), you should refer to last season's index.There will be a more official announcement in the next couple of days, once I finish up coach FA lottery video to determine which of you have the automatic opportunity to re-sign your NHL head coach.
2022 Free Agency: Coaches
2022 Free Agency: Coaches
This is kind of a soft announcement that we'll be starting on coach free agency in about 7-10 days! Coach ratings are now updated on the website. If you aren't sure if your team is going to have a coach opening or if you don't recall how costly your overpriced coach probably was ( ), you should refer to last season's index.
There will be a more official announcement in the next couple of days, once I finish up coach FA lottery video to determine which of you have the automatic opportunity to re-sign your NHL head coach.
), you should refer to last season's index.There will be a more official announcement in the next couple of days, once I finish up coach FA lottery video to determine which of you have the automatic opportunity to re-sign your NHL head coach.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
The coach FA lottery drawing is now complete so we can move forward with our coach signing period! Ratings were posted this past Tuesday. If you plan on resigning your head coach from last season, please do so before the end of Friday! All AHL coaches whose contracts have expired are available on the open market. Teams who elect to re-sign their NHL head coaches must pay a minimum of a 10% increase over their previous (or rate-adjusted) salary.
Free agent coaches must be signed to a minimum of the stated yearly salary required, which is listed on the coaches page on our site -or- if you are re-signing your existing NHL head coach, please refer to last season's index if it is necessary for you to pay 10% above that salary.
To view which coaches are only eligible for NHL contracts and which are available at both levels, please check the particular coach's bio on the website and make sure it does not say "NHL Head Coach" in their status, if you wish to sign a coach to your AHL team. This info is also provided on the season index.
Teams must submit all contract offers through the e-mail address provided in the video and similar to the example below:
Teams with a vacancy may offer contracts to up to two total coaches at a time, starting on Saturday, October 8. Please indicate which offer is your 1st and 2nd choice! If you hold the highest offer for one coach the end of a day, you may bid on one other coach if you would like. If you have offers for two NHL-level coaches on the table, you cannot bid on an AHL-level coach until one of those two offers is taken off the table, or vice-versa.
A couple more notes about your offers: If you have had the highest offer for your "2nd choice" coach for two straight days but continue to make offers for your "1st choice," it will keep the coach "on the table" and eligible for offers from other teams. Also, if a coach "re-enters" the pool because they were a "2nd choice" coach, their highest offer may revert back to the previous high if the team who made the offer agrees to it. If a team who has a "1st choice" offer wants to change it to a "2nd choice" and make an offer to a new "1st choice," notify me immediately!
Once the open market period begins, you will have until midnight ET on Sunday, October 9 to get offers in for the first offer processing.
The e-mail address provided should be used to submit valid contract bids only. If you need to correct an offer, please submit a new offer with **CORRECTION** at the end of the subject line before the next processing day.
NEW to this year's free agency is that there is now a Day 0 for any teams who wish to attempt to re-sign an eligible AHL head coach! If you make an 1st-choice offer to your AHL coach before the end of October 8, it will be blind to the rest of the league. If no one else submits a better offer to them by the end of October 9, the coach will re-sign. Day 0 will not apply for any NHL head coaches, since the lottery was already held for them.
If you have further questions, please use this forum thread.
Reminder:
*Coaches may not be signed for more than 3 years.
*Coaches that are eligible to be re-signed must be given at least a 10% raise from their previous contract or the current listed price, whichever is greater.
*Any coaches marked as NHL coaches may not be offered contracts for an AHL team.
*You must have a coaching vacancy in order to make an offer for a new coach.
Free agent coaches must be signed to a minimum of the stated yearly salary required, which is listed on the coaches page on our site -or- if you are re-signing your existing NHL head coach, please refer to last season's index if it is necessary for you to pay 10% above that salary.
To view which coaches are only eligible for NHL contracts and which are available at both levels, please check the particular coach's bio on the website and make sure it does not say "NHL Head Coach" in their status, if you wish to sign a coach to your AHL team. This info is also provided on the season index.
Teams must submit all contract offers through the e-mail address provided in the video and similar to the example below:
- Subject:
Craig MacTavish -- $1,500,000 TCV
- Message:
Firebirds offer for Craig MacTavish
Wait... Craig MacTavish? He's actually coaching again? It isn't a joke this time? Seriously? Well ok then Craig MacTavish!
$500,000 for 3 seasons
Total contract value: $1,500,000
1st choice/2nd choice (if applicable)
Teams with a vacancy may offer contracts to up to two total coaches at a time, starting on Saturday, October 8. Please indicate which offer is your 1st and 2nd choice! If you hold the highest offer for one coach the end of a day, you may bid on one other coach if you would like. If you have offers for two NHL-level coaches on the table, you cannot bid on an AHL-level coach until one of those two offers is taken off the table, or vice-versa.
