RWJC Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Mark Recchi will not return as assistant coach with Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Kuehl Aug 6, 2024 A sudden change to the coaching staff in the heart of Ohio. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic has reported that Hall of Famer Mark Recchi will not return as the assistant coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2024-25 season. The three-time Stanley Cup champion joined the team in September of last year, right as the team was trying to get through the Mike Babcock saga. Recchi had signed a two-year contract to be behind the bench in Columbus, with the team clearly opting to let him go with one year remaining. Portzline is also reporting that the Blue Jackets will keep assistant coach Steve McCarthy on the staff. The recently hired Dean Evason has yet to announce a replacement. Jared Boll is reportedly also returning to the staff. The Blue Jackets have not publicly stated why Recchi is no longer with the team. Recchi was on the staff under Pascal Vincent last season, which was another disaster for the Blue Jackets. The team went 27-43-12, finishing at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division for the second straight season. The lackluster campaign led to Vincent’s dismissal after just one year, with the team promptly hiring Evason just a few weeks ago. The Blue Jackets were the third different team that Recchi had coached for following an illustrious playing career. He had been an assistant with one of his former teams, the Pittsburgh Penguins, from 2017 to 2020. He followed that up by joining the New Jersey Devils, working as an assistant for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 campaigns. Since the 2007-08 season, Recchi has had an ownership share in another one of his former teams, the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. Recchi played 1,652 games in his 21-year NHL career. He played two stints for the Pens and two tours of duty with the Philadelphia Flyers, as well as for the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Thrashers, and Tampa Bay Lightning. The Kamloops, British Columbia native won Stanley Cups with the Penguins (1991), Carolina Hurricanes (2006), and Boston Bruins (2011). He scored 577 goals and 956 assists for 1,533 points. In 189 playoff appearances, Recchi tallied 61 goals and 86 assists for 147 points. https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/czechia-forward-adam-benak-breaks-hlinka-gretzky-cup-scoring-record 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RWJC Posted August 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 7 Apparently he’s returning to his first love of being a medical professional consultant: Hilarious: Mark Recchi listed as ‘Dr. Mark Recchi’ on graphic during Canucks game (VIDEO) Mark Recchi should enter the Hockey Hall of Fame one day as one of the NHL's most prolific scorers and a three-time Stanley Cup champion. Not to mention his renowned medical credentials ... Yes, the "Dr. Recchi" meme — established when he claimed the Montreal Canadiens embellished Max Pacioretty's injuries in order to leverage a suspension for Recchi's Boston Bruins teammate Zdeno Chara — has lived onwell after his retirement last summer. The Province's Legion of Blog has even turned him into a reoccurring character. On Monday night, "Dr. Recchi" popped up in an inexplicable place: During Sportsnet's coverage of the Vancouver Canucks' loss to the Minnesota Wild, as Henrik Sedin passed him on the all-time NHL Iron Man Streak list with 571 consecutive games played. As you can see, the graphic included Recchi's full medical title. https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/hilarious-mark-recchi-listed-dr-mark-recchi-sportsnet-070227092.html 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post King Heffy Posted August 7 Popular Post Share Posted August 7 (edited) Good player but an absolute piece of garbage of a person. You don't want a dirtbag like this anywhere near a young team learning how to be professionals. He'll probably end up in Edmonton where his character issues will help him fit in. Edited August 7 by King Heffy 2 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 1 hour ago, RWJC said: Mark Recchi should enter the Hockey Hall of Fame one day as one of the NHL's most prolific scorers and a three-time Stanley Cup champion. Not to mention his renowned medical credentials ... He is in the Hall of Fame. The doctor thing is funny...back on the old site I made signature image for my posts with him in a white coat and stethoscope. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bell Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 i hated this guy's rat face in 2011 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Recchi was an assistant coach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Canuck You Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Luckily he can self diagnose himself and prescribe himself medication to help him get through this ordeal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 20 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Recchi was an assistant coach? Or maybe he was assistant to the Coach 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 At every opportunity Recchi dumped on the Canucks. Long after his playing days. Did the org do something to him or a friend? He always seem to have an abrasive personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck73_3 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Not sure if this is a good move financially for Columbus, now they need to hire a coach AND a Dr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 8/11/2024 at 6:51 AM, Boudrias said: At every opportunity Recchi dumped on the Canucks. Long after his playing days. Did the org do something to him or a friend? He always seem to have an abrasive