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
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.
“You Classless F@$ks”
I thought I heard and seen it all before, well I was wrong. Yesterday was entirely new experience. “You classless fucks.” That’s what one hockey
It Might Not Translate
Translate: A move from one place or condition to another What’s the ultimate goal for any gifted player? Obviously, it’s to play at the highest
“We Aren’t Part of the Clique”
“We aren’t part of the clique.” That’s what a lot of hockey parents believe and say in private. They aren’t part of the hockey clique,
Unnoticed and Underrated
Some players go unnoticed, most of them are also highly underrated and undervalued. It seems like every team has a player that flies under the
The Rivalry Continues: Vito’s vs Flyers Playoff Preview
The Moncton Flyers and Saint John Vito’s are set to do battle once again, this time it won’t be for the Monctonian Challenge banner it
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