Connecticut Whale name former NHL enforcer Colton Orr head coach

The NWHL's Connecticut Whale have their new head coach in Colton Orr. A veteran of 477 NHL gameswith the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs, Orr made a name for himself as a noted enforcer during his Terrence Ross Jersey playing days. Only scoring 12 goals and 12 a sists,he ama sed1,186 career penalty minutes and went toe-to-toe with the likes of Donald Brashear, Riley Cote and Brian McGrattan. I Jordan Bone Jersey m honored to have the privilege of leading the Connecticut Whale, . This game means a lot to me, and these fantastic athletes on the Whale and acro s the NWHL are role models to the next generation including my daughter, who is in the Learn to Play program. "Im determined to take all of the hockey knowledge and life le sons learned from great NHL people like (former Rangers coach) Tom Renney and apply them to the Whale." Orr will be the first-ever NHL player Cole Anthony Jersey to coach the Whale,joining former Rangers teammatePaul Mara as the only two former NHLers currently coaching in the NWHL. BREAKING NEWS: NHL veteran Colton Orr ( ) and NWHL veteran Laura Brennan ( ) will coach the for the 2019-20 season. : : Bryan Johnson NWHL (@NWHL) Connecticutfinished the 2018-19 seasonin last place in the five-team league with a Chuma Okeke Jersey 2-12-2 record andon a 10-game losing streak. The lone NWHL team to not win the Isobel Cup, the Whale were the last team to fill the head coach void left after last season. Laura Brennan, a former NWHL player, will be joining Orr as an a sistant. Brennan was agoalie coach last season and made four appearances between the pipes when the team was struck with injuries. She will serve as the interim Jonathan Isaac Jersey head coach while Orr competes onCBC's "Battle of the Blades." The Whaleopenthe 2019-20 season on Oct. 5 at home against the Buffalo Beauts at 2:30 p.m. ET.