Mike Babcock
Mike Babcock
Michael "Mike" Babcock, Jr.is a Canadian professional ice hockey head coach, currently serving as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. He previously spent 10 seasons as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2008 and helped to the Stanley Cup Playoffs every year during his tenure. He holds the record as winningest coach in Red Wings history, surpassing that of Jack Adams. He has also served...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 April 1963
found picked win
We picked it up, got going a little bit, and found a way to win the game.
evaluate opportunity pro
What I evaluate is how you play when you get your opportunity -- simple. When you're a pro and you get your opportunity, you play. That's it.
heck turn
We get on streaks in a heck of a hurry. So you got to turn it around quick. That's good.
excited good playoff
We have an eight-game playoff series. We're excited about it. They have a real good team. Let's get there and get going.
bit excited fear team
When you're on a roll, the opposing team comes in a little excited and a little bit fearful. We have to fear the opposition, too.
benchmark bunch cups detroit earn everybody good great hang jersey looks measure player recognized teams test three winning
There are a whole bunch of teams right now that think they have an opportunity. Everybody looks at us and says, 'If they did it, we can do it.' The measure of a great coach, player and organization is the test of time. Being recognized as good isn't a one-time thing, so you have to hang around to earn that. That's what Detroit and New Jersey have done by each winning three Cups in a 10-year span. If you want to be a benchmark team, you have to do it again.
What they've said is they need things tightened up. They need some accountability. And that's my job.
discipline job
We can do a better job with our discipline.
evaluate team
We're going to have to evaluate our team this summer. And if we have to make changes, we will make changes.
brain dominant feels good great knows leg news skating works
We want him to feel good and be an important part of our team. He told me the other day that he feels he's skating well, and that his leg doesn't hurt. Well that's great news for us. He's dominant in the face-off circle, his brain works all the time; he knows how to play in all situations.
concerned good hopeful players positive side
We'll see where he's at, ... I'm hopeful of the positive side of things. You're always concerned about good players being hurt.
bones cat cut fine guess sent sounds
He's cut around the eye. I guess the bones are fine. They sent him for a CAT scan or whatever, but it sounds like he's just fine and everything's precautionary, so that's real positive.
bones cat cut fine guess sent sounds
He's cut around the eye, ... I guess the bones are fine. They sent him for a CAT scan or whatever, but it sounds like he's just fine and everything's precautionary, so that's real positive.
capable defensive game good gotten nice offensive plays team tonight
He's good defensively, but tonight he made plays with the puck, which was nice to see. Sometimes as a defensive defenseman on an offensive team they always want you to do more than you're capable of doing. His game has gotten much better with the puck.