personality. He's a gutless coward IMHO to be making those comments AFTER his playing days were over where he doesn't have to face said players on the ice. Again, IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJCF96 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 8/11/2024 at 6:51 AM, Boudrias said: At every opportunity Recchi dumped on the Canucks. Long after his playing days. Did the org do something to him or a friend? He always seem to have an abrasive personality. He just hated us from the 2011 Finals, quoting the 2011 Canucks team is the most classless team he has ever faced in his 20+ year career. I can understand the emotion and hate of a team during a heated battle, but that 2011 Finals was just the most toxic when it comes mutually disliking/hating each other. I can understand our roster has some personnel like Burrows, Kesler, Lapierre and Torres who can definitely drive opponents insane with their antics. However, the Bruins also had a diry roster consists of Marchand, Lucic, Thornton, Ferrence, Recchi, Thomas etc. It takes both parties to create this level of toxicity. What I hate the most about that 2011 Bruins team is even years after the Finals, all members of that squad still dump on the Canucks at any opportunity they get to. I don't believe our players from the 2011 are all saints, but I just find overall, that Bruins team is probably the most classless group of players I have seen assembled. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoop Hogg Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 hour ago, RJCF96 said: He just hated us from the 2011 Finals, quoting the 2011 Canucks team is the most classless team he has ever faced in his 20+ year career. I can understand the emotion and hate of a team during a heated battle, but that 2011 Finals was just the most toxic when it comes mutually disliking/hating each other. I can understand our roster has some personnel like Burrows, Kesler, Lapierre and Torres who can definitely drive opponents insane with their antics. However, the Bruins also had a diry roster consists of Marchand, Lucic, Thornton, Ferrence, Recchi, Thomas etc. It takes both parties to create this level of toxicity. What I hate the most about that 2011 Bruins team is even years after the Finals, all members of that squad still dump on the Canucks at any opportunity they get to. I don't believe our players from the 2011 are all saints, but I just find overall, that Bruins team is probably the most classless group of players I have seen assembled. Well, I remember Lucic trying to make it look like he wanted to mend fences last year when he thought the Canucks would sign him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 (edited) 7 hours ago, RJCF96 said: He just hated us from the 2011 Finals, quoting the 2011 Canucks team is the most classless team he has ever faced in his 20+ year career. I can understand the emotion and hate of a team during a heated battle, but that 2011 Finals was just the most toxic when it comes mutually disliking/hating each other. I can understand our roster has some personnel like Burrows, Kesler, Lapierre and Torres who can definitely drive opponents insane with their antics. However, the Bruins also had a diry roster consists of Marchand, Lucic, Thornton, Ferrence, Recchi, Thomas etc. It takes both parties to create this level of toxicity. What I hate the most about that 2011 Bruins team is even years after the Finals, all members of that squad still dump on the Canucks at any opportunity they get to. I don't believe our players from the 2011 are all saints, but I just find overall, that Bruins team is probably the most classless group of players I have seen assembled. Yeah there was a real lack of class in Boston then and since with respect to the matchup. I remember a significant Boston sports show had Tony Gallagher on as a guest during the final. Tony shows up to talk sports and hockey and all they did was insult him and basically hang up on him as if they were the ones on the ice playing against Gallagher. It was one of the most embarrassing things I've seen in sports media. I have grown to respect and even love the 1982 Islanders and 1989 Flames to whom we lost, and I don't love but do respect the 1994 Rangers (aka the 1990 Oilers reassembled). Between those three lineups I can list a ridiculous amount of players I hold in very high regard... Lanny McDonald, Mike Vernon, Brian Leetch, Glenn Anderson, Mike Bossy, Sergei Zubov, Adam Graves, Steve Larmer, Esa Tikkanen, Doug Lidster, Jim Peplinski, Theoren Fleury, Al MacInnis, Kevin Lowe, Craig MacTavish, Ed Olczyk, Brent Sutter, Mike Bossy, Billy Smith, Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier, Butch Goring, Ken Morrow, Bob Nystrom, Doug Gilmour, Joe Mullen, Joe Nieuwendyk, Gary Roberts, Hakan Loob, Rick Wamsley, Brad McCrimmon, Ric Nattress, Tim Hunter, Rob Ramage, Jamie Macoun, Dana Murzyn, Rollie Melanson, John Tonelli, Clark Gillies, etc. The 2011 Bruins had some good players but are there any that I look back on their careers with any of the fondness I have for the players I just mentioned... Not really. Patrice Bergeron and maybe David Krejci. Next up might be Recchi himself, which shows how unlikable the team was for the most part. I look back fondly on the start of Recchi's career at least with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. And I have to admit Marchand really evolved into something more than what he was in 2011. Edited August 15 by Kevin Biestra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldoescobar Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 F*uk this clown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ronaldoescobar said: F*uk this clown Have more respect for the medical profession. doctor recchi.mp4 Edited August 22 by NewbieCanuckFan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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