A (Sort of) New Maverick in Town

When Richard Matvichuk left the bench of the Missouri Mavericks to accept the head coaching job of the Prince George Cougars a few weeks ago, one had to wonder what direction the Mavericks were going to go on the heels of a record-breaking regular season. Today, we got our answer, and it turns out that the Mavericks didn't go very far to find him.

John-Scott Dickson was elevated to the head coaching job after serving as an assistant coach last season. He will also gain the title of Director of Hockey Operations. Having served as an assistant coach for the previous two seasons, with his first season in that role also coming as a player, Dickson had ample opportunity to learn from Matvichuk, and given that his playing days weren't that long ago, it sounds like a logical fit, as he will be familiar with a fair number of current Mavs players from either coaching, playing, or both.