Achievable Milestones
from Matt Larkin of The Hockey News,
Here are some key team-based milestone chases to watch for the upcoming season.
Triple Gold Club
Sweden – Patric Hornqvist, Nicklas Backstrom, Victor Hedman
Canada – Brad Marchand, Ryan O’Reilly, Tyler Toffoli, Tyler Seguin, Brayden Schenn
Russia – Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Dmitry Orlov, Andrei Vasilevskiy
This is not an exhaustive list, but certainly a list of likely candidates who may join the Triple Gold Club – Stanley Cup, World Championship gold and Olympic gold – should they win gold at Beijing....
Joel Quenneville – 38 wins to 1,000 and Barry Trotz – 23 wins to 900
Both veteran coaches will likely reach these milestones in the midst of what may be a golden era of coaches. Quenneville and Trotz rank second and third all-time, respectively, on the wins list and they’re joined by Paul Maurice (6th), Lindy Ruff (7th), Alain Vigneault (8th), Peter Laviolette (12th), Darryl Sutter (16th) and Dave Tippett (18th) in the top 20....
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