About midway through Tuesday’s practice at Place Bell, Laval Rocket head coach Jean-François Houle had seen enough. After some poor puck management during a drill, Houle started yelling and slammed his stick to the ice.
“It’s important for us to be disciplined, to have control of our sticks, control of the puck. Turnovers and indiscipline cannot stand,” Houle said after practice.
“We’re trying to stay positive with our players, but as a coach it’s part of my duties to make this team better and if I have to bring my voice a little louder and make them work harder in practice that’s what we’re going to have to do,” he said.