The Bulldogs have parted ways with Head Coach and Assistant Director of Hockey Ops Paul Esdale, as of some time today. No further details are available at this time, but I have been told that a Press Release is forthcoming so I will post more details when they come available.
Apologies that I don't have more at the moment and didn't have something sooner. This couldn't have happened on a worse day for me as I'm down with a bad case of the Flu or Food Poisoning and I also told the team I wouldn't confirm any rumours until this afternoon as they requested that they be able to tell the players first.
December 6th, 2011
For Immediate Release
The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announce Paul Esdale has been removed from his position as Head Coach and Assistant Director of Hockey Operations.
Bulldogs President Andy Oakes stated, “We would like to thank Paul for his efforts towards the club over the past two and a half years.” “The club has not achieved the success we believe this group is capable of at this point and a change is required in order to give our group a chance to be a playoff hockey club.”
The club will announce the New Head Coach on Wednesday December 7th, 2011
For further comment please contact Andy Oakes or Rick Schievink
Hammer
4 comments:
WELL AFTER WATCHING THAT MESS FRIDAY NIGHT,ITS NO WONDER,NO
SYSTEM ,POWER PLAY STINKS AND
NO ONE TO EVEN BACK THE POWERPLAY
IM VERY DISSAPOINTED IN THE TEAMS
WORK ETHIC ALSO,IT SEEMS LIKE
THE WHOLE TEAM IS SITTING ON
ITS ASS AND NOT HUSTLING,NO WONDER
THEY CANT SCORE.
you must admit, Hammer..best thing for the team, although maybe a wee bit too late. hope not!
I DONT THINK ITS TO LATE IN THE SEASON,BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE IN ORDER FOR THE TEAM TO IMPROVE WITH
THE NEW COACH. THE TEAM AND ITS
PLAYERS HAVE TO BE ACCOTABLE TO,
WE THE FANS ARE DIFENITELY NOT GETTING WHAT WE EXSPECT, AS IN PAST TEAM AND EFFORT OUT OF MOST
OF THE PLAYERS THEMSELF AND THEY
NEED TO TAKE RESPOSIBILTY ALSO.THE
FAN BASE IS SHOWING WHY THE TEAM
NEEDS NEW DIRECTION.
bringing in a coach with a worse record is helpful how??? Sometimes the devil you know is better than the devil you dont!! Willison has left a path of destruction in his short span coaching in the AJ and these boys are at the point of walking away! Will be interesting to see how it plays out!!!!
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