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Oilers tab Mike Babcock as head coachThe Edmonton Oilers named Mike Babcock as the 19th head coach in club history on Tuesday.,He replaces Kris Knoblauch, who on May 14 was relieved of his head coaching duties after three seasons and two trips to the Stanley Cup Finals -- both losses. The Oilers lost to the Anaheim Ducks in the first r...

Reports: Oilers eyeing Mike Babcock as next coachThe Edmonton Oilers are nearing a deal with Mike Babcock to become the team's next head coach, according to multiple media reports on Monday.,Babcock, 63, has been out of the NHL since 2023, when he resigned 11 weeks after being named the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets following an NHL Play...

Welcome to the toilet, home of the Columbus Blue JacketsGive the Columbus Blue Jackets this. They don’t wait around to dive right back into the dumpster that they’ve lived in for their entire existence. No hope for whatever is left of their fanbase, no annoying stories about how things are turning around that come straight from the PR department, no leav...

Mike Babcock sets a land speed record for being fired for being Mike Babcock

It has to be asked what did the Columbus Blue Jackets think they were going to get by hiring Mike Babcock? ...

Mike Babcock is seemingly at it again, though it's surprising he knows how to use AirPlay

Hockey doesn’t even need to start to be stupid, especially when it comes to a needlessly recycled coach like Mike Babcock. If you don’t recall Babcock since he got fired from the Leafs, you may remember him from such episodes as making Johan Franzen’s life an utter hell or tricking Mitch Marner into...

The Columbus Blue Jackets hate their players

In the discussion of most irrelevant franchises in North American sports, the Columbus Blue Jackets would be high on the list, if not on top of it, if anyone could remember them enough to add them. You’d think they’d take some inspiration from one of their former fellow whos-its, the Denver Nuggets,...

P.K. Subban was just a little ahead of his time

Hockey still can’t seem to recognize its need for a rockstar. While not the biggest problem with hockey’s culture at the moment (hi there Hockey Canada), the ethos that no player can stand out or be above the team keeps the game from having vibrancy or personality. And vibrancy and personality are w...

Dallas Stars coach benches rookie before homecoming game in front of friends and family

Twenty-three-year-old Riley Tufte got called up to the Dallas Stars’ roster last week to play for their fourth line. He saw a few minutes of playing time in victories against the Flyers and the Red Wings, but the big game for him was going to be his homecoming to face the Minnesota Wild in his home ...

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Hockey monster Mike Babcock lands job coaching college kids (this should go well)

Mike Babcock has long had a reputation of not being good at working with young players because he lacks the patience necessary to develop talent as part of a long-term plan. It was a major question mark from the time the Toronto Maple Leafs hired the two-time Olympic gold medal-winning coach, and Ba...

by Jesse Spector|Mike Babcock

|Sat Feb 20 2021

Hockey media's shameful Mike Babcock rehab tour is underway

You can always count on the hockey press to give time to a former coach who gave them time back in the day. That train is never late. One of the more archaic things about hockey, and a way it still drags miles behind, is that the press will almost always side with a coach and GM in a dispute with a ...

by Sam Fels|Triple Gold Club

|Wed Jan 20 2021

Maple Leafs Kill Five-Minute Penalty For Seven Minutes Because Of An Obscure Rule

Maple Leafs defenseman Roman Polak received a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding in Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jackets. Since Polak was ejected, Toronto would usually have another player serve the penalty in his stead. Head coach Mike Babcock decided to gamble, but it didn’t w...

by Samer Kalaf|toronto maple leafs

|Thu Mar 23 2017

Mike Commodore Calls Leafs Coach Mike Babcock "The Biggest Piece Of Shit"

Former NHL defenseman Mike Commodore despises Mike Babcock. The pair’s relationship consists of Commodore publicly talking about how much he hates his two-time ex-coach, particularly the time he signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings, only to be scratched and traded away after 17 games. With the ...

by Samer Kalaf|mike commodore

|Mon Mar 14 2016

by Barry Petchesky|mike babcock

|Wed May 20 2015

Babwatch/Cock on the Clock 2015 is heating up! Red Wings coach Mike Babcock will reportedly not return to Detroit, and has reportedly also told the Sabres they’re out of the running. That would seem to leave the Maple Leafs as the favorite. ...

by Barry Petchesky|mike babcock

|Wed May 20 2015

Unkillable Red Wings Make 23rd Straight Postseason

By earning a point last night in a shootout loss to Pittsburgh, the Detroit Red Wings clinched their 23rd straight postseason berth. They salvaged that point on this goal from center Riley Sheahan. Riley Sheahan wasn't yet born the last time the Red Wings missed the playoffs....

by Barry Petchesky|detroit red wings

|Thu Apr 10 2014

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