🔥Wild fire assistant coach
Predator coach contract, Puppy bowl game, and more!
Slapshot News
June 01, 2024
In today’s edition:
🔥 Wild fire assistant coach
🐶 First ever Stanley Pup
😾 Predators don’t renew coach’s contract
🏆 Connor Ingram wins trophy
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Wild fire long time assistant coach
Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the team has relieved Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson of his coaching duties.
An original member of the Wild who scored the team's first goal at the Xcel Energy Center in 2000, Hendrickson had been an assistant for the past 14 seasons — a tenure that included working alongside six of the seven head coaches in franchise history.
Hired in 2010 as an assistant, Hendrickson remained with the Wild through five different coaching changes, including the most recent one.
“I would like to thank Darby for all his hard work and commitment to the Minnesota Wild during his long tenure with our organization…he has done a tremendous amount of good things for our team and the State of Hockey as a player and a coach. I wish Darby and his family all the best in the future.”
NHL announces first-ever puppy bowl
In celebration of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the National Hockey League (NHL) and the life-changing nonprofit organization Petco Love today announced the first-ever ‘Stanley Pup,’ a friendly competition featuring adoptable rescue dogs.
All 32 NHL teams will be represented by a four-legged friend, many of which will be available for adoption from a shelter or rescue group in their respective city
The event, similar to the NFL’s Puppy Bowl will have celebrity appearances
The dogs will even have names similar to NHL stars, like ‘Nathan McKibble‘, ‘Joe Pawvelski’, ‘Alexander O-fetch-kin’, and many more
During the hour-long special, 16 pups representing the teams that qualified for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs will face off in a friendly competition showcasing their adorable canine skills.
The ‘Stanley Pup’ will be broadcast for fans in the U.S. on NHL Network and ESPN+ on Friday, June 7, at 8 p.m. ET and on Sportsnet for fans in Canada on Saturday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. ET.