All eyes are on the Moncton Wildcats as they build toward what they hope are two championship caliber seasons. One could say the heat is
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.
They Deserved to Make It, But Didn’t
Over the years of covering the game it became very evident that certain 16 year olds or even 17 year old rookies were deserving of
The Guessing Game
Every young player wants to please. Every young player wants to make people around them proud.Every young player doesn’t get treated the same way.Some get
“Staying the Course” is a Mission Impossible for Hockey Parents and Aspiring Players
Navigation NightmareEveryone is in a hurry these days. It’s warp speed or nothing. If things don’t happen when some people want it or assume it
Observations From the Rink: It’s Not So Obvious
It’s Not So Obvious It’s so obvious, and everyone knows that if you do something consistently every day you’ll get better. Well it’s not that
Year 3
Every player will remember their first two years in the league. Those years, experiences and memories will be forever etched on their psyche and career.
The Quick Shift 