WB/S New Coach is

Ironhorse · Post by **Ironhorse** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:03 am

Todd Richards

Tinker · Post by **Tinker** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:04 am

Link please! Or is this just your feeling?

Post by KG » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:06 am

It's on JB's site: http://blogs.timesshamrock.com/pensblog/

Jesse · Post by **Jesse** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:09 am

Richards was the assistant for the Admirals. Guy knows a lot about Pivko.

Here's his profile from hockeydb:

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdis ... 3?pid=4553

DelPen · Post by **DelPen** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:13 am

Funny, I actually saw him play when I went to a Solar Bears game in 1996 in Orlando while on vacation.

Jesse · Post by **Jesse** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:24 am

DelPen wrote:Funny, I actually saw him play when I went to a Solar Bears game in 1996 in Orlando while on vacation.

Admirals announcers touted his skill during the finals a few years ago.

He's a former Governors trophy winner, the IHL equivalent of the Norris.

Our own Phil Borque also shares the honor of winning that title. (1988')

Bowser · Post by **Bowser** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:30 am

Pens made it official.

PITTSBURGH - Todd Richards has been named head coach of the
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), it was announced today by
Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero.

Rohit · Post by **Rohit** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:30 am

any word on how good this guy is? i really know nothing about him.

bse · Post by **bse** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:28 pm

Rohit wrote:any word on how good this guy is? i really know nothing about him.

Atleast he's not some old grandpa who's going on a downward spiral and was hired only because of experience

DelPen · Post by **DelPen** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:33 pm

I am simply shocked that Kyle Schultz did not get the job. I was sure he was going to get it.

Jesse · Post by **Jesse** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:17 pm

Everything I'm reading on the Predators board says that he's a defensive specialist.

They're all impressed by the move.

Post by **Jim** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:38 pm

Tinker wrote:Link please! Or is this just your feeling?

Link link link

Posts asking for links to news should get the same treatment I suggested for Eklund stuff... 3 day automatic suspension!

Post by **Sam's Drunk Dog** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:34 pm

Jim wrote:
Tinker wrote:Link please! Or is this just your feeling?
Link link link

Posts asking for links to news should get the same treatment I suggested for Eklund stuff... 3 day automatic suspension!

Link?

Post by **Ron`** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:15 pm

Is this a FOS "Friends Of Shero" signing? Or is this guy worthy of being our first coach hire?

Post by **netwolf** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:20 pm

Ron` wrote:Is this a FOS "Friends Of Shero" signing? Or is this guy worthy of being our first coach hire?

His last name isn't Patrick and he isn't an ex-Penguin player. Good enough for me.

NIN · Post by **NIN** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:57 pm

http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/team/ ... 1968.0.php

Here is the article from the Pens homepage. Judging by this I don't think they could have found a better man for the job.

Post by **Ginger** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:15 am

NIN wrote:http://www.pittsburghpenguins.com/team/ ... 1968.0.php

Here is the article from the Pens homepage. Judging by this I don't think they could have found a better man for the job.

I couldn't believe his name came up! I have heard nothing but good things about this guy; who knew I'd be hearing the name again with the baby Pens!?
This guy played with The Las Vegas Thunder in the 93-94 season & fans of the Wranglers here have often said that team was terrific & in particular, Richards was great both on & off the ice. The Thunder came in 1st (Wins 57 Losses 17 Ties 8 ) that season, but then lost in the conference finals.
They have an impressive alumni.

Clint Malarchuk
Bryan Fogarty
Sergei Zholtok
Curtis Joseph
Ruslan Salei
Brent Gretzky
Paul DiPietro
Radek Bonk
Peter Ing
Pavol Demitra
Petr Nedved
Alexei Yashin

You'd think a city like Vegas wouldn't lose a hockey team due to lack of funds would you? The Thunder folded in 1999.

Post by **Ron`** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:41 pm

Ginger I was there for one of the final games that season. They were playing the Aeros (Robert Dome). The place was almost empty.

Post by **Ginger** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:32 pm

Ron` wrote:Ginger I was there for one of the final games that season. They were playing the Aeros (Robert Dome). The place was almost empty.

How sad is that? Especially when the Wranglers did so well afterwards with no exceptional talent. There's just no accounting for what's gonna happen with a team. That was the whole reasoning behind Vegas not being interested in getting an NHL team in (ie Pens). IF they got anything, it would be basketball but I doubt that too.