Category: Nick Bootland
Todd Nelson returns to Hershey Bears after taking family leave
Bridgeport IslandersThe Hershey Bears announced that head coach Todd Nelson returned to the team on Thursday morning per a release. Nelson, who took family leave on November 4, was away for nine days and missed three games. Hershey went 3-0-0 with Nelson gone, defeating the Springfield Thunderbirds during a weekend bac...
Read moreHendrix Lapierre and Dylan McIlrath receive rings as Washington Capitals celebrate Hershey Bears’ 2024 championship team
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals celebrated the Hershey Bears’ 2024 Calder Cup championship team on Wednesday ahead of their game against the Nashville Predators. After a video feature on the jumbotron, the Bears’ vice president of hockey operations, Bryan Helmer, walked out the Calder Cup and was joined on...
Read moreHershey Bears announce head coach Todd Nelson will be away from team due to family reasons
Nick BootlandThe Hershey Bears announced on Monday that head coach Todd Nelson will be away from the team due to family reasons. In a short release, the Bears said that assistant coaches Nick Bootland and Patrick Wellar will serve as co-head coaches during Nelson’s absence. The Hershey Bears have announced that...
Read moreK-Wings set to open 2022-23 season under new coach
K-Wings– A new era will be ushered in at Wings Event Center this Saturday night as the Kalamazoo Wings kick off the 2022-23 season against the Indy Fuel. As the K-Wings embark on their 48th season of professional hockey, they will be led by new head coach, Joel Martin. Bootland, who was named as an assist...
Read moreMartin hired by Kalamazoo, becomes second Black coach currently in ECHL
Columbus Blue JacketsJoel Martin was hired as coach of Kalamazoo of the ECHL on Monday, becoming the second current Black coach of a North American men's professional hockey team.
Read moreBootland named assistant coach for AHL Hershey
Kalamazoo WingsKALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Thursday that Nick Bootland, former director of hockey operations and head coach, has accepted the role of assistant coach for the Hershey Bears … Continue reading → The post Bootl...
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