In this day and age, young athletes can see through a lot of things. They know when someone is making excuses, they can see tendencies
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.
Quiet Talent
Everyone and anyone can see the obvious talent, it jumps off the page. It’s the quiet talent that people often miss. “Quiet talent.” I was
They Played So Well Last Year, What’s Going on this Year?
“They’re having a bad year.” “What’s wrong with them?” “They played so well last year, what’s going on this year?” The questions are endless when
Wildcat Overagers Quietly Leading the Way
Critics are very quick to point out a perceived lack of production when it comes to overagers across the QMJHL, especially if they are not
“They Look Lost Out There”
Some players are taking the long way home to pucks. Seriously, they’re players that just look lost out there. Everyone in the rink can see
A Fine Line Between Compassion and Accountability
Coaches walk a very fine line. You could interchange that first word with any of the following, teacher, leader, manager and business owner and it
The Quick Shift 