Well there goes Canada's chance at a medal in the Olympics! He's BACK! SMH

[Savard18]

Julien injured, Colliton named coach of Canadian men's hockey team - TSN.ca

Jeremy Colliton has assumed head coaching duties for Canada's Men’s Olympic Team, Hockey Canada announced on Sunday.

www.tsn.ca

Here we go, I know you guys are gonna love ripping on this!

 

[MassHavoc]

I was just about to post this. Absolutely no words. RIP Canada

 

[Tater]

But he can chew gum with his hands in his pockets with the best of them.

 

[KBIB]

I give it two days before the team turns on him and his 1987 schemes approach

 

[Ares]

One would think JC deserves a stint back in the AHL, or perhaps as an assistant on someone's staff, before getting to be a bench boss again, much less for the Canadian Olympic team.

 

[Tater]

him and his 1987 schemes approach

This made me ?

 

[ytsejam]

With the NHL pulling out of Olympics my $ is on the Iranians.

 

[Ares]

With the NHL pulling out of Olympics my $ is on the Iranians.

I like Malawi, myself.

 

[hawkinmontreal]

Guess I won’t be watching that.

 

[LordKOTL]

Guess I won’t be watching that.

You obviously don't have the trainwreck fascination I do . I wanna see how bad the clusterfuck he ices is.

 

[hawkinmontreal]

You obviously don't have the trainwreck fascination I do . I wanna see how bad the clusterfuck he ices is.

Well if you put it that way, it actually sounds rather intriguing.

 

[Savard18]

I'll just be waiting for a timeout when he hands the players the board again to write up a play. Also in another article they ask him if he;ll try to coach more his style than what Julien had planned. I'm thinking just go with his plan why try to change it up now just go with what systems he had in place (Julien was a Stanley Cup winner for a reason!) and just work off that with a few things that you want to implement if things aren't working from there. But judging by how his time was in Chicago, he';ll think he can actually take this team and make it his own even with the little prep time he's had. HOPE NOT!

 

[LordKOTL]

Well if you put it that way, it actually sounds rather intriguing.

It's what keeps me interested in the 'hawks during the lean years. If you can't enjoy them playing well, learn to laugh at them playing poorly.

And I agree with @Savard18 : I do want to see if a player yoinks the white board away from him .

 

[Granada]

I'll just be waiting for a timeout when he hands the players the board again to write up a play. Also in another article they ask him if he;ll try to coach more his style than what Julien had planned. I'm thinking just go with his plan why try to change it up now just go with what systems he had in place (Julien was a Stanley Cup winner for a reason!) and just work off that with a few things that you want to implement if things aren't working from there. But judging by how his time was in Chicago, he';ll think he can actually take this team and make it his own even with the little prep time he's had. HOPE NOT!

I honestly think that was the nail in the coffin for him, when he did that. I mean, it probably wasn't the first time a coach all but deferred to his star player (didn't he hand it to Cat? can't remember now), but to do so that blatantly, in front of the entire team, was just mind-blowing. I guess it's easier in a sport like football, where if the coach grabs his star QB, he can kind of pull him away from every other player, so the entire team doesn't see he's all but relinquishing control in the moment. Anyways, I don't blame anyone for thinking Colliton will lay an egg, but then again, this is Team Canada. He's going to obviously have the best players at his disposal, I have to think that maybe, even he won't **** that up, lol.

 

[hawkinmontreal]

I honestly think that was the nail in the coffin for him, when he did that. I mean, it probably wasn't the first time a coach all but deferred to his star player (didn't he hand it to Cat? can't remember now), but to do so that blatantly, in front of the entire team, was just mind-blowing. I guess it's easier in a sport like football, where if the coach grabs his star QB, he can kind of pull him away from every other player, so the entire team doesn't see he's all but relinquishing control in the moment. Anyways, I don't blame anyone for thinking Colliton will lay an egg, but then again, this is Team Canada. He's going to obviously have the best players at his disposal, I have to think that maybe, even he won't **** that up, lol.

He will

 

[Raskolnikov]

With the NHL pulling out of Olympics my $ is on the Iranians.

Did the KHL pull out?
Did the Swedish Hockey League pull out?
Did the Swiss League pull out and block the Germans?
Chech?

North America is fucked and everyone else is only slightly weakened.
The U.S. is hurt by far the worst, because Canada can send a competitive group of Vets and Kids.

 

[MassHavoc]

Fucking disgusting to see Jieke Kailiaosi playing for China. Don't care about your replies.

 

[blackpep72]

North America is fucked and everyone else is only slightly weakened.

I think you underestimate the amount of talent a team like sweden has in the NHL. It would have been NHL players only.

 

[WELL USED PUCK]

Off topic(ALWAYS better when the topic is colliton) This reminded me of when Ms burrows tried to straighten Dunc's hair

Lemieux Suspended Five Games for Biting Tkachuck

The NHL has suspended Brendan Lemieux five games for biting the hand of Ottawa's Brady Tkachuk.

thehockeynews.com

Of course it's like father, like son~~
Punk daddy = punk son~~
"The son of former NHL player Claude Lemieux "

 

[Raskolnikov]

I think you underestimate the amount of talent a team like sweden has in the NHL. It would have been NHL players only.

Is it the entire NHL pipeline or are AHL and OHL/CHL players eligible?

The KHL is the next tier in national leagues and favored to win in Vegas and have before in this scenario.
Then I think scandonavia or chech area have teams capable of winning in any year. Will Hossa play?

Swiss are the new kids on the block with a German interest growing.