Yet another .500+ Sherwood Conference team has fired their Head Coach/GM, as the Estevan Bruins have cut ties with Karry Biette. The move comes less than a month after Kindersley parted ways with Larry Wintoneak.
Not sure if the Bruins' executive really took Biette's "Fire me at Christmas if we're not in the top three," comment THAT seriously, or if they just felt the time was right for a change.
Fact is, I think it would have made him and the organization look bad if he remained on after making such a bold statement on a place as public as the SJHL's website. BUT, like Biette, I didn't think the statement was that bold, as I didn't think there was anyway the Bruins WOULDN'T be top three at this point. I'm not gonna lie, before the season, I thought the Sherwood would be a two-horse race between Kindersley and Estevan, with everyone else battling for third.
So is he fired because the Bruins are 4th? Or because they're underachieving right now?
I think Estevan's a serious threat to come out of the Sherwood Conference whether they go into the playoffs in 1st or 5th, so this move does surprise me. Biette made some great trades last season to help this year's club out immensely, and for him not to be there to see how it all unfolds has to sting.
I've asked a lot of coaches a lot of questions in my time here, and I've only been snapped back at twice, and it was Karry Biette and Karry Biette... but I still respect the job he did there and think he's a heck of a coach.
Director of Player Personnel Rick Oakes (the pride of Simpson, SK) is the new acting GM, while Assistant Coach Chad Leslie takes over the Head Coaching duties. Is this the new formula? Trent Cassan in Yorkton, Rockie Zinger in Kindersley, and now Chad Leslie in Estevan. All Assistant Coaches in the last year, who've been promoted to head honcho after a mid-late season firing. Cassan took a 5th place team to the final, Zinger hasn't lost a game yet. Does Leslie turn Bruins' ship around? He's inheriting a star-studded group, that's for sure.
4 comments:
you can't blame karry if he can spot a geek can you?
Oh were you talking to him?
no, you are the geek. see karry is a tough guy. he knows what a geek is.
Hahaha. Thanks I didn't catch that you meant that the first time.
Keep throwing stones from behind your parents' basement computer anonymous!
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