Returning to the WHL

Today is a big day for NHL teams getting makeovers, with Carolina set to unveil their new threads at 11 AM CT while the Dallas Stars will unveil at 5:30 PM CT.  Chris from Icethetics will be covering the Dallas Stars' unveiling in person and if you want to follow on Twitter, you can follow Icethetics there.  However, if you are like me and don't have Twitter, you can still follow all of the happenings and adventures on the Icethetics site.

Both will be talked about tomorrow, but today is about a coaching hire that is curious, to say the least.  The Prince Albert Raiders announced that Cory Clouston will be behind the bench for the Raiders starting next season.  The move comes after the Raiders had recently let go of Steve Young as coach and the Raiders underwent a rebranding that sees them emphasizing the green more.  Clouston has coaching experience, most notably with the Ottawa Senators from 2009 until 2011.  Prior to that, he had been head coach at Kootenay of the WHL, leading them to a Western Conference finals berth in 2005, and was coach at Binghamton of the AHL from 2007 until his promotion to head coach in February 2009.  After being canned in Ottawa, he was head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings for the 2011-12 season, where he led them to a Conference semi-final.  Now, as Raiders coach, he will have to find some goaltending, but will likely have their two best players in Josh Morrissey and Leon Draisaitl back.