Gabe Smith is going about his business quietly, but he’s doing everything the right way with the Moncton Wildcats. Expectations are always high when a
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.
It’s Still Happening
It’s still happening, it shouldn’t be, but it is. Bullying and dressing room culture is still an issue for many hockey teams. I’ve written about
There’s No Place Like Home: The Return of Cole Cormier and Sam Savoie
There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s nothing like coming home and playing in front of family and friends especially in
Losing An Edge
Everyone knows how important skating is in this era of the game. “If you can’t skate, you can’t play,” has become a common theme around
“Scouts Don’t Do That”
I was told by several people in the hockey world when I first started posting my “Observations From the Rink” commentary and analysis on social
“Engage Goddamnit”
If you’re of a certain vintage you will remember the infamous scene from Top Gun, “Maverick’s disengaging sir.” “Engage Goddamnit” “Let’s get in there, we
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