Dave Nonis
Dave Nonis
David M. Nonisis a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He is a special assignment scout for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey Leagueand serves as a consultant to the team's general manager, Bob Murray...
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I'm not going to talk about individual people. I want to make sure that when we hire somebody, that it's someone that we're comfortable with as a person.
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The best long term decision for Eddie and our hockey club was to have the surgery immediately.
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I want to make it clear this does not absolve the players for their part in this season. In no way does this mean there will be no further changes. No way. The fact is there is a lot of blame to be spread around and a lot of it falls on the shoulders of people that were in that locker room.
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It's not about Marc being a bad coach. If I'm in another market today and I'm looking for a head coach, his phone is already ringing. That's what I think of him, but it doesn't mean we didn't need to make a change. We did.
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It wasn't because the message wasn't correct. It was in some cases that certain players weren't listening to that message.
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It's definitely not true. The decision was mine, it was unpopular, but I had to do it. I don't have to ask for permission, not that I wouldn't consult them so that the owners know what's going on.
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We felt that at this time it's something that we couldn't rely on to hold up through the entire season given that he has to go up and down on it all the time.
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We need to get back to where Marc Crawford had taken us. Head-coaching experience is a plus. We'll make the appropriate search.
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We wanted to bring in someone to help Alex and that s what we accomplished.
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We are very excited to be adding both Harold and Eric to our scouting staff. We feel very strongly that adding Harold to Ron Delorme's amateur scouting staff and Eric to our pro scouting staff will strengthen the department. It is important to our management team that both Harold and Eric have been with our franchise before and are passionate about the Canucks organization.
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We are very excited to add Anson to our hockey team and feel he will be a great fit among our forwards. In eight NHL seasons, Anson has shown that he can score and add an offensive touch every where he has played. We feel his experience will be a great addition to our hockey club.
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Brent is a quality person and we appreciate everything he did for us in his years with the Canucks. New York should provide an excellent opportunity for Brent and his family. We wish him luck in the future.
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Brent has proven that he can play and play well at the NHL level. He adds a great deal of depth to our goaltending position.
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There won't be a coaching change this year. We're giving everyone a chance to win and (Crawford) is part of that. If the players are looking for a way out, that's not it.