The big story over the past week in women’s hockey is coaching—mainly, former coaches.
Last week it was announced that Shannon Miller would be leaving her post as head coach of the Calgary Inferno. Miller, one of the most experienced coaches in women’s hockey, had made her return to coaching this season with the Inferno after winning a discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Her hiring was seen as an exclamation point on a team whose insanely stacked roster (Brianna Decker! Rebecca Johnston! Alex Rigsby! Brianne Jenner!) was already penciled in as a Cup favorite before the puck dropped on the season, and it was Miller’s influence that helped recruit some of those stars.