Excellent stuff!!!
First appointment was yesterday when Braehead Clan announced the new Equipment Manager as Ross Gaughan. Many congrats on your new post Ross!
And finally today the rumour mill was put to rest with the appointment of Drew Bannister as new player/coach!
37 year old Bannister has played for no less than four NHL teams and has a wealth of experience elsewhere in ice hockey including last season at Hull Stingrays. I'm sure I'm not the only one to welcome Drew and his family into the *Clan* and wish him a very successful season ahead.
Now we await the upcoming player signings and see how the team is going to shape up.
Al
Friday, 29 July 2011
Monday, 25 July 2011
Rumour Mill Turns on it's head
Yep! Having been told last week that Hull Stingray's D man Drew Bannister had rejected an offer by Braehead Clan we hear via BIH that he (I assume no-one else got an offer) has changed his mind and so here we go again..........
Better news is the release of the home fixtures at last you can view them here, not too drastic by the looks and I should still be able to attend them all! :)))
Al
Better news is the release of the home fixtures at last you can view them here, not too drastic by the looks and I should still be able to attend them all! :)))
Al
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Still no coach :(
So, the Braehead Clan STILL do not have a new coach!
Season ticket cutoff on 31st July, no 2+2 Family season tickets, no coach, delayed start to the season including the postponement of early away matches, loss of our Brit Prospect Steven Chalmers to Dundee Stars, only one staff member on duty who is run off her feet and things are verging on farcical.
My early off season optimism has all but evaporated into the ether. Don't thnk we've even got two full lines in place in the player stakes either which means most of the good players will be signed long before we get to them.
Perhaps the Clan will pull something out of the bag and produce a wonder coach who can bring players with him? Danny Stewart maybe? I sincerely hope so because right at the moment I don't see us being able to compete to the same level as last season. Whomever does take the coaching post realy has his work cut out and will need to have enough contacts to muster a decent line-up for season two.
Right, that's the rant over, positive mental attitude in place.....tomorrow will see good news on Clan website!!!!!!!!!
Al
Season ticket cutoff on 31st July, no 2+2 Family season tickets, no coach, delayed start to the season including the postponement of early away matches, loss of our Brit Prospect Steven Chalmers to Dundee Stars, only one staff member on duty who is run off her feet and things are verging on farcical.
My early off season optimism has all but evaporated into the ether. Don't thnk we've even got two full lines in place in the player stakes either which means most of the good players will be signed long before we get to them.
Perhaps the Clan will pull something out of the bag and produce a wonder coach who can bring players with him? Danny Stewart maybe? I sincerely hope so because right at the moment I don't see us being able to compete to the same level as last season. Whomever does take the coaching post realy has his work cut out and will need to have enough contacts to muster a decent line-up for season two.
Right, that's the rant over, positive mental attitude in place.....tomorrow will see good news on Clan website!!!!!!!!!
Al
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Clan fixture changes
So it seems I was completely wrong..........the early September away fixtures are indeed affected and will not happen. On the positive side, at least we got some clarification as requested.
That then, leaves the question, what to do before 24th September?
Seriously thinking about going to the Caps v Panthers match on September 11th and lending my support to the Caps. With my Clan jersey on of course!!
Al
That then, leaves the question, what to do before 24th September?
Seriously thinking about going to the Caps v Panthers match on September 11th and lending my support to the Caps. With my Clan jersey on of course!!
Al
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Confusion Reigns (and Good News)
The folk at Clan Towers must have read my last post lol.
Suddenly two bits of news are issued in the same day! Sadly it felt like we had been given the "here's the bad news but never fear some good news to stop you moaning" strategy.
The Davis Cup tournament has taken precedence over the opening fixtures of the Braehead in early September. So the first home game is now on September 24th v Dundee Stars. For me, this is simply a frustration, for others it's a complete and utter mess. Why? Because they work shifts, have taken the time to rearrange same in plenty of time and now their plans are very much awry. Not good PR Braehead Clan!
The confusion mentioned in the header surrounds the wording on the website regards the changes and whether the early September away games are still on. My own opinion is that the away game with Stars on September 11th should not be affected. After all, why should it? We'll see when we eventually get clarification from the club.
