I can’t remember when my longtime mentor and coach Dale Turner had the discussion with us, but it was part of the process of being
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.
QMJHL Cup All About The Competition
The QMJHL Cup isn’t the Gatorade Challenge. Some Atlantic Canadians will look at the breakdown of the QMJHL Cup and possibly question its fairness. The
Two Shifts A Period
Unfortunately we have all been there, we have all been victims of a short bench. If you haven’t experienced it then you truly don’t know
Do Draft Rankings Really Matter?
Do draft rankings really matter? I received a message from a draft eligible player over the last few weeks. “Hey Craig my draft ranking just
What Did You Learn this Year?
What did you learn this year? That should be the question posed to a lot of hockey players at this time of year. You see it’s
A Way of Life
For over two decades Mike MacDonnell has laced them up and donned the stripes. From the grassroots of the game, to the Quebec Major Junior
The Quick Shift 