Confirmed with Link: Canes hire Gleason as new Assistant/Defense coach

[MrazeksVengeance]

I can picture Gleason on the first day of training camp, pulling up your video and showing it to the defensemen.


"Any man here who isn't willing to take an Ovechkin shot to the face, get stitched up, and come back into the game needs to leave now and pack up your gear. You're cut."

I would have fallen in love the instant I had seen that back in the day.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

This is an interesting choice. I really can't make up my mind on it.

I liked him as a player, mainly because he played a style that was, well, going out of style. He was good at it until the game got too fast for him. I wonder if his vision as a coach will fit that mold or if he'll run the quicker, more fluid style we see today.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Gleason is one of my favorite all time Canes player. He was just 10 years too late with his style of play.

I think he was fine with his style of play, he just couldn’t skate anymore. He actually had some decent speed/agility before he played that whole damn season with a broken foot like the lunatic that he is.

It’s hilarious this team now has two coaches that kick every single player on the teams ass if they really wanted to. Not a great endorsement for team toughness, but still funny.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I would have fallen in love the instant I had seen that back in the day.

Gleason was the embodiment and avatar of Vengeance for our team his whole time here.

I just found a random fight on youtube, but check this out. Ott decided that he was going to try and send a message by running our guys, and got absolutely ragdolled by Gleason for his trouble.

 

[Joe McGrath]

If you guys think Gleason’s play style was outdated you might want to watch some tape of Dean Chynoweth’s career.

 

[Finnish Jerk Train]

Gleason was the embodiment and avatar of Vengeance for our team his whole time here.

I just found a random fight on youtube, but check this out. Ott decided that he was going to try and send a message by running our guys, and got absolutely ragdolled by Gleason for his trouble.

Wasn't there wayyy more to those two than that?

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Gleason teaching defense to someone like TDA. That should be interesting, and maybe it can work!

One things for certain, he won’t take any back talk from him.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Wasn't there wayyy more to those two than that?

Gleason had an affair with Ott’s wife. I think he ended up marrying her, too, didn’t he?

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Wasn't there wayyy more to those two than that?

Gleason had an affair with Ott’s wife. I think he ended up marrying her, too, didn’t he?

Oh man, I had COMPLETELY forgotten about that.

 

[A Star is Burns]

Soooo, Brindy and Lindros and Ott and Gleason. That's fun.

 

[Zezima]

Gleason was the embodiment and avatar of Vengeance for our team his whole time here.

I just found a random fight on youtube, but check this out. Ott decided that he was going to try and send a message by running our guys, and got absolutely ragdolled by Gleason for his trouble.

I love Chad LaRose

 

[cptjeff]

Gee, the guy who has been coaching our D prospects at training camp and whenever they needed a spare coach type to help out on the ice got the job? Shocked, shocked I say.

 

[Borsig]

I can picture Gleason on the first day of training camp, pulling up your video and showing it to the defensemen.


"Any man here who isn't willing to take an Ovechkin shot to the face, get stitched up, and come back into the game needs to leave now and pack up your gear. You're cut."

Probably had more grit, heart and soul than any other D man to play for the org since... Yeah IDK. I still have my Timmy G bobblehead from a game years ago. Its in my shop on the shelf.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I love Chad LaRose

Chad LaRose is my boy. He's the poster child for the 'size of the fight in the dog'. Dude didn't back down from anybody.

 

[AD Skinner]

I truly think the nhl, Olympics, etc will all be wearing cages in the next 20 years or so. I cant imagine playing without one

 

[Raleighpig]

Probably had more grit, heart and soul than any other D man to play for the org since... Yeah IDK. I still have my Timmy G bobblehead from a game years ago. Its in my shop on the shelf.

Timmy's head agrees.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Soooo, Brindy and Lindros and Ott and Gleason. That's fun.

Get used to the sound of “Coach Shanahan”.

 

[To Be Determined]

we gonna bring back the two beverages commercials?

 

[Roboturner913]

TIMMAH

 

[Roboturner913]

Today I learned that Gleason was the Canes all time leader in blocked shots. Didn't think his tenure was long enough to be an all time leader in anything, but there we are.

The secret to his success was being fat, slow and hungover

 

[Joe McGrath]

The secret to his success was being fat, slow and hungover

And entering the league when they actually started counting blocked shots as a stat.

 

[AD Skinner]

He counted 2 12 oz drinks

 

[Roboturner913]

He counted 2 12 oz drinks

bullshit

he clearly drinks tallboys

 

[Unsustainable]

I’m ok with this

 

[Borsig]

I truly think the nhl, Olympics, etc will all be wearing cages in the next 20 years or so. I cant imagine playing without one

I never wore a cage or shield since the day I turned 18. But beer league aint the NHL