The Calgary Sun · May 11, 2016
Calgary Canucks hire GM/head coach James Poole
AJHL Viterra Cup winner Logan Bracket is one of the assets John Poole will have on his team when he takes his position behind the Calgary Canucks bench next fall. (Robert Murray)James Poole can remember the glory days.
Now, as the new GM/head coach of the Calgary Canucks, it’s his job to help rekindle the fire.
“The Canucks have a proud tradition in the AJHL, having won more games and more championships than any other organization,” Poole said at Tuesday’s press conference where he was officially welcomed aboard.
“Being a Calgary boy, I remember as a kid lining up hours before the games of the 1995 AJHL final to get tickets, and for the provincial championships against Chilliwack.