Mike Babcock is expected to become the next head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. More:
Babcock has coached 1,301 games in the NHL with the Leafs,and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He led the 2008 Red Wings to the Stanley Cup. His teams have won three conference championships . His 700 wins is the 13th most all time, and his .608 points percentage is the fourth best among NHL coaches with at least 1,000 games.
He also coached Team Canada to Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014. Rick Nash, director of player development for the Blue Jackets, was a member of both teams. But Babcock's reputation was tarnished after his time in Toronto, following multiple accusations of mental abuse of players. Former Red Wings forward Johan Franzen, in the Swedish media outlet Expressen, accused Babcock of"verbal attacks" that, at one point, caused Franzen to break down on the bench and dread coming to the arena.was a rookie, Babcock had him make a list of his teammates ranked by how much effort they gave on the ice.
Chris Chelios, now an ESPN commentator, told the"Spittin' Chiclets" podcast in 2019 that the accusations were"coming out to haunt Babcock for not so much his coaching as the way he treated people." Chelios cited when Babcock scratched Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano to prevent him from hitting 1,500 career games and when he made veteran
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