He'll always be remembered for the valley point of the Crosby era – 2014-15, when the Penguins had to go to the last day of the season to qualify for the playoffs, only to get pushed aside by Carl Hagelin and the Rangers in five games.
But before that and after, he was a mainstay in Portland in major junior.
by involmasturb
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this guy will forever be on my shit list. One of the worst coaches of all time
I’m a PA native living in the Portland area.
The Winterhawks Skating Center (in Beaverton) has (or had, it’s been a couple years) wall-sized pictures of Johnston, Pouliot, etc. it’s pretty cool.
The Winterhawks games themselves are just so much fun (though ticket prices are getting carried away for what they are). They do a game every Spring/Summer where they open the windows and light the rink with the west coast sunset.
I always remember the off in the distance stare, after an opposing goal was scored.
The only man to slow down Sidney Crosby
In NHL circles, no man better defined the word “meek”.
He’d fit in very well with the current Pens, and their indecisive direction.
That’s probably for the best lol
Met him once at a bar i worked at that was very well known for their cocktails. He ordered a lemon drop martini with a sugar rim, and i knew the Penguins were cooked. Nice, but weird guy in my brief interaction. Not an nhl head coach
He’s obviously a very good juniors coach. He just couldn’t do it in the NHL. (He also seems shady as fuck.)
He was a joke. The end