Greg Cronin
Greg Cronin
Greg CroninIs an assistant coach for the New York Islanders. He was named to that position on June 16, 2014...
coached group harder hockey level worked
I've coached hockey for 18 years at every level conceivable. This group has worked harder than any group I've coached.
cinderella opportunity season turn ugly year
It's been an ugly year for us, it's been tough. You can look at it as an opportunity to turn a real ugly season into kind of a Cinderella story, but it never happened.
attitude complete fun game great guys half heck kidding lesson positive season second spin supreme
Our guys had a great attitude every day they showed up. That's a lesson in life. Who's kidding who - I think we were 1-18 and something at one point. Who the heck is having fun in that season? But they showed up every day, they put a positive spin on everything, and they worked. And I could say with complete honesty, I don't think there was a game the second half of the season that there wasn't a supreme effort.
easy work
It's easy to work in that environment, when you're not losing.
building dan group people pieces point start tough winning
When we start winning and get the pieces in place, we'll get more and more people and that building will be tough to play in. I'll point to Dan and his group as the pioneers of that.