Wheeling update:

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Hockey East coach Mark Dennehy leaves Merrimack after thirteen seasons, and now is heading the Nailers, confirmed on the team site....

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[crimsonace]

Good hire. He's VERY well-respected and well-liked in Hockey East, and clearly has a lot of contacts in the college game. Did a tremendous job recruiting and coaching a team without a lot of resources in Merrimack against much wealthier programs. Scouting and recruiting at this level is very important, and that's something he's done very well at the college game.

 

[Captain Crash]

Well that was short-lived. Dennehy has resigned from the Wheeling Nailers to accept the head coaching position with the Binghamton Senators.

Press Release: Nailers Announce Departure of Head Coach Mark Dennehy | The Wheeling Nailers

As a Nailers fan myself, that's rather disappointing. Dennehy was really looking like a fantastic move. Given the short notice and that the Penguins are assisting with his replacement, I bet it's one of the many former Pens players that the organization employs, like Mark Recchi.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

That leaves Cincinnati and Wheeling as the only two teams in the ECHL without head coaches.

The Cyclones haven't had a head coach since Matt Macdonald went to Grand Rapids as an assistant on July 2.

Well that was short-lived. Dennehy has resigned from the Wheeling Nailers to accept the head coaching position with the Binghamton Senators.

Press Release: Nailers Announce Departure of Head Coach Mark Dennehy | The Wheeling Nailers

As a Nailers fan myself, that's rather disappointing. Dennehy was really looking like a fantastic move. Given the short notice and that the Penguins are assisting with his replacement, I bet it's one of the many former Pens players that the organization employs, like Mark Recchi.

Could also be Jarrod Skalde who is a developmental coach with the Pens and who was slated to spend a lot of time in Wheeling this year. If the Nailers get Skalde, they will be very fortunate. Great guy and great coach.

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Well that was short-lived. Dennehy has resigned from the Wheeling Nailers to accept the head coaching position with the Binghamton Senators.

Press Release: Nailers Announce Departure of Head Coach Mark Dennehy | The Wheeling Nailers

As a Nailers fan myself, that's rather disappointing. Dennehy was really looking like a fantastic move. Given the short notice and that the Penguins are assisting with his replacement, I bet it's one of the many former Pens players that the organization employs, like Mark Recchi.

HOWEVER, CC, since when is Binghamton's franchise the Senators, didn't they relocate to Belleville, Ontario, and Binghamton acquired the Devils affiliation/franchise

 

[GarbageGoal]

HOWEVER, CC, since when is Binghamton's franchise the Senators, didn't they relocate to Belleville, Ontario, and Binghamton acquired the Devils affiliation/franchise

The guy slipped up that they are no longer the BSens, no need to show off your franchise timeline skills....

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

The guy slipped up that they are no longer the BSens, no need to show off your franchise timeline skills....

we have to be accurate in this day and age

 

[Captain Crash]

HOWEVER, CC, since when is Binghamton's franchise the Senators, didn't they relocate to Belleville, Ontario, and Binghamton acquired the Devils affiliation/franchise

HOWEVER, it was an honest mistake from habit. Not a big deal whatsoever. Heck, I even linked to the original press release that states the Binghamton Devils, so it was an obvious slip up. At least I was willing to back up my post with the original source, unlike certain other forum members who literally outright refuse to do so on incomprehensible grounds, don't you think?

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

That leaves Cincinnati and Wheeling as the only two teams in the ECHL without head coaches.

The Cyclones haven't had a head coach since Matt Macdonald went to Grand Rapids as an assistant on July 2.



Could also be Jarrod Skalde who is a developmental coach with the Pens and who was slated to spend a lot of time in Wheeling this year. If the Nailers get Skalde, they will be very fortunate. Great guy and great coach.

ACTUALLY 3, South Carolina lost their head coach (Warsofsky) to Charlotte, Cyclones, the same way MacDonald was "promoted" to Grand Rapids, and this thread here with the promotion from Merrimack to Wheeling to Binghamton.

 

[jabberoski]

Well that was short-lived. Dennehy has resigned from the Wheeling Nailers to accept the head coaching position with the Binghamton Senators.

Press Release: Nailers Announce Departure of Head Coach Mark Dennehy | The Wheeling Nailers

As a Nailers fan myself, that's rather disappointing. Dennehy was really looking like a fantastic move. Given the short notice and that the Penguins are assisting with his replacement, I bet it's one of the many former Pens players that the organization employs, like Mark Recchi.

Recchi is an assistant coach with the Penguins.

 

[Captain Crash]

Recchi is an assistant coach with the Penguins.

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preposition

• 1.

having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.
"there were other suits like mine in the shop"

• 2.
  used to draw attention to the nature of an action or event.
  "I apologize for coming over unannounced like this"

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Mike Bavis now the new coach in Wheeling

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Matt Thomas, who had coached for 12 years in the ECHL prior to taking over at Alaska-Anchorage, is the new head coach of the Cincinnati Cyclones.

Matt Thomas (b.1975) hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com

Cyclones tab Thomas as head coach - The ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League

 

[royals119]

Nailers Name Mike Bavis as Head Coach | The Wheeling Nailers

 

[cynicalcitizen]

Nailers Name Mike Bavis as Head Coach | The Wheeling Nailers

Any word on Butthead?

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Nailers logo on the JDM Motorsports Chevrolet @ Mid Ohio from the Nailers website