Tom Renney
Tom Renney
Thomas "Tom" Renneyis the president and chief executive officer of Hockey Canada. He was previously an ice hockey Associate Coach with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and also served as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, and Edmonton Oilers...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 March 1955
choose goal heavy ourselves playing surprised teams within
What I'm surprised at is that we choose to let ourselves get down a goal or two before we ignite ourselves in the way we need to play. And that's a heavy consequence when you're playing teams that really know how to play within their structure. I'll be surprised if it continues.
certainly defend generate goals life might opponent puck though tough
They're in the NHL. They're on our team. We have to generate more shots, we have to generate more traffic. We have to make life tough for our opponent to defend so that even though they might not be pretty goals we certainly can put the puck in the net.
goals good stop
I thought they scored some pretty good goals . If you can't see it, you can't stop it.
certainly changed complexion confidence create develop goal looking
It certainly changed the complexion of our team. We're looking to develop some confidence and create some momentum. If we got a goal there, that's probably it.
coaching cover forces habits identify knew philosophy required staff work
I knew what kind of coaching staff I wanted because I knew how I like to work. I think we cover each other real well. We have a philosophy about the game, having not played, that forces us to really identify with the work habits required to get anywhere.
forgot honest
I kind of forgot about him. He was at the other end of the bench. That's the real honest answer.
informed leaving sure
I'm leaving that open. I want to make sure I make an informed decision.
intentions leaning toward
I'm leaning toward Henrik, but we'll see. Those are my intentions at this time.
coach hockey might
It was hormone hockey at it's best. It might have been entertaining, but for a coach it was a nightmare.
net pushed quite rebound sure tough
I'm not so sure we pushed the envelope, quite honestly. When you don't make it tough for the opponent, it's not real tough to defend. We didn't have a lot of net drive. We didn't have a lot of rebound opportunities.
flag nights ready wave white
I'm not ready to wave the white flag on . We will have better nights than tonight.
honest willing
I'm not really willing to put him in (tonight), to be honest with you. I'd like to see him (tomorrow) and see how he's making out.
angry becoming blow challenge closer hope obviously playoff respond step terrific
I'm not going to blow a gasket or anything like that. But I'm angry that we didn't respond to another terrific challenge for us - another step to becoming better and nailing down respect. And another step closer we obviously hope to a playoff spot.
european highly latitude learned lesson stars valuable vancouver
I learned a highly valuable lesson in Vancouver about European players. You have to give your stars . . . the latitude to do extraordinary things.