Confirmed with Link: Gord Dineen Named Head Coach Of Toronto Marlies

[StuckOutHere]

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#Marlies name Gord Dineen head coach. #Leafs

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[JackJ]

Love it

 

[Daisy Jane]

good for him

 

[TheThrill81*]

Solid move. He's got a good track record the past 5 seasons as the assistant coach, let's see what he can do now as head coach.

 

[Super Mega]

hmm hope he works out, I grew to love Spott.

his last head coaching job was iowa chops
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0050492009.html

a young Petri Kontiola happened to be on the team, they went .500 and missed the playoffs

 

[EastVan]

I would have preferred an outside hire, an up and comer from elsewhere....

 

[Daisy Jane]

I would have preferred an outside hire, an up and comer from elsewhere....

why? Shanahan said he wants to promote within. Dineen's been part of the team that has been 3x division champs, 2 finals in 3 years... give him a chance.

 

[EastVan]

why? Shanahan said he wants to promote within. Dineen's been part of the team that has been 3x division champs, 2 finals in 3 years... give him a chance.

They could have brought in someone with a gift for developing players AND kept Dineen on board.

 

[Budsfan]

Marlies hire Gord Dineen as new head coach

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/ahl/marlies-hire-gord-dineen-as-new-head-coach/

The Marlies also promoted Derek King to associate coach. King, 47, had spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach with the Marlies alongside Dineen.

 

[DoubleDouble*]

They could have brought in someone with a gift for developing players AND kept Dineen on board.

What you want is a sexy hire that will make everyone go "oooooh".

Meanwhile, anyone who knows what they are talking about loves this hire because it's a great internal solution, and the guy has done nothing but be a part of exceptional teams.

 

[LV*]

They could have brought in someone with a gift for developing players AND kept Dineen on board.

Or maybe they bring in someone new as you suggest as an assistant coach, while Dineen is the HC.

 

[TootooTrain]

Good hire.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I am not against this, but will be honest, wanted DJ Smith ex Leaf and the current Oshawa Gens Coach.

 

[Daisy Jane]

I am not against this, but will be honest, wanted DJ Smith ex Leaf and the current Oshawa Gens Coach.

did he not just reup in Oshawa?

 

[The Winter Soldier]

did he not just reup in Oshawa?

Maybe, I don't know. But had he Leafs approached him, I don't see how he would turn it down. He's a very promising coach in my eyes.

 

[SprDaVE]

Derek King was also named Associate Coach.

Good promotions. They've been in the system for awhile and had a pretty positive impact overall.

 

[mikebel111*]

Congrats to Gord. done well as an assistant coach for the Marlies. Nice to see King promoted to associate coach as well. Wonder who the assistants will be?

 

[BackHandShelf22]

Meh. Guy paid his dues. Rational decision I suppose.

 

[Parkdale]

Love these moves. Promoting Spott, promoting the assistants. The leafs could use this stability.

 

[EastVan]

I admit that I am not super familiar with the situation.

Just feel this position should be able to attract proven, high profile coaches.

We need all the help we can get creating a pipeline to the big team.

Our valuable assets such as Nylander will need someone with the right touch.

 

[Daisy Jane]

i just personally think - we should give Dineen a chance before wishing we got other people. I trust Shanahan to put his program into place. Again - Dineen has been in the organization for five years, so I'm pretty sure he's had his hand with a lot of the developlement of the rookies we have so far.

because spott moved up, and the other guy is still around maybe this DJ Smith dude will be aproached to be an assistant - i doubt he's running with 1 AC.

 

[TheLeafsBro]

Good hire. He deserves this opportunity. No need to look outside this organization.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

not impressed by the hiring tbh, but hope he does well.

 

[mikebel111*]

not impressed by the hiring tbh, but hope he does well.

why not? He has been with the Marlies for a while and deserves his chance

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

why not? He has been with the Marlies for a while and deserves his chance

true, but IMO, i think there are better candidates out there than him. its nothing personal, but this is a position which is responsible for developing our youth. dineen doesn't have an impressive resume, and would have preferred someone with experience and someone who has success in developing youth. i.e. a chl coach (like spott hiring last year)