a new franchise to scout.

 

[Brodeur]

Boy Maloney goes from finalist to build a new franchise to scout.

It happens, Dean Lombardi spent a couple years as a pro scout for the Flyers between his GM gigs with the Sharks and Kings.

 

[HanSolo]

Oh I'm sure he'll find better work eventually. Maloney was just my most hoped for choice. If I remember correctly Burke spent some time back with Anaheim after Toronto as a pro scout before taking the Calgary job.

 

[ScottyK]

Conte is a good dude, his knock is he favors grit and a 2 way game over skill early in drafts.

 

[derriko]

Conte is a good dude, his knock is he favors grit and a 2 way game over skill early in drafts.

Oh god a Bryan Murray clone.

All that gets you is more Curtis Lazar types rather than the Mantha's and Burakovsky's of the world.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/flames-hire-former-coyotes-executive-don-maloney-pro-scout/

Well, Maloney gets a job with Calgary (not Vegas), so he's not coming.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/building-vegas-first-hires/

Gare Joyce looks at the first few hires

 

[airbus220]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/building-vegas-first-hires/

Gare Joyce looks at the first few hires

Thanks.
Interesting about the scouting candidates, Lugerner's duties and the relation between McPhee and McCrimmon, but missed Prior and Donskov.

 

[KnishOfTheCrease]

https://www.vegasishockey.com/news-detail?recordNum=155

Another good hire. He was an instructor at Okanagan Hockey Camp when I was a student there in the early'90s. Bizarre it's another person on the Vegas staff I'm familiar with.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/sports/391057021.html

Bruno Campese hired as amateur scout.


http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/eca...or-nhl-scouting-gig-las-vegas-brendan-whittet

And Mike Levine

 

[MrLouniverse]

Conte is a good dude, his knock is he favors grit and a 2 way game over skill early in drafts.

Can confirm. He has good instincts, and a great eye for players hovering just outside the radar that were important pieces in every Cup team; albeit his field is evaluating wildly unpredictable teenage hockey players primarily and he was a lieutenant of Lou so the knocks will be what they will be.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/front-office-tracker-latest-las-vegas-nhl-team-hires/

Sportsnet, now with LV "front office hire" tracker.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports...-team-hires-nhl-veteran-kelly-kisio-pro-scout

And Kelly Kisio (as scout)

 

[derriko]

https://www.vegasishockey.com/news-detail?recordNum=155

Another good hire. He was an instructor at Okanagan Hockey Camp when I was a student there in the early'90s. Bizarre it's another person on the Vegas staff I'm familiar with.

Thats funny. I went to Okanogan hockey camp around 2000ish.

Also my Uncle was a professor for a couple years at Eastern Washington. Be funny if he taught him.

 

[Soundgarden]

http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports...-team-hires-nhl-veteran-kelly-kisio-pro-scout

And Kelly Kisio (as scout)

Haven't heard that name in a while.

 

[Mike Jones]

Haven't heard that name in a while.

He's been running the Calgary Hitmen (WHL) here for something like 18 years.

I'm really surprised the Flames couldn't find a place for him in their NHL front office.

 

[airbus220]

He's been running the Calgary Hitmen (WHL) here for something like 18 years.

I'm really surprised the Flames couldn't find a place for him in their NHL front office.

How do you think about Kent Hawley who was with the Oilers?

 

[Mike Jones]

How do you think about Kent Hawley who was with the Oilers?

I don't know much about him but judging by his Elite Prospects staff profile his coaching and scouting experience should be a real asset to the new team.

Experience at different levels of the hockey world seems to be one thing the Vegas leadership seems to be looking for and they're getting a lot of it.

It's a smart move for the Vegas market.

Edit: In saying this, however, we have to keep in mind the drafting record of Hawley's previous organization. For a supposedly rebuilding team the Oilers have had terrible results once they've moved past the first round. I would have concerns about anyone who has scouted for Edmonton in recent years.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://sinbin.vegas/dont-look-now-but-the-las-vegas-front-office-is-old/

Concern over age of front office (averaging 55).

 

[HanSolo]

Hopefully that just means more experience. And not archaic ideals

 

[tigervixxxen]

Big fan of this hire for y'all. Head scout of Rouyn-Noranda built an incredible team that went to the Memorial Cup almost entirely on drafted players. McKrimmon was impressed enough to hire him to scout for Las Vegas. No doubt your scouting in the Q will be strong.

 

[Mike Jones]

Big fan of this hire for y'all. Head scout of Rouyn-Noranda built an incredible team that went to the Memorial Cup almost entirely on drafted players. McKrimmon was impressed enough to hire him to scout for Las Vegas. No doubt your scouting in the Q will be strong.

I'm not that good with the tweety stuff - What's his name?