Don Waddell
Don Waddell
Donald Douglas Waddellis the former, and last President of the Atlanta Thrashers and a former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently President of Gale Force Sports & Entertainment, parent company of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League...
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When we call up players, we don't call them up just to sit on the bench. We expect them to contribute to our team's success right away. This season has been no exception. I'm extremely proud of the overall success the Gladiators have enjoyed and the quality players that Jeff and Steve have produced.
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We're going to do depth charts by team. Every team is going to have guys we're going to watch, some teams are going to have more guys.
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We feel bad for Aaron that he's unable to be part of the team. At the same time we're extremely fortunate to be able to replace Aaron with someone the caliber of Bret Hedican.
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We feel that with Bob's leadership, professionalism and winning track record, he is the coach that will guide this team to success for many years. We are pleased to have him leading our team and look forward to the future of the franchise with him behind the bench.
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We feel that Keith will be ready. He's the type of player we need to compete and win the gold medal.
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We're extremely excited to add a player of Bobby's caliber to our lineup. He's a hard-nosed player who has enjoyed a distinguished career that includes valuable Stanley Cup championship experience. He is a veteran who will play an important role in our success.
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We're hoping that there are some guys that maybe we on the fence who didn't go to the World Championships will go now. We're trying to get their A game for the World Cup. And particularly if we end up with the same coach for both tournaments then I think it would be ultimately important for all of the players who are available to go.
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Ultimately it won't be systems that win or lose the hockey games, it will be how hard those players play within the system.
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We're not having one meeting about who has been the best player here or anything like that. That's not the purpose of it.
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We still need someone else who is capable of playing 20 to 25 games a year.
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We'll be in the playoffs. If you want to write: 'Guarantee,' I have no problem with that.
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We did talk about Ryan Miller quite a bit. The other three guys are all starting goalies in the NHL right now.
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We probably didn't talk about Chris for the first two months and then on one of our (team evaluation) calls in early December, the name was brought up and everyone jumped on board with it. He played himself on this team.
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We have lots of priorities and things to do. Marc had a good year. We have to sit down and analyze all this.