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ChazyG
(The Next Level!)
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 Posted - 08/05/2014 : 11:42:47 AM
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From Cyclones Facebook.
BREAKING NEWS: Ben Simon has accepted the position of Assistant Coach for the Toronto Marlies! Click LIKE and SHARE to wish him congratulations! Best of luck in the AHL, Ben! |
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cMan2KellyCup
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2014 : 11:49:38 AM
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| Best of luck, Ben! Thanks for all you did for us! |
KELLY CUP CHAMPIONS- 2008, 2010
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Reggie Dunlop
(The Next Level!)
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2014 : 12:42:20 PM
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Seems like kind of an odd move for him (except financially). He left an AHL assistant job to come to Cincinnati for head coaching experience. After one good season, he goes back to the AHL at the same level he left. Maybe there's a head coach-in-waiting scenario we're not aware of. Anyway, good for him. Best of luck.
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cloneinator
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2014 : 3:21:26 PM
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| Back to square one... |
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Reggie Dunlop
(The Next Level!)
USA
399 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2014 : 5:26:56 PM
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| Any names you'd like to see in the hopper for the coaching job? |
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dbc
(Been Here Awhile)
865 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2014 : 6:52:58 PM
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| Matt MacDonald seems like a candidate after being here as an asst for two coaches who have moved on. Complicated because of the supposed uncertainty on affiliates who will have some input. Whomever I hope it is quick as it is awful late in the off season to find someone good who is not already signed somewhere and players at this level want to know who the coach will be before some of them sign. |
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cycfan
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 08/05/2014 : 11:21:24 PM
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| I've heard rumblings in Toronto that Gord Dineen will be the next coach of the Leafs if Randy Carlyle doesn't get off to a quick start next season. Perhaps Ben Simon is being considered for the top job with the Marlies if that happens. |
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Donnie Hockey
(Loves To Post!)
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Posted - 08/06/2014 : 1:05:32 PM
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Originally posted by cycfan
I've heard rumblings in Toronto that Gord Dineen will be the next coach of the Leafs if Randy Carlyle doesn't get off to a quick start next season. Perhaps Ben Simon is being considered for the top job with the Marlies if that happens.
Dineen would be the interim head coach if Carlyle were to be let go during the season. Mike Babcock is in the last year of his contract with the Red Wings and the Leafs will be the front runner to get him if he becomes available after the 2014-15 season.
Mike likes it in Detroit and he has a great relationship with GM Ken Holland, but the opportunity to coach the Leafs and be the guy that leads them to success appeals to him. A lot. |
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cycfan
(The Next Level!)
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Posted - 08/06/2014 : 9:40:46 PM
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Originally posted by Donnie Hockey
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Originally posted by cycfan
I've heard rumblings in Toronto that Gord Dineen will be the next coach of the Leafs if Randy Carlyle doesn't get off to a quick start next season. Perhaps Ben Simon is being considered for the top job with the Marlies if that happens.
Dineen would be the interim head coach if Carlyle were to be let go during the season. Mike Babcock is in the last year of his contract with the Red Wings and the Leafs will be the front runner to get him if he becomes available after the 2014-15 season.
Mike likes it in Detroit and he has a great relationship with GM Ken Holland, but the opportunity to coach the Leafs and be the guy that leads them to success appeals to him. A lot.
So do you think the Leafs would send Dineen back down? Is the thinking that Simon is playing to be an interim head coach with the Marlies, so he can make his mark and move on? I agree with Reggie Dunlop, if he made this move to be in the same position he was in before he got the top job in Cincinnati, it doesn't make a lot of sense for him. |
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PsychFan
(Finally Got A Star!)
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Posted - 08/07/2014 : 11:04:57 AM
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Originally posted by cycfan
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Originally posted by Donnie Hockey
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Originally posted by cycfan
I've heard rumblings in Toronto that Gord Dineen will be the next coach of the Leafs if Randy Carlyle doesn't get off to a quick start next season. Perhaps Ben Simon is being considered for the top job with the Marlies if that happens.
Dineen would be the interim head coach if Carlyle were to be let go during the season. Mike Babcock is in the last year of his contract with the Red Wings and the Leafs will be the front runner to get him if he becomes available after the 2014-15 season.
Mike likes it in Detroit and he has a great relationship with GM Ken Holland, but the opportunity to coach the Leafs and be the guy that leads them to success appeals to him. A lot.
So do you think the Leafs would send Dineen back down? Is the thinking that Simon is playing to be an interim head coach with the Marlies, so he can make his mark and move on? I agree with Reggie Dunlop, if he made this move to be in the same position he was in before he got the top job in Cincinnati, it doesn't make a lot of sense for him.
