Some are on it, some aren’t. Every young player and their family wants to know where they are on the precious list. What does it
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.
“We Thought You Were Going To Cut Him”
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Rock Bottom? Wake Up Call? or Status Quo?
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They Will Get Drafted, But I Wouldn’t Draft Them
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Head Games
How many times can you be beaten down and still manage to get up? How many times can you get stepped on when you’re down
Calculated Trade Period Instore for the Wildcats
Taylor MacDougall and the Moncton Wildcats are 22 days away from the start of the 2026 QMJHL Trade Period. MacDougall and Wildcats Asst General Manager
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