SAN DIEGO (AP) — There are far worse places to coach minor league hockey than sunny San Diego. Yes, Dallas Eakins seems to have won a lottery of sorts, being hired to coach the San Diego Gulls after the American Hockey League team moved from Norfolk, Virginia, as part of a shift to California to get several affiliates closer to their NHL parents clubs. Players will be just a phone call away from the NHL, which is a 90-minute drive up Interstate 5. [...] Eakins professes not to be in a rush to get back to the NHL despite being fired in the middle of last season by the Edmonton Oilers. A defenseman, he played in 120 games for seven NHL franchises in 10 seasons. Having been a player, assistant coach and head coach in both the AHL and NHL, as well as spending time in player development, "there's not much I haven't seen," he said. Eakins, his wife and two daughters have settled in suburban Poway, where the Gulls are building a practice rink. On the ice for Thursday's practice were 22-year-old goalie John Gibson, who recently signed a $6.9 million, three-year contract; three former first-round draft picks; and Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer, a special assignment coach for the Ducks who's working with the Gulls' young defensemen.
Ex-oilers Boss Eakins Feels At Home Coaching San Diego Gulls
By BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer, San Antonio Express-News: World
Sat, 10/10/2015 - 8:45am
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