Claude Julien
Claude Julien
Claude Julienis a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the current head coach of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He is the longest tenured head coach currently in the NHL. He has previously served as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, as well as in the American Hockey Leaguewith the Hamilton Bulldogs. In 2011 and 2013, he coached the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals, guiding the Boston...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth23 April 1960
CityBlind River, Canada
finding playing tight ways win
We're playing well and we're finding ways to win tight games,
almost best bulldog chance chris good hamilton last natural number player sliding wing year
I got the chance to see him play a number of times last year and he was not only the best Hamilton Bulldog on the ice, but more often than not he was the best player on the ice. He's a natural center, but we're very comfortable sliding him in on the wing as well. Chris is a really good two-way player who can play in almost any situation.
hard hockey jump opportunity ready
He competes hard all the time. He's ready to jump at his opportunity to make this hockey club.
concern efforts game hockey minutes ours realize
When you only play 10 minutes of a hockey game, it's not too often you come out of it with a point, ... We need to realize that we are going to need some 60-minute efforts and that has been a concern of ours as of late.
consider third
At one point, you'll have to consider making a third unit.
ourselves putting ways
We're putting ourselves in that situation. Over 82 games, once in a while, you like to find ways to make it easier.
bad lucky period second thanks
Obviously, the second period was a real bad period for us. We were lucky to come out of that period still tied, thanks to Jose's work.
winning
Ribeiro, tonight, was great. Especially on the winning goal.
draw kid knows
One thing's for sure, he's a kid who knows how to listen. That's what he did all night. You don't need to draw this kid a picture.
character exciting found looked mental score tired
It was an exciting game. We had a lot of mental errors, we looked tired at times. But we found a way to come back and score some big goals. That showed character and determination.
stage
Enough is enough. We're at a stage where these performances are unacceptable.
goals hard team terrific timely victory
They are a hard team to contain. But we got some timely goals and terrific goaltending. It was battle-tested victory for us in many ways.
bigger changes guys means players respect rules today wore
The rules change, a lot changes in hockey. I think we need to show respect to the players who wore those numbers. If that means guys today have bigger numbers, so be it.
found game ourselves roller slip somehow wonder
Sometimes you wonder if you need it to be a roller coaster-type of game. We got ourselves back in the game and somehow found a way to let it slip away.