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NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Ducks Zegras is singed up and Game On ready; Ekholm and McLeod should be ready for Oilers regular season; plus more NHL news

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The Anaheim Ducks Travis Zegras is seen taking in the morning skate. Zegras missed two weeks of training camp and is back after signing a three year deal with the Ducks on Mon Sep 3, 2023 (photo from the Anaheim Ducks)

On the NHL podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 The Anaheim Ducks Travis Zegras says he’s got a little catching up to do as he missed the first two weeks of training camp. Zegras was without a contract which he signed and the Ducks came to an agreement on Monday. Zegras signed on for three years.

#2 Both the Edmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm and forward Ryan McLeod are both out for the pre season. Ekholm is trying to recover from a hip flexor injury and McLeod has a soft tissue injury. Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft says he’s looking forward to having both players back for the regular season.

#3 The Carolina Hurricanes center Derek Stepan is retiring. Stepan 33, has played in the NHL for 13 seasons, for four teams, 890 games, and had 515 points. Stepan said after 13 seasons he’s looking forward to family and the next chapter in his life. Stepan played for  Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators and Hurricanes. 

#4 Len, it was a big deal last night as the Chicago Blackhawks Connor Bedard faced off against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. Bedard has two assists, one goal and three assists. He does look small on the ice.

#5 Ty Emberson is ready to skate for the San Jose Sharks. Sharks head coach David Quinn had Emberson play on Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights. Emberson was picked up on waivers from the New York Rangers. Quentin Musty played 15:10 and plus one and was a second round draft pick.

Join Len Shapiro for the San Jose Sharks podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast with Troy Ewers: Couture still a question mark for opening night on Oct 12

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San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture, left, confers with referee Gord Dwyer in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Denver. (AP file photo)

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Troy:

#1 San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn on center and team captain Logan Couture is still waiting how Couture’s lower body injury comes along. Quinn is of a cautious approach not to bring Couture not too fast but is hoping he could be ready by opening day.

#2 Right now Couture is week to week Quinn and the lower body injury has kept him from skating with the team so it’ll be a question as to how season ready he’ll be when he gets back on the ice again.

#3 Courture got hurt in the off season training and looks as if the injury built up gradually to the point he had discomfort skating. Couture has said that he hates sitting and wants to be skating with his teammates.

#4 Troy, talk about the need to have someone like Couture in the line on opening day especially if your opening up against a team like the Vegas Golden Knights who are the NHL champions.

#5 Coach Quinn said that he would love to have Couture ready to go but first and foremost he wants him to be healthy and ready before any of that could be considered.

Troy Ewers is a San Jose Sharks beat writer at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast with Troy Ewers: Grier expects lots from forwards in upcoming season

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San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier is looking forward to seeing the success of the forwards in the 2023-24 Sharks rebuild (AP file photo)

On the San Jose Sharaks podcast with Troy Ewers:

#1 Nico Sturm, Matt Benning, Luke Kunin, Jan Rutta, Kyle Burroughs, Givani Smith, talk about how general manager Mike Greir and head coach David Quinn looks forward to their contribution as pre season starts on Sun Sep 24 at SAP Center.

#2 Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, and Anthony Duclair, all struggled last season but have the capability to make the Sharks strong at the forward position.

#3 Talk about the development of the future as Grier and Quinn look forward to see what William Eklund can bring his offensive shooting.

#4 Grier said that he wants this team to be gritty, fast paced, competitive and in your face and he feels the Sharks have laid out the ground work for that.

#5 The Sharks open pre season Sun Sep 24 against the Vegas Golden Knights you just never know what to expect from when the Sharks meet up with the Knights who are expected to be a strong competitor during the regular season.

Troy Ewers is a San Jose Sharks podcast contributor and does NHL hockey podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Mike Grier hires David Quinn as new head coach of the San Jose Sharks

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Newly hired head coach David Quinn of the San Jose Sharks and general manager Mike Grier hold up Quinn’s jersey at his introductory press conference at the SAP Center on Tuesday JUL 26, 2022. (Sports Radio Service)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Today it became official, the San Jose Sharks have a new captain to steer the ship.

General manager Mike Greier introduced David Quinn as the team’s tenth head coach in franchise history at a press conference on Tuesday morning at SAP Center.

Quinn replaces Bob Boughner, who was let go along with his staff on July 1st, as the new bench boss in charge of a team that has missed the playoffs for three consecutive years.

“David has successfully coached at several different levels in his hockey career, including with Team USA on the international stage at the Olympics and leading the team at the World Championships to the Bronze Medal game. His experience in developing young players as a head coach at Boston University and at the NHL level over the last few seasons has proven to be effective,” Grier said.

Quinn, 55, most recently served as head coach for Team USA at both the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and 2022 World Championship. Quinn guided Team USA to a fourth-place finish at the World Championship and helped lead the youngest team in the Olympics to a perfect preliminary round record before suffering a shootout loss in the quarterfinals.

“My coaching philosophy has always been relationship driven,” said Quinn. “I don’t care what you do in life, if you don’t have a connection to the people that you’re leading, whether you’re the manager of an office or coaching a hockey team, you’re not going to get the most out of people. It’s been the foundation of my coaching philosophy.”

Quinn’s last and first head coaching stint in the NHL was from 2018-2021 when he coached the New York Rangers where he compiled a 97-87-25 record and led the team in the qualification round of the playoffs in the 2019-20 campaign.

Quinn’s relationship with Grier goes back a long way as both are former alums of Boston University. Quinn coached BU from 2013-18 before being hired by New York and went 105-69-21 under his direction.

“I think it’s just the cherry on top, trying to get more (Boston University) Terriers out west,” Grier joked about whether the BU connection had any factor in the hiring of Quinn. “It came down to that David (Quinn) was the best candidate for the job.”

Quinn said he hasn’t picked out who his assistant coaches will be, but he hopes to make that decision soon as well as get to know his players in the next coming days.

San Jose has overhauled its roster by bringing in new players such as Nico Sturm and Oscar Lindblom as well as traded star defenseman Brent Burns to the Carolina Hurricanes since Grier has been in charge of the team the past three weeks.

San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Sharks to name Quinn as head coach in Tuesday press conference

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David Quinn who will be named as head coach in a Tue Jul 26, 2022 press conference is pictured here when he was head coach of the New York Rangers in a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Mar 21, 2021 (AP News file photo)

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 The San Jose Sharks have all but announced that they’ll be hiring David Quinn as their new head coach as sources say Quinn has already signed with the Sharks and a press conference for his introduction is expected on Tuesday.

#2 The deal is expected to be a three year contract and Quinn is expected to play a big role in the development of new players, free agents, and draft picks.

#3 This will be the first time that Quinn will be head coach since the 2021 season when he was behind the bench for the New York Rangers where he went 96-87-25.

#4 When Sharks former head coach Todd McClellan was let go by the Sharks Quinn was reportedly deep into the interview process for the Sharks head coaching job but the Sharks settled on Peter DeBoer. Second times the charm for Quinn.

#5 Quinn’s background also includes being a head coach at the University of Boston and had success there before heading onto the NHL.

Len Shapiro is an NHL analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com