Berube became head coach three games into the 2013-14 season after the Flyers had gone 0-3. If he can turn this team into a contender, then the Blues might just remove the “interim” tag from his job title.He spent six games as head coach of the Phantoms in 2006-07. By Scott Billeck Aug 25, 2019, 4:05 PM EDT. Before the start of the 2017-18 season, Berube became an assistant coach of the Blues. Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. They also were featured in an NHL first when they went head-to-head as coaches on Thursday November 21, 2013. Berube’s only head coaching job in the NHL was with the Flyers from 2013-14 to 2014-15.
It is a truly astounding feat for anyone.There’s going to be experienced head coaches on that list, there’s going to be European head coaches on that list, there’s going to be college head coaches on that list, major junior… we’re not going to minimize or limit the scope that we’re going to look at, but it’s not going to be something that’s done over the next day or two…”Join over 18 000 Subscribers of our free bi-weekly Newsletter.Blues interim head coach Craig Berube (Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports)Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. He performed very well there, winning the Central Division of the AHL with a 44-18-8-5 record, and making it to the second round of the playoffs. Let’s Talk About Craig Berube. He went 75-58-28 in those two seasons. u/DunceAndEgg22:90-home: 11 months ago. Archived. Craig is married with three children. Let’s Talk About Craig Berube. In 2013-14, the Flyers made it to the first round of the playoffs but ultimately lost in a seven-game series. With the Blues struggling, Berube will be given the opportunity to turn the team around. During this time, the Flyers made it to the Stanley Cup Final once and lost. In 101 games as an assistant coach of the Blues, the Blues were 51-41-9. Craig Berube says the Blues' impressive climb from last to first was a total team effort: "We needed everybody, and everybody contributed." Craig Berube, "Chief" Born: December 17, 1965 Calahoo, AB Canada Coaching Career: 2006-2016 Minor league playing stats Major league playing statistics Major league coaching record. The Phantoms had a record of 46-27-7 in the regular season. They also made it to the playoffs five out of the six seasons.Berube clearly knows the game and has a lot of coaching experience, but the has one thing missing in both his playing and coaching career is a Stanley Cup. From the Flyers, Berube found his way to the Blues’ organization by being hired as the coach of the Chicago Wolves, their AHL affiliate at the time. Posted by. Close. Berube’s coaching style well-suited to Blues’ roster. The Wolves went 44-19-8 and made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing.
44. They made it to the playoffs and they lost in the second round under Berube.Berube went back up to the Flyers as an assistant coach from 2008-09 to the first three games of the 2013-14 season. The Flyers called him up to be an assistant coach for the rest of the season.Berube was the head coach of the Blues former minor league team, the Chicago Wolves, in 2016-17. Just some quick comparison stats, as I noticed an unsettling trend in his coaching record, similar to Mike Yeo’s... Berube was the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers from 2013-2015, two seasons. Last season, the Blues did not make the playoffs and this season the Blues are 30th out of 31 NHL teams.Berube spent two seasons as an assistant coach of the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms from 2004-05 to 2005-06.He returned to the Philadelphia Phantoms as head coach in 2007-08. Craig Berube compiled a record of 93 wins and 48 losses and 9 ties in his coaching career with the Philadelphia Phantoms and Chicago Wolves. Craig Berube. Though Berube was also a member of Yeo’s staff (he was promoted to assistant head coach of the team after his successful season in the AHL), he was never the heir apparent, so he offers a clean break as a coaching succession.Doug Armstrong (Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)Craig Berube is one of just 321 men who has played in over 1,000 games in the NHL, which he did in stints with the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, and New York Islanders. 3 Comments. During his time coaching the Flyers, he and Buffalo Sabres head coach Ted Nolan were the only head coaches in the NHL of First Nations ancestry. Over 2 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix. He is of First Nations descent. He also aided in the development of a number of young players who are now fixtures on the Blues’ roster.Craig Berube (Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)The Blues have a 1-2 record under Berube, with one dominant win over the Nashville Predators (their first division win over an opponent other than the Chicago Blackhawks since Feb. 9) bookended by embarrassing losses to both the Predators and Winnipeg Jets.
He will have to orchestrate a miraculous turnaround for the Blues to remove the interim tag from his title.The “coach-in-waiting” decision was a strange one, as it provided no actual “break” from the Hitchcock lineage while also putting constant pressure on Hitchcock to succeed in his final season with the Blues. They reside in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.