A couple more notes about your offers: If you have had the highest offer for your "2nd choice" coach for two straight days but continue to make offers for your "1st choice," it will keep the coach "on the table" and eligible for offers from other teams. Also, if a coach "re-enters" the pool because they were a "2nd choice" coach, their highest offer may revert back to the previous high if the team who made the offer agrees to it. If a team who has a "1st choice" offer wants to change it to a "2nd choice" and make an offer to a new "1st choice," notify me immediately!
Once the open market period begins, you will have until midnight ET on Sunday, October 9 to get offers in for the first offer processing.
The e-mail address provided should be used to submit valid contract bids only. If you need to correct an offer, please submit a new offer with **CORRECTION** at the end of the subject line before the next processing day.
NEW to this year's free agency is that there is now a Day 0 for any teams who wish to attempt to re-sign an eligible AHL head coach! If you make an 1st-choice offer to your AHL coach before the end of October 8, it will be blind to the rest of the league. If no one else submits a better offer to them by the end of October 9, the coach will re-sign. Day 0 will not apply for any NHL head coaches, since the lottery was already held for them.
If you have further questions, please use this forum thread.
Reminder:
*Coaches may not be signed for more than 3 years.
*Coaches that are eligible to be re-signed must be given at least a 10% raise from their previous contract or the current listed price, whichever is greater.
*Any coaches marked as NHL coaches may not be offered contracts for an AHL team.
*You must have a coaching vacancy in order to make an offer for a new coach.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
Given that it's Thanksgiving weekend in Canada, I'll delay the second processing day to Tuesday the 11th. So two days for the first processing and two days for the second processing. Then daily after that.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
OCTOBER 10 UPDATE
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
Jared Bednar // $15,000,000
Bruce Cassidy // $10,500,000
Alain Vigneault // $6,000,000
Jay Woodcroft // $4,200,000
Rick Bowness // $4,000,000
Jeff Halpern // $1,500,000
Mitch Love // $1,125,000
Steve Ott // $1,000,000
Joel Bouchard // $1,000,000
One head coach signed their Day 0 offer to return to their AHL team. Several coaches received one valid offer and a few invalid offers. That should make for an interesting Day 2 if people follow the instructions!
Karl Taylor signs a 3-year, $825,000 AHL contract with the Anaheim Ducks.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed. The next processing day will be Tuesday night.
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
Jared Bednar // $15,000,000
Bruce Cassidy // $10,500,000
Alain Vigneault // $6,000,000
Jay Woodcroft // $4,200,000
Rick Bowness // $4,000,000
Jeff Halpern // $1,500,000
Mitch Love // $1,125,000
Steve Ott // $1,000,000
Joel Bouchard // $1,000,000
One head coach signed their Day 0 offer to return to their AHL team. Several coaches received one valid offer and a few invalid offers. That should make for an interesting Day 2 if people follow the instructions!
Karl Taylor signs a 3-year, $825,000 AHL contract with the Anaheim Ducks.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed. The next processing day will be Tuesday night.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
OCTOBER 13 UPDATE
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
Bruce Cassidy // $10,500,000
Jay Woodcroft // $4,800,000
Joel Bouchard // $1,000,000
Jeff Daniels // $1,125,000
Derek MacKenzie // $600,000
Craig Berube // $7,800,000
Martin St. Louis // $1,000,000
WELL! I screwed up last night, processed all the offers, wrote out this post, and then never posted it! I'm sorry about that! What I can say though is that the only valid offer that came in today had nothing to do with what was processed yesterday. So in the interest of fairness without interupting the results from October 12, I'm lumping them in as one October 13 update and not doing a second processing tonight. This gives teams the chance to look everything over.
There is one second-choice offer that is pending a decision from the offering team if they wish to sign or continue to pursue their first-choice. (Update: SIGNED.) A couple of coaches are back in the pool. A couple of offers were invalid and one was not in the proper format. One coach left a good position to strike it rich!
Rick Bowness signs a 2-year, $4,000,000 NHL contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Steve Ott signs a 2-year, $500,000 NHL contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jared Bednar signs a 3-year, $5,000,000 NHL contract with the Dallas Stars.
Alain Vigneault signs a 3-year, $6,000,000 NHL contract with the Edmonton Oilers.
Jeff Halpern signs a 3-year, $1,500,000 AHL contract with the Edmonton Oilers.
