On Friday the Jets confirmed that former associate coach Scott Arniel had been named the next head coach in Winnipeg. Today we heard from the next bench boss in Winnipeg.
Topics:
1) Introductory comments from Scott Brown
2) Introductory remarks from GM Kevin Cheveldayoff (:54)
3) Introductory remarks from new coach Scott Arniel (2:00)
4) What did he learn from his time as HC in Columbus? (8:44) (SA)
5) How many people did he interview and what made Scott Arniel stand out? (9:44) (KC)
6) What’s going to change? What’s going to stay the same? (12:57) (SA)
7) How do they close the gap? Using analytics? (16:02) (SA)
8) What’s missing from this Jets team when you look at current playoff teams? (18:31) (SA)
9) What’s his view on integrating young players into NHL lineup? (20:08) (SA)
10) Perception that Scott Arniel was a “safe decision”. (21:15) (KC)
11) Does the 5-10% better mean for them on players or players on themselves? (23:08) (SA)
12) Plans for the associate/assistant coach? (24:42) (KC)
13) Is there a timeline for the coaching search? (25:49) (SA)
14) Is there something specific he is looking for in his coaches? (26:34) (SA)
15) Summer Summit of Analytics (27:51) (SA)
16) More insight on the Jets analytics department (29:24) (KC)
17) What type of coach does he want to be? (31:20) (SA)
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