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Post by Pies on Apr 26, 2019 7:04:18 GMT
Gui Doucet has been appointed Director of Hockey. He will oversee all recruitment for players and coaching. He will also form part of the Nottingham Panthers board.
It is confirmed Rick Strachan will not be coach next season and will hopefully join the board and be an assistant to the new coach.
I think this actually a very smart move from the owner. A genuine hockey person involved who can take the pressure off the coach and GM. I imagine this is GM starting to step down his role.
Its taking the business model from Cardiff and Belfast and giving it a go. I can't argue with that at all.
we've said the culture of the club needed to change and here's a positive step for that.
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Post by Optic on Apr 26, 2019 7:05:21 GMT
Was not expecting that!
Great move by the club
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Post by wilx on Apr 26, 2019 7:05:42 GMT
The Nottingham Panthers have appointed Gui Doucet into the new role of Director of Hockey.
The 32-year-old will oversee the on-ice operations including recruitment of both players and a new coach.
It is anticipated the coaching role will be sorted out in a matter of weeks.
Gui has a wealth of experience from juniors and university hockey in North America to Europe where he has played in Denmark, France and in the Alps league with Italian team Milan as well as in the Elite League here in the UK.
He was pretty much a point a game forward with Hull, Nottingham, Cardiff, Milton Keynes and Glasgow in the Elite League so he very much knows what’s needed to excel in our league. His work has already started for the club.
Gui will also head up a new Panthers hockey board which we hope will include Rick Strachan who remains part of the club's plans, reverting back to an assistant coach position. We’d like to thank Rick his efforts during last season when he took over the reins and turned the club’s fortunes around somewhat, achieving a third place finish in both the league and the play-offs.
There will also be other familiar faces joining Gui and Rick on the new Panthers’ hockey board which will allow the on-ice management team to take on board outside knowledge, updates, innovations, and ideas to keep the club abreast of current thinking.
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Post by cooperphil156 on Apr 26, 2019 7:11:46 GMT
Well a turn up and a change in the direction of the club. This looks promising and more professional. Hopefully it take the club in a new direction where development is given a new emphasis below the current levels.
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Post by Yotes on Apr 26, 2019 7:15:15 GMT
Finally getting out of the dark ages. Good luck to Gui in the job, hopefully he gets a free hand.
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Post by allingtonskates on Apr 26, 2019 7:17:04 GMT
This looks interesting and it’s got me excited again.
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Post by bobness on Apr 26, 2019 7:19:17 GMT
Finally getting out of the dark ages. Good luck to Gui in the job, hopefully he gets a free hand. Absolutely. One thing strikes me (other than the implicit "Well, we've not changed in forever, so it's about time we did") is the allusion to "familiar faces". I don't care who these people are, as long as the results change?
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Post by Shaggy on Apr 26, 2019 7:24:25 GMT
Did not see that coming...
Well - so many people have been saying that change is needed, let's just hope that it works this time. Sure as hell, it's a different approach.
Interesting to see confirmation both that Rick Strachan is staying (some continuity) but won't be head coach... the best of both worlds?
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Post by Joe on Apr 26, 2019 7:24:34 GMT
I’m happy with everything that has been announced but I think Doucet should get a say in who the assistant is if he gets a say in who the new coach is. Maybe he did but it feels like he didn’t
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Post by Yotes on Apr 26, 2019 7:24:59 GMT
Finally getting out of the dark ages. Good luck to Gui in the job, hopefully he gets a free hand. Absolutely. One thing strikes me (other than the implicit "Well, we've not changed in forever, so it's about time we did") is the allusion to "familiar faces". I don't care who these people are, as long as the results change? Yes, that phrase doesn't necessarily bode well for anyone other than Dan Green, but you'd have to hope it's a step in the right direction. Hopefully he finds us a good coach.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 7:27:42 GMT
Happy with this. A very different approach and the sort of positive change that we’ve been crying out for. Looks like the culture is going to change, we as fans have to give a time and a chance to work.
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Post by puckit on Apr 26, 2019 7:31:39 GMT
Does this mean Doucet has retired from playing? He seems to be capable of putting up good numbers still.
