OTHL NEWS AGENCY -- The OTHL has started with a bang on the trade front, several big trades have been completed and then we had the draft lottery witch decided that the Blackhawks where going to pick first.
But with all that going on, some teams has also decided to make some changes to there personnel behind the bench. First out where the Carolina Hurricanes who fired Peter Laviolette and replaced him with Joel Quenneville who will help build the Hurricanes.
And then the New York Rangers decided to give there head coach position to hall of fame defender Larry Robinson, replacing last seasons interm head coach Tom Renney. Robinson will now try and get the Rangers back on track. Robinson who has won the cup as both a player and a assistant coach, will bring some much needed playoff experience to the Rangers bench.
And while the Rangers and the Hurricanes have gotten new head coaches, rumors are swirling that both Mike Keenan and Ted Nolan might find themselfs behind a OTHL team bench in the very near future. Keenan is said to be very close to return to New York, but this time not to the Rangers but to the Islanders. This while the Boston Bruins are chasing former Jack Adams Award winner Ted Nolan.
Ted Nolan is wanted by the Bruins, while Islanders are chasing Mike Keenan