The Good News, and it Is Good News, is that the club have signed a five year contract with the Braehead Arena management! It shows some forward thinking and confidence in the future of the club and we should all be embracing this. The future is bright, the future is Purple!
Still no news of a new coach although the rumour is that Stingrays D man Drew Bannister has declined the coach position and Danny Stewart and Rhett Gordon are back as the front runners.
Al
Suddenly two bits of news are issued in the same day! Sadly it felt like we had been given the "here's the bad news but never fear some good news to stop you moaning" strategy.
The Davis Cup tournament has taken precedence over the opening fixtures of the Braehead in early September. So the first home game is now on September 24th v Dundee Stars. For me, this is simply a frustration, for others it's a complete and utter mess. Why? Because they work shifts, have taken the time to rearrange same in plenty of time and now their plans are very much awry. Not good PR Braehead Clan!
The confusion mentioned in the header surrounds the wording on the website regards the changes and whether the early September away games are still on. My own opinion is that the away game with Stars on September 11th should not be affected. After all, why should it? We'll see when we eventually get clarification from the club.
The Good News, and it Is Good News, is that the club have signed a five year contract with the Braehead Arena management! It shows some forward thinking and confidence in the future of the club and we should all be embracing this. The future is bright, the future is Purple!
Still no news of a new coach although the rumour is that Stingrays D man Drew Bannister has declined the coach position and Danny Stewart and Rhett Gordon are back as the front runners.
Al
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Off Season goings on..or not
Sooo, haven't been on here for ages!!!
Not a lot happening on the signings front at Braehead Clan so far this off season.
Still awaiting news of a new coach after the departure of Bruce Richardson to the Canadian Midget League. Sad to see him go especially as he had signed a contract for Seaon 2. He was, however, always clear that if an opportunity arose, he'd take it. Best of luck Bruce!!
So who will be Richardson's successor? Plenty of rumours but currently no substance. Danny Stewart and Rhett Gordon seem to be the rumour mill's front runners but the offical website says the successful candidate will be revealed this coming week.
Personally, I'd like to see Stewart as coach with Jon Landry as his assistant but we'll see. Whomever it is, he'll have his work cut out to get a full team in place for face off on 10th September v Panthers. (As the away fixtures have STILL not been announced, I assume that's our first match!)
Biggest signing so far for me is Krestanovich. I didn't expect us to keep him until the close season so to snag him for the whole this season is massive. Holding onto Wedderburn and Kyle Bruce was pretty darned good news too ;)
Difficult to say how I feel about the upcoming season as the roster on the official site only has 8 players listed and one of them is Bruce Richardson. (Yeah you read that right) Shame the same urgency shown by the team on ice is not shown in updating the website and sharing information.
Nope I'm not going to rant.........Almost as bad as me updating this blog lol.
Go Clan!!!
Al
Not a lot happening on the signings front at Braehead Clan so far this off season.
Still awaiting news of a new coach after the departure of Bruce Richardson to the Canadian Midget League. Sad to see him go especially as he had signed a contract for Seaon 2. He was, however, always clear that if an opportunity arose, he'd take it. Best of luck Bruce!!
So who will be Richardson's successor? Plenty of rumours but currently no substance. Danny Stewart and Rhett Gordon seem to be the rumour mill's front runners but the offical website says the successful candidate will be revealed this coming week.
Personally, I'd like to see Stewart as coach with Jon Landry as his assistant but we'll see. Whomever it is, he'll have his work cut out to get a full team in place for face off on 10th September v Panthers. (As the away fixtures have STILL not been announced, I assume that's our first match!)
Biggest signing so far for me is Krestanovich. I didn't expect us to keep him until the close season so to snag him for the whole this season is massive. Holding onto Wedderburn and Kyle Bruce was pretty darned good news too ;)
Difficult to say how I feel about the upcoming season as the roster on the official site only has 8 players listed and one of them is Bruce Richardson. (Yeah you read that right) Shame the same urgency shown by the team on ice is not shown in updating the website and sharing information.
Nope I'm not going to rant.........Almost as bad as me updating this blog lol.
Go Clan!!!
Al
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