Mitch Love signs a 3-year, $1,125,000 AHL contract with the New Jersey Devils.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed.
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
Bruce Cassidy // $10,500,000
Jay Woodcroft // $4,800,000
Joel Bouchard // $1,000,000
Jeff Daniels // $1,125,000
Derek MacKenzie // $600,000
Craig Berube // $7,800,000
Martin St. Louis // $1,000,000
WELL! I screwed up last night, processed all the offers, wrote out this post, and then never posted it! I'm sorry about that! What I can say though is that the only valid offer that came in today had nothing to do with what was processed yesterday. So in the interest of fairness without interupting the results from October 12, I'm lumping them in as one October 13 update and not doing a second processing tonight. This gives teams the chance to look everything over.
There is one second-choice offer that is pending a decision from the offering team if they wish to sign or continue to pursue their first-choice. (Update: SIGNED.) A couple of coaches are back in the pool. A couple of offers were invalid and one was not in the proper format. One coach left a good position to strike it rich!
Rick Bowness signs a 2-year, $4,000,000 NHL contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Steve Ott signs a 2-year, $500,000 NHL contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jared Bednar signs a 3-year, $5,000,000 NHL contract with the Dallas Stars.
Alain Vigneault signs a 3-year, $6,000,000 NHL contract with the Edmonton Oilers.
Jeff Halpern signs a 3-year, $1,500,000 AHL contract with the Edmonton Oilers.
Mitch Love signs a 3-year, $1,125,000 AHL contract with the New Jersey Devils.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
OCTOBER 14 UPDATE
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
Alex Burrows // $450,000
Only one valid offer received today. All offers from the last two days signed and no second-choices left over.
All NHL positions are now filled. Still 5 AHL positions waiting on GMs to get down to business.
Jay Woodcroft signs a 3-year, $4,800,000 NHL contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jeff Daniels signs a 3-year, $1,125,000 AHL contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Derek MacKenzie signs a 3-year, $600,000 AHL contract with the Florida Panthers.
Craig Berube signs a 3-year, $7,800,000 NHL contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
Martin St. Louis signs a 2-year, $1,000,000 NHL contract with the Los Angeles Kings.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed.
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
Alex Burrows // $450,000
Only one valid offer received today. All offers from the last two days signed and no second-choices left over.
All NHL positions are now filled. Still 5 AHL positions waiting on GMs to get down to business.
Jay Woodcroft signs a 3-year, $4,800,000 NHL contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jeff Daniels signs a 3-year, $1,125,000 AHL contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Derek MacKenzie signs a 3-year, $600,000 AHL contract with the Florida Panthers.
Craig Berube signs a 3-year, $7,800,000 NHL contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
Martin St. Louis signs a 2-year, $1,000,000 NHL contract with the Los Angeles Kings.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
OCTOBER 15 UPDATE
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
No proper offers submitted.
Still 4 AHL positions waiting for GMs to wake from hibernation.
Alex Burrows signs a 3-year, $450,000 AHL contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed. The next processing day will be Sunday night.
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
No proper offers submitted.
Still 4 AHL positions waiting for GMs to wake from hibernation.
Alex Burrows signs a 3-year, $450,000 AHL contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed. The next processing day will be Sunday night.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
OCTOBER 17 UPDATE
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
No proper offers submitted.
A couple of invalid offers came in over the weekend. Also, I had to rescind one signed AHL coach due to an error (my fault) so there are five vacancies once again. I've already spoken with that GM
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed. The next processing day will be Sunday night.
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
No proper offers submitted.
A couple of invalid offers came in over the weekend. Also, I had to rescind one signed AHL coach due to an error (my fault) so there are five vacancies once again. I've already spoken with that GM
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed. The next processing day will be Sunday night.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
OCTOBER 18 UPDATE
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
Colin Chaulk // $750,000
Mike Vellucci // $2,400,000
A little bit of action today! Still one team who keeps repeatedly submitting invalid offers and another who sent one over the weekend didn't send anything on Monday.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed.
Coach // Current Best Offer (Total Contract Value)
------------------------------------------------------------
Colin Chaulk // $750,000
Mike Vellucci // $2,400,000
A little bit of action today! Still one team who keeps repeatedly submitting invalid offers and another who sent one over the weekend didn't send anything on Monday.
Teams have until 1am EDT daily to submit a higher qualifying offer (minimum 10% raise) on the coaches listed or offers to new candidates. If the current best offer remains on back-to-back updates, the coach will be signed.
Re: 2022 Free Agency: Coaches
Is Sunday every day of the week now? 