San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Shortly after Todd McLellan became the San Jose Sharks' new coach, he recognized the importance of convincing his talented team to shoot early and often. With 82 shots and two easy wins in their first two outings, the Sharks are clearly paying attention to...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
San Jose coach has his players buying into a new foundation that opens eyes of everyone, including veterans such as Rob Blake. Todd McLellan discovered a lot about his team during his triumphant NHL coaching debut, a dominant performance by the San Jose Sharks in a 4-1 victory over the Ducks on Thursday.
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The Todd McLellan era in San Jose began with more of a crash than a bang against the Southern California rival Anaheim Ducks for Thursday night's home opener. San Jose Sharks captain Patrick Marleau pressured Anaheim Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer early in the first period, forcing him to play the puck along the boards. Joe Thornton came in with a hard check up high sending Niedermayer sprawling to...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
SAN JOSE Todd McLellan is leaving the key decision before his NHL coaching debut in the capable hands of his 9-year-old son. Todd McLellan, shown with center Tomas Plihal, left, and wing Jody Shelley, takes over the Sharks.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Todd McLellan is leaving the key decision before his NHL coaching debut in the capable hands of his 9-year-old son. With Cale McLellan in charge of choosing his dad's suit-and-tie ensemble for opening night, the San Jose Sharks' new head coach is free to...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Todd McLellan's new system is taking a while for the San Jose Sharks to learn. The Sharks closed out their first preseason under McLellan with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. San Jose scored less than a minute into the game and then...
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
EVGENI NABOKOV MAKES 1 OF 16 SAVES NEW SHARKS HEAD COACH TODD MCLELLAN BEHIND THE BENCH IN SJ San Jose started a healthy mix of 10 regulars and 8 prospects with Evgeni Nabokov in goal for the second preseason game against the Anaheim Ducks Friday night at HP Pavilion. With the top line of Marleau-Thornton-Clowe and the Blake-Vlasic pairing scratched, the focus shifted to the second line of Michalek-Pavelski-Cheechoo...
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
SAN JOSE SHARKS HEAD COACH TODD MCLELLAN - FILE PHOTO KNBR 680AM drive time hosts Ralph Barbieri and Tom Tolbert conducted a very informative interview with Sharks head coach Todd McLellan prior to the start of training camp last Tuesday. Available for download here (mp3), McLellan discusses the ownership group in San Jose and the pressure to perform that his coaching staff and the players will feel...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Todd McLellan, who now coaches the San Jose Sharks, got his day with the Stanley Cup on Monday in Saskatoon.
San Jose Inside (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Seen as a Move to Make Team “WNBA-Tough” In a bold first move by new San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan, the former player-coach of the Charlestown Chiefs, Reggie Dunlap, was hired as an assistant for what many in the NHL see as a fortitude-toughening measure to steel the men in teal for a run at the Stanley Cup and hockey legitimacy.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The San Jose Sharks filled out new coach Todd McLellan's staff on Wednesday, hiring Trent Yawney, Todd Richards and Jay Woodcroft as assistant coaches. Former NHL goalie Corey Schwab was hired as San Jose's goaltending development coach, and Mike Ricci was...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
From Craig Custance in the Sporting News, The Detroit Red Wings have hired Brad McCrimmon as an assistant coach on Mike Babcock’s staff, filling the vacancy created when Todd McLellan left to take the head job in San Jose. McCrimmon was the associate coach for the Atlanta Thrashers last season and a finalist for the head job with the Thrashers. He told Sporting News he has agreed to terms to join the...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
from the CP via the Sporting News, “We played five good playoff games out of 13,” Sharks GM Doug Wilson told The Canadian Press on Thursday. “That’s not acceptable. We decided to make some changes.” Say hello Todd McLellan, Rob Blake, Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich. “We’ve added four people and every one of them has won a Stanley Cup,” said Wilson. The message couldn’t be any more clear than being slapped...
Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
The Globe and Mail's Tim Wharnsby reported over the weekend that new Sharks head coach Todd McLellan is expected to bring in his former WHL Saskatoon Blades teammate Trent Yawney as an assistant coach. Yawney coached the AHL Norfolk Admirals for five seasons before registering a 33-55-15 record over two seasons as the Chicago Blackhawks head coach from 2005-07. Yawney earned AHL coach of the year honors...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
from David Pollak of the Mercury News, New Sharks coach Todd McLellan hasn’t had much chance to get to know his players yet, but he and the father of one of them - captain Patrick Marleau - are well acquainted. Both McLellan and the Marleaus come from Saskatchewan, but it’s a five-hour drive from the coach’s hometown of Melville to Aneroid, where the captain grew up. Aneroid, though, is only 90 minutes...