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Post by EMB on Apr 26, 2019 7:32:07 GMT
Finally getting out of the dark ages. Good luck to Gui in the job, hopefully he gets a free hand. Couldn't agree more, let hope he really is overseeing things, it will be interesting to see what job & input GM actually does now. At least Gui knows how the club and GM work.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 7:33:34 GMT
Finally the organisation are getting some structure and have employed someone who's played the game! Having a DOH is standard practice in NA who oversees recruitment etc . I can see us signing a coach now who doesn't like to coach !!
Barraso?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 7:34:30 GMT
Finally getting out of the dark ages. Good luck to Gui in the job, hopefully he gets a free hand. Couldn't agree more, let hope he really is overseeing things, it will be interesting to see what job & input GM actually does now. At least Gui knows how the club and GM work. Morans job and only job should be marketing if anything at all!
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Post by Shaggy on Apr 26, 2019 7:35:16 GMT
I’m happy with everything that has been announced but I think Doucet should get a say in who the assistant is if he gets a say in who the new coach is. Maybe he did but it feels like he didn’t I would be surprised if Doucet wasn't at least asked "are you OK with Strachan as assistant coach, for continuity etc?". May or may not have been his first choice, but my guess is that it wouldn't have been shoved on him blind. If the Panthers are changing the mindset this much, that wouldn't make sense.
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Post by jd on Apr 26, 2019 7:35:34 GMT
Finally the organisation are getting some structure and have employed someone who's played the game! Having a DOH is standard practice in NA who oversees recruitment etc . I can see us signing a coach now who doesn't like to coach !! Barraso? No thanks, surely we can do better than him? Didn’t rate him at Sheffield
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Post by loupowell52 on Apr 26, 2019 7:38:24 GMT
Raises more questions that it answers. Genuinely hope that this signals a change in mind-set that is long overdue. But, am concerned at the "familiar faces" and hope that this will not include the likes of Moran and Green. Also, do not like the reference about hoping Strachan remains in some capacity. He is a hockey dinosaur who should have been cut. Final judgement reserved until we have the name of the new Head Coach. Hoping it is someone with a modern approach, some fresh ideas, a sound hockey knowledge and the strength to actually boss the dressing room without interference from above. We shall see.
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Post by nottinghamsenator on Apr 26, 2019 7:39:12 GMT
More structure, more accountability, and more transparency in terms of who is doing what at the club. Can’t ask for a bigger change in one close season really. Hopefully discussions with the coach are very advanced or he’s still involved in some kind of playoff series preventing his release.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2019 7:43:42 GMT
Finally the organisation are getting some structure and have employed someone who's played the game! Having a DOH is standard practice in NA who oversees recruitment etc . I can see us signing a coach now who doesn't like to coach !! Barraso? No thanks, surely we can do better than him? Didn’t rate him at Sheffield Not for me either. Hes to brash and very much like RC as well. I merely used him as a example lol
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Post by iginla on Apr 26, 2019 7:45:39 GMT
Can’t say I’m seeing anything particularly exciting or different here. Whats going to change other than you basically got somebody else in on recruiting. Remember they’ve always said Moran is not involved in recruiting so it doesn’t kick him down the road on that score. And we’ve brought in another from the previous old boys club,who from what we know has little or no experience of directing or coaching professionally. Mmmm,see who the coach is before this is any sort of decent move because i’m not seeing it.
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Post by pantherlee on Apr 26, 2019 7:50:57 GMT
I do like that the club have gone for a fresh approach. But we still seem to be clinging on to the old ways in some respect in making sure we keep strachan on board. Although having a director of hockey is certainly a good thing and should eliminate Moran from on ice operations I’m not sure about Doucets credentials. What has he done before that makes him the man for the job?
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Post by Pies on Apr 26, 2019 7:51:13 GMT
Can’t say I’m seeing anything particularly exciting or different here. Whats going to change other than you basically got somebody else in on recruiting. Remember they’ve always said Moran is not involved in recruiting so it doesn’t kick him down the road on that score. And we’ve brought in another from the previous old boys club,who from what we know has little or no experience of directing or coaching professionally. Mmmm,see who the coach is before this is any sort of decent move because i’m not seeing it. Good job you don’t got anymore so you don’t need to worry about this!
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Post by EMB on Apr 26, 2019 7:51:27 GMT
Stewart as player/coach ? (only a guess)
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Post by loupowell52 on Apr 26, 2019 8:00:07 GMT
Hope that guess is way off target. A massive Head Coach NO as far as Stewart or Henderson are concerned PLEASE.
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