First off, apologies to all of the Syracuse Crunch fans out there. The coverage we’ve provided in the past hasn’t quite been there this year. It’s a shame too, because this Crunch has team has been very good for most of the season.
The Ducks got off to a good start this season which had them in the thick of the playoff race for most of the year before slowing down late in the year.
The Anaheim Ducks made their first signing of the offseason, whisking away Joel Bouchard from the Laval Rocket, the Montreal Canadiens’ AHL affiliate, and naming him the new head coach of their AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.
The Montreal Canadiens hired Joel Bouchard to be the head coach of the Laval rocket and help with the development of their prospects. Within two seasons, he already has coached Laval to be the top team in the AHL, and he has helped redefine the games of prospects such as Victor Mete, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Ryan Poehling.