Pssst. Ben didn't elect to leave Rockford. His contract wasn't renewed. SMH
http://dawindycity.com/2013/07/11/chicago-blackhawks-hire-mark-osiecki-as-ahl-assistant/ |
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Donnie Hockey
(Loves To Post!)
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Posted - 08/07/2014 : 12:53:36 PM
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Originally posted by cycfan
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Originally posted by Donnie Hockey
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Originally posted by cycfan
I've heard rumblings in Toronto that Gord Dineen will be the next coach of the Leafs if Randy Carlyle doesn't get off to a quick start next season. Perhaps Ben Simon is being considered for the top job with the Marlies if that happens.
Dineen would be the interim head coach if Carlyle were to be let go during the season. Mike Babcock is in the last year of his contract with the Red Wings and the Leafs will be the front runner to get him if he becomes available after the 2014-15 season.
Mike likes it in Detroit and he has a great relationship with GM Ken Holland, but the opportunity to coach the Leafs and be the guy that leads them to success appeals to him. A lot.
So do you think the Leafs would send Dineen back down? Is the thinking that Simon is playing to be an interim head coach with the Marlies, so he can make his mark and move on? I agree with Reggie Dunlop, if he made this move to be in the same position he was in before he got the top job in Cincinnati, it doesn't make a lot of sense for him.
They wouldn't concern themselves with what to do with Dineen if they got Mike Babcock. |
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bags
(Person With Nothing Better To Do!)
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Posted - 08/07/2014 : 9:51:03 PM
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Originally posted by PsychFan
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Originally posted by cycfan
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Originally posted by Donnie Hockey
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Originally posted by cycfan
I've heard rumblings in Toronto that Gord Dineen will be the next coach of the Leafs if Randy Carlyle doesn't get off to a quick start next season. Perhaps Ben Simon is being considered for the top job with the Marlies if that happens.
Dineen would be the interim head coach if Carlyle were to be let go during the season. Mike Babcock is in the last year of his contract with the Red Wings and the Leafs will be the front runner to get him if he becomes available after the 2014-15 season.
Mike likes it in Detroit and he has a great relationship with GM Ken Holland, but the opportunity to coach the Leafs and be the guy that leads them to success appeals to him. A lot.
So do you think the Leafs would send Dineen back down? Is the thinking that Simon is playing to be an interim head coach with the Marlies, so he can make his mark and move on? I agree with Reggie Dunlop, if he made this move to be in the same position he was in before he got the top job in Cincinnati, it doesn't make a lot of sense for him.
Pssst. Ben didn't elect to leave Rockford. His contract wasn't renewed. SMH
http://dawindycity.com/2013/07/11/chicago-blackhawks-hire-mark-osiecki-as-ahl-assistant/
Thanks for the info and the link to back it up. Maybe if Weber could
have spent a few years as an AHL assistant his first AHL head coach
job would have went better. Too bad the Simon decision wasn't before
Weber taking his new job. Would love to get him back even though
Simon did a great job with a great goalie effort and no offense  ! |
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dbc
(Been Here Awhile)
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Posted - 08/11/2014 : 12:12:49 PM
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| Anyone else concerned that it has been a week and no announcement on a replacement? Camp starts in September and no head coach. Anyone heard anything fact or rumor? |
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PsychFan
(Finally Got A Star!)
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Posted - 08/11/2014 : 1:12:56 PM
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Anyone else concerned that it has been a week and no announcement on a replacement? Camp starts in September and no head coach. Anyone heard anything fact or rumor?
Concerned? No. Why are you? Seems like they've been able to figure things out just fine over the years that new coaches have come in. Matter of fact - I seem to recall that Skalde was hired "late" by your standards. Worked out fine. SMH. |
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cMan2KellyCup
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
540 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2014 : 3:47:58 PM
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| Im not concerned... I am thinking that Matt MacDonald will be the head coach this year, he deserves it... Ben did what he did and we have to live with it and move on... it DID work for Jarrod Skalde and now he coaches an AHL team... maybe the scenario is working the way Reggie Dunlop described, and we will see Ben as head coach of the Marlies if the Leafs foul up |
KELLY CUP CHAMPIONS- 2008, 2010
AMERICAN/EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS- 2008, 2010, 2014
DIVISION CHAMPIONS- 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013
2008 BRABHAM CUP CHAMPIONS
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BP2011
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
531 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2014 : 8:56:26 PM
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| Well they do have the big announcement in a few weeks! Maybe that will answer the questions being raised! Logo? Coach? |
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Ben Simon Takes New Position in AHL
