As Kevin Cheveldayoff was doing his due diligence and making calls to fill his head coaching vacancy, the general manager of the Winnipeg Jets kept coming back to the same answer. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * As Kevin Cheveldayoff was doing his due diligence and making calls to fill his head coaching vacancy, the general manager of the Winnipeg Jets kept coming back to the same answer. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? As Kevin Cheveldayoff was doing his due diligence and making calls to fill his head coaching vacancy, the general manager of the Winnipeg Jets kept coming back to the same answer.
While it was important to take the temperature and hold a few other formal interviews with experienced candidates Craig Berube (who took a gig with the Toronto Maple Leafs) and Todd McLellan (who remains a free agent), an exhaustive search like the one that was held back in the summer of 2022 was not required. The right choice for the job was someone who was already on the coaching staff and that person is Scott Arniel, who held his introductory press conference Monday morning at Canada Life Centre. While the folks at True North Sports and Entertainment are familiar with Arniel, given his extensive history with the organization dating back to his time as a player with the Manitoba Moose in the International Hockey League and later, as a coach in the American Hockey League this wasn’t some.
