Dale Hunter spent more than a decade coaching some of the best teenage hockey players in the world with the major junior London Knights, Corey Perry, Patrick Kane and Rick Nash among them.
Now Hunter's back in the city where he gained fame himself - Washington, D.C. Hunter's taken over as the head coach, looking to embrace the lifestyle with the likes of Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin. I wonder if they'll break the ice with a beer or vodka. Someone needs to have taxis on speed dial in every city.
Hunter and his brother Mark have created a hockey goldmine in London, transforming a sleepy, ordinary major junior franchise only the diehards cared about into the centrepiece of this city. The Knights are likely the most valuable major junior franchise in Canada, regularly selling out the 9,100-seat John Labatt Centre.
An NBC sports website has a great piece on why Hunter made the move to the Capitals. Here's hoping he has great success as an NHL coach - and that the Knights rock on without him.
Now Hunter's back in the city where he gained fame himself - Washington, D.C. Hunter's taken over as the head coach, looking to embrace the lifestyle with the likes of Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin. I wonder if they'll break the ice with a beer or vodka. Someone needs to have taxis on speed dial in every city.
Hunter and his brother Mark have created a hockey goldmine in London, transforming a sleepy, ordinary major junior franchise only the diehards cared about into the centrepiece of this city. The Knights are likely the most valuable major junior franchise in Canada, regularly selling out the 9,100-seat John Labatt Centre.
An NBC sports website has a great piece on why Hunter made the move to the Capitals. Here's hoping he has great success as an NHL coach - and that the Knights rock on without him.
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