Mike Babcock
Mike Babcock
Michael "Mike" Babcock, Jr.is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach, currently serving as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He previously spent 10 seasons as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2008 and helped to the Stanley Cup Playoffs every year during his tenure. He holds the record as winningest coach in Red Wings history, surpassing that of Jack Adams. He has also served...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 April 1963
absolutely adjusted attack dominant figure period second took
It took us the first period to figure out how to attack it. But we adjusted and I think we were absolutely dominant in the second period.
adds dimension good hank obviously speed
It was good to have Hank back. He adds a dimension of speed and he hounds the puck. He's obviously going to make us a better team.
angles block net played puck
They did block a lot, but that's no different than the way they played all year. You've just got to find a way to get the puck to the net from a lot of different angles to get opportunities.
among great guy leader phenomenal rallying
It'll be a rallying cry. This guy hasn't done anything wrong. He'll do a great job. He has a phenomenal reputation, and he's a leader among men.
best evaluate gets joe player trade
When I evaluate a trade as a coach, I evaluate who gets the best player. That's all, it's just about the best player because the best player makes everyone else better. That's what Joe has done.
capable game minutes
We have to play the game we're capable of playing. We have to look after it during the 60 minutes of the game (in regulation).
chances controlled inside second until
We didn't think we had second chances until partway through the game. They controlled the inside of the rink.
What they've said is they need things tightened up. They need some accountability. And that's my job.
discipline job
We can do a better job with our discipline.
evaluate team
We're going to have to evaluate our team this summer. And if we have to make changes, we will make changes.
brain dominant feels good great knows leg news skating works
We want him to feel good and be an important part of our team. He told me the other day that he feels he's skating well, and that his leg doesn't hurt. Well that's great news for us. He's dominant in the face-off circle, his brain works all the time; he knows how to play in all situations.
concerned good hopeful players positive side
We'll see where he's at, ... I'm hopeful of the positive side of things. You're always concerned about good players being hurt.
couple days early equipment good guys knew lost points stuff today
With the Olympics, and the so many guys away, and the no equipment (Olympians' equipment being lost early in the tri), all the stuff going on, we knew it would be tough. Going into this trip, we knew if we could get points (early) we'd be fine. I knew we'd be good today after a couple of days off.
evaluate opportunity pro
What I evaluate is how you play when you get your opportunity -- simple. When you're a pro and you get your opportunity, you play. That's it.