During Lockout, N.H.L. Coaches Try to Fill Free Time

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By DAVE CALDWELLSYOSSET, N.Y. — The Islanders’ Jack Capuano was back on the ice Monday with his assistant coaches for a practice that included drills and a spirited scrimmage. Only the Islanders were missing. Wearing a blue Islanders cap, jacket and pants, Capuano conducted the third of six scheduled sessions of an adult hockey clinic, open to those who paid $30 a session. About 20 skaters, including a man in an Islanders “fish sticks” jersey, took part.Capuano said later that he was enjoying the clinic, even though he would much rather be coaching the Islanders. But the N.H.L. lockout continues, and many of the league’s 29 other head coaches are also biding their time. With Friday’s announcement that the N.H.L. has canceled all games through November, they will be doing so awhile longer...Continue reading...