New Jersey Devils News – Jacques Lemaire retires from New Jersey Devils coaching – Pioneer Press

season, saying it was time to go, Jacques Lemaire walked away from coaching the Minnesota Wild. A year later, the energy is gone, so Lemaire is walking away from coaching. Just four days after the New Jersey Devils the Philadelphia Flyers Continued

News of Jacques Lemaire’s retirement as New Jersey Devils head coach shouldn’t be a surprise. It has nothing to do with Lemaire’s age (he’ll be 65 before the 2010-2011 season starts). Instead, it was probably time for a change in New Jersey. After all, Lemaire did coach an entire season. Since Continued

Laperriere was hit by a puck blocking a shot during the third period of Thursday’s first-round playoff game with the New Jersey Devils. The Flyers beat the Devils 3-0 to win the series 4-1. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said in a statement on Continued