Dallas Eakins is going back to the league where he had his greatest success as a coach. The American Hockey League – with the Ducks affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.
Before Eakins moved up to the bigs where he had a 36-63-14 record with the Oilers between 2013-14 and 2014-15 – he was fired midway through last season – he was the coach of the Toronto Marlies where he had a 157-114-41 record in 312 contests.
Man, those San Diego Gulls, Bakersfield Condors – Edmonton’s AHL affiliate starting next year – are going to be something. Can we have an AHL #rivalrynight thing when those two teams play?