Jared Bednar’s recent decision regarding game-day announcements was a bit unexpected.
Last week, the third-year Avalanche bench boss announced that he was going to stop giving out information on his in-net starter ahead of the game. Everyone from fans to the media — and the opposition, most notably — would have to wait until the team went out for warm-ups to get confirmation on which goaltender was getting the nod for the upcoming contest.
It was an unorthodox but not entirely unheard of decision. Coaches have been glib about giving out that kind of information in the past, with some of the more traditionally old-school voices specifically hanging out vague and often misleading quotes when pressed to give up too much information too early.