Alumni in the Pros - May 2008

[Rita]

[quote amerks127]Pat Burns and Joel Quenneville both on the market right now as potential replacements.

My vote goes to Kevin Dineen of the Portland Pirates right now though.  Take a look at what this guy has done out in Portland, knocking off a few Cornell Alum in Hartford and Providence this post-season.  With Buffalo coming in to replace Anaheim as Portland's affiliate, he will be looking for NHL work, and Toronto, Colorado, Ottawa, and San Jose all will be chasing this guy.[/quote]

Okay, not exactly Alumni news, but it still is the off-season, so a follow-up as to where Kevin Dineen and his brother Gord will be employed this fall is not too much of a stretch.

The Buffalo Sabres will keep Kevin Dineen as the head coach for the Portland Pirates in the AHL. The Pirates are now the Sabres AHL affiliate (last year they were the AHL team for the Ducks).

The Anaheim Ducks AHL team is a new team, the Iowa Chops and will be coached by Gord Dineen, Kevin's brother. Last season, Gord was an assistant coach under Kevin in Portland.

[Dpperk29]

[quote Rita]
The Anaheim Ducks AHL team is a new team, the Iowa Chops...[/quote]

anyone else think that slashing might be the most popular penalty on that team?

[amerks127]

No one ever accused me of being a fortune teller.