After just one season at the helm of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, Mike Babcock tendered his resignation on Thursday.
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The 59-year-old coach, who has 1,301 games of experience behind the bench in the National Hockey League (NHL), spent regarding a year and a half full-time with the Huskies organization. , on a voluntary basis.
He will be replaced next season by associate coach Brandin Cote, who will fill this role on an interim basis.
“I’m excited for Brandin and his family,” Babcock said in a statement. He is prepared to become a very successful coach.”
Under Babcock, the Huskies went 14-9 and went down in the quarterfinals of the U SPORTS Western Canada Division.
Recall that Babcock was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2019, following more than four seasons at the helm of the team.
In addition, several former established NHL players, including Mike Modano and Johan Franzen, have publicly criticized him for his archaic learning methods and his intransigence.
Babcock has exactly 700 victories in the Bettman circuit, he who also led the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Red Wings of Detroit. It was with Michigan that he won his only Stanley Cup, in 2008.
He also led Canada to back-to-back Olympic gold medals in 2010 and 2014.
