![]() "You don't change your ways just because you got here, just keep doing the same things that he's been doing, he's earned his right here," Cooper said to NHL.com. ![]() More: Former UVM star Dominique Ducharme named Canadiens' interim head coachĮarlier Wednesday, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said Colton has earned his chance to skate. ![]() He won three out of seven faceoffs for Tampa, last year's Stanley Cup champion.Ģ018 rewind: UVM hockey star Ross Colton bolts for NHL On his first shot of his second shift in the NHL, the former University of Vermont men's hockey standout delivered the opening salvo in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.Īnnounced earlier in the day that he would get a chance to play, Colton scored at 6:43 of the first period. As Victor Hedman cut down the right wing side and circled behind the net, Colton whittled his way to the top of the crease where he was able to push the puck under the pads of Alex Nedeljkovic.Ĭolton is the ninth player in franchise history to score in his NHL debut, the second quickest behind only Nikita Kucherov, who scored on his first career shift 2:12 into the game on Henrik Lundqvist against the New York Rangers on November 2013, according to the Associated Press.Ĭolton finished with 12 shifts, accounting for 7 minutes, 52 seconds of ice time. Ross Colton wasted no time making a splash in his National Hockey League debut. Helmer, who played with Ovechkin briefly in 2008-09, said Carbery’s relationships with Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and other Leafs stars will only help him moving forward.TAMPA, Fla. With Ovechkin, the 2018 playoff MVP and longtime face of the franchise, about to turn 38 and sitting 73 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s career record, the organization from owner Ted Leonsis down has set a goal of continuing to contend while the Russian star is under contract for three more seasons. MacLellan must decide how much to shuffle the roster, but in no way is he beginning the process of rebuilding. Five years removed from Washington winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, the team is coming off missing the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade and could be on the verge of changes beyond coaching. I would also like to thank the Toronto Maple Leafs organization for all their support over the past two years.”Ĭarbery’s job won’t be an easy one. “I look forward to working with this group of talented players and building upon the winning culture in place. “I would like to thank the Capitals organization for affording me the opportunity to lead this team,” Carbery said. They chose Carbery from a pool of candidates that also included former captain-turned-Tampa Bay assistant Jeff Halpern, Philadelphia associate coach Brad Shaw and others with more experience. ![]() The Capitals got him back before a rival team could scoop him up. ![]() He interviewed with the San Jose Sharks for their vacancy last year and multiple others this spring. There is now, and Carbery at 41 usurps Keefe as the youngest coach in the league after going from a Capitals’ homegrown prospect who began with their ECHL team in South Carolina to one of the hottest names on the market. At the time, there wasn’t an opening for an assistant in Washington. He went through the steps, and I think he’s ready for the NHL.”Ĭarbery coached Hershey for three years before getting the NHL promotion to Sheldon Keefe’s staff in Toronto. “He wanted to make sure that he was ready to make that step. “He did an incredible job for us when he was here, and I knew that he would be an NHL coach at one point down the road,” Helmer told The Associated Press by phone Tuesday. ![]()
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