A Major Canadian NHL Team Coach Discussed Hockey Culture

You've got to remember when they brought me in last year, there were all kinds of culture issues here,» he said. «Let's not kid ourselves. We knew what we were getting into. The team had missed the playoffs. They team had underachieved. So we had to come in here and we had to raise the bar, both in terms of the culture and the way we played.

It just kept coming back to bite me it hit hard,» he said. «But I haven't had an episode with it since June. And I hope I never see it again.

They're character guys and I'm not worried about it being a distraction with them,» the coach said. «Hopefully things can get resolved with them and we can get them both signed, so they're here for a lot longer than just one year.