Leaving the sport you love on your own terms is right of passage that every athlete should experience. Sadly many athletes are denied that right.
Author: Craig Eagles @Eags37
Craig Eagles majored in Kinesiology and Education at the University of New Brunswick. He once was head coach of the Moncton Purple Knights men’s AAA hockey program for four seasons, and head coach of the women’s program for another. He then made the jump to Junior “A” hockey as a video and practice coach with the Moncton Beavers. He returned to Moncton’s minor hockey level where he won a Provincial Championship and the Competitive Coach of the Year award in 2012. In December of 2016, Craig joined the QMJHL Central Scouting Agency as a regional scout for New Brunswick. On top of being a High School teacher, Eagles has been broadcasting hockey on Rogers TV since 2009 and has been a colour analyst for the QMJHL for the past five seasons before stepping away from that position in 2021.
He started the Co Coaches Corner Blog in 2012-2013 and has been writing about hockey and various other sports ever since.
Surprise, Surprise
I really don’t know what’s worse, people that are surprised and criticize young highly touted players when they perceive them to be struggling, or praise
Hockey Is On the Horizon
Hockey is on the horizon here in New Brunswick, but we shouldn’t lose sight of the resiliency and perseverance that many players have showed throughout
Hockey Analytics and The Rest of the Story!
I grew up listening to Paul Harvey. Yes I’m that old. A matter of fact I actually use to read a collection of his stories
One Dimensional
Is your one dimensional skill set going to be enough? Some would say yes, some would give a resounding no. At the end of the
One Night Only
I thought I would never coach again. Everyone asks me are you going to coach your daughters Craig? ‘No probably not’! The girls are just
The Quick Shift 