The Resume

(February 28, 1972- )
Born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Defenseman for the Huntington Blizzard (ECHL) (1993-96), South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) (1996-2002), St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) (1996-97), Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) (1998-99) and the Rochester Americans (AHL) (1997, 2000)
Assistant coach for the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) (2002-07), Abbotsford Heat (AHL) (2009-10) and the Springfield Falcons (AHL) (2012-14)
Head coach for the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) (2007-09), Peoria Rivermen (AHL) (2010-12), Springfield Falcons (AHL) (2014-15), Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) (2015-16) and the Colorado Avalanche

Why he might be annoying:

He never played a game in the NHL.
He played on four different teams during his junior career.
He suffered through one of the worst debut seasons as an NHL head coach, posting a 22–56–4 record and setting new franchise futility records along the way.
He holds the dubious distinction, despite the fact he had the likes of Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon on the roster.
He named his kids Kruz and Savega.

Why he might not be annoying:

He guided South Carolina to the Kelly Cup championship (2009) and Lake Erie to the Calder Cup championship (2016).
Many hockey pundits felt he was put in a bad situation as he took over the Avalanche on a whim, following the sudden resignation of Patrick Roy.
He guided the Avalanche to a 47 point improvement during his second season.
He is the second coach in NHL history to record 20+ wins in his second season at the helm.
He guided the Avalanche to the franchise's first playoff series victory in over a decade (2019).

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2281972)
• Colorado Avalanche
• I Come from Canada
• I Gave My Kid a Ridiculous Name
• Ice Hockey Players
• Look at Me, Yes You! - Finger Pointers
• Profiles 46251-46500 (Ranked: 46386)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 26]
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Stanley Cup Winning Head Coaches (Ranked: 2022)
• Western Hockey League Alumni

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying