Former Admiral Agnew Named Head Coach of Columbus Blue Jackets
Published on November 14, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
Columbus, OH--The Columbus Blue Jackets named former Milwaukee Admirals forward Gary Agnew their interim head coach at a press conference on Tuesday morning.
Agnew replaces Gerard Gallant, who was relieved of his duties on Monday, and becomes the 19th current NHL head coach to have previously been a bench boss in the American Hockey League. He will make his debut behind the bench on Wednesday when the Blue Jackets host the Nashville Predators at Nationwide Arena.
"A lot of hockey remains to be played this season," said Blue Jackets president and general manager Doug MacLean in making the announcement. "Despite our disappointing start, we remain committed to building a team that will be successful on the ice. Gary is an excellent coach who knows our players well and we're confident he'll do an outstanding job."
Agnew helped the Admirals to their only Turner Cup Finals appearance in 1982-83, his lone year with the club. During the regular season he posted 59 points (28g-31a) and played in all 82 games as the Ads notched a 43-30-9 record and the IHL's Western Conference Title. During the playoffs he had three goals and two assists as Milwaukee lost in the Finals 4-2 to a Claude Noel led Toledo Goaldiggers squad.
Agnew, 46, was promoted to Columbus as an assistant coach on July 7, 2006, after six seasons as head coach of the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. He guided the Crunch to their first-ever division and regular-season conference championships in 2001-02 and set numerous franchise marks during the 2005-06 season, including wins (47) and points (102), with a record of 47-25-5-3.
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