![]() Bad period, there’s maybe a couple F-bombs and maybe the coach comes in and has a little rip session on us. Winnipeg Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon: Good period or bad period has a big thing in determining the chatter. Sometimes you let everyone cool down for a couple minutes. Jared Spurgeon, Wild captain: Depends on what you need to say. One coach who does tend to meet teams immediately after periods if things are truly awful is Bruce Boudreau, who’s coached more than 1,000 games with the Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks, Wild and, until Sunday, Canucks.īoudreau: If it’s a really bad period, I go in right away and address it and give them s- or whatever.Ī lot of the first few minutes is chatter. If they come in ASAP, it’s a very bad sign. Wild defenseman Jon Merrill: If the coaches don’t come in, it’s a good sign or means they’re leaving it to us to fix. Winnipeg Jets defenseman Nate Schmidt: It happens, but it’s never a good thing. But coaches rarely meet a team immediately after a period.įormer NHLer Dany Heatley: Things have to be going real bad to have a meeting right away.īuffalo Sabres captain Kyle Okposo: It’s got to be something egregious. I’m not a polar bear.Īfter games, reporters often ask what was said between periods to spark this or ignite that. Arizona Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny puts a hoodie on over his shirt and tie. ![]() Most coaches get comfortable by taking off their sports coats. ![]() Players file into the locker room and coaches and video coordinators head to their offices to dissect the period. “The intermission is about everybody going through their own routines,” says Carolina Hurricanes goalie Antti Raanta, “and focus(ing) on what just happened and what’s about to.” 18:00 Players retape sticks, dry off equipment, grab a sugary or salty snack and guzzle down Coca-Cola or Red Bull.īut other discoveries were more surprising, including more than one player who strips down completely and jumps into a cold tub. Others take off the top half of their gear. Yes, coaches are in their offices watching video. But what’s really going on back there while we hit the restroom, maybe grab a $14 beer and $7.50 hot dog?įor the past several months, The Athletic talked with scores of current and former players, coaches and trainers to learn about the locker room quirks and routines during those two intermissions. When the clock strikes zero at the end of each period, we watch the teams filter off the ice, down a tunnel and into their respective locker rooms. CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter December 11, 2022 Greenway checking his teeth after getting a check up high /UZdqFd5RUW I said to myself, ‘You know what, if Stillman’s out there at the start of the second, I’m going to address it right away.'” Greener’s 6-6 and he got him in the head. “Some of the guys know how to work the keyboard pretty good … so we went to check to see if it was a dirty hit,” Foligno says. In every NHL arena, there’s a medical room where doctors and trainers have a TV screen where they can review injuries. “We get into the locker room and I was worried if Greener was OK,” Foligno recalls. ![]()
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