Lindy Ruff

Lindy Ruff, Scott Arniel among coaching candidates for Canucks

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:41:56 GMT

Source: www.vancouversun.com --- Thursday, May 23, 2013
VANCOUVER — Lindy Ruff and Scott Arniel both wish to be a head coach in the National Hockey League next season but only one was talking Thursday, at least about the new job opening behind Vancouver’s bench. ...

Lindy Ruff sticks to his guns as stubborn Canadians hold off Czechs 2-1

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:45:45 GMT

Source: blogs.edmontonjournal.com --- Sunday, May 12, 2013
Oilers at the Worlds: Game Six Canada beat Czech Republic 2-1 on Mother’s Day, running its winning streak to four games with the narrow victory in a hard fought affair. The Czechs outshot Canada 31-25 and were unlucky to come away without a point, as they played Canada tough as per usual. For the red maple leaf it was just their 7th win against the Czechs in the last 19 meetings between the two hockey powers. It was Mike Smith’s turn to take the crease, and the Phoenix Coyotes netminder made the most of it, earning Player of the Game honours for his second straight game with 30 saves and an assist on Jeff Skinner’s game-winner early in the third. By luck of the draw, Canada has faced much tougher opponents (Switzerland, Sweden, Czech) in their even-numbered games and Smith has responded with some strong play that likely makes him the favourite to take the crease once the medal round gets underway on Thursday. In this one he had an iffy first period with a weak goal against and a couple of puckhandling gaffes, but slammed the door shut thereafter with an excellent performance. Devan Dubnyk watched this one from the bench, while his Edmonton Oilers teammates had relatively quiet games. Taylor Hall once again found himself seated on the bench watching large chunks of action, as Lindy Ruff stuck to his game plan that hasn’t changed appreciably since Game One. Hall saw zero action on the powerplay, penalty kill, or 4-on-4 units, even ...

Buffalo hires Ron Rolston as head coach; Sabres stick with Lindy Ruff's interim replacement

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT

Source: www.nhl.com --- Tuesday, May 07, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres have hired Ron Rolston as head coach after he served the interim position following the firing of Lindy Ruff in February. The team made the announcement Tuesday. Rolston and general manager Darcy Regier will... ...

Cult of Hockey: Taylor Hall benched by Lindy Ruff as Canada falls 3-2 in shootout to Switzerland

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:36:16 GMT

Source: www.edmontonjournal.com --- Sunday, May 05, 2013
It wasn’t a red letter day for Taylor Hall on Sunday as the young Edmonton Oilers star found himself nailed to the bench even as his Team Canada teammates struggled to generate offence. ...