CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Larry Berger sat down with the legendary Wayne Gretzky to discuss whether or not he played in the greatest era of hockey of all time.USA TODAY The Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg. The NHL introduced the Department of Player Safety. Steve Yzerman returned to the Detroit Red Wings. John Tavares left…
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Dallas Stars fire coach Jim Montgomery for 'unprofessional conduct'
CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Larry Berger sat down with the legendary Wayne Gretzky to discuss whether or not he played in the greatest era of hockey of all time.USA TODAY The Dallas Stars fired head coach Jim Montgomery for “unprofessional conduct,” the team said in a surprise announcement Tuesday. Montgomery, 50, had two years remaining on his…
Has NHL coaches' conduct with players reached a tipping point?
CLOSE Former NHL star Jeremy Roenick said when he was a young player with the Chicago Blackhawks “(Coach) Mike Keenan grabbed me around the throat on the bench.” “But I love Mike Keenan,” Roenick told USA TODAY Sports. “Mike Keenan did not scar me one bit. I owe my career to Mike Keenan.” Keenan told…