Ugh, I hoped it was just a bad dream **UPDATED**

  From Drinnan:

The Spokane Chiefs will introduce their new head coach at a news conference on Wednesday (June 30). That news conference will begin at 1 p.m.
Yes, Don Nachbaur is the Chiefs’ new head coach.
Nachbaur resigned last week as head coach of the Binghamton Senators, the AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. He spent the previous five seasons as head coach of the WHL’s Tri-City Americans. He also has coach the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds.
While Nachbaur was coaching in Binghamton, his family remained in Richland, Wash., and his son, Daniel, played bantam hockey in Spokane.
During Nachbaur’s five seasons with the Americans, they developed a fierce rivarly with the Chiefs. So his signing with Spokane could take that rivalry to a whole new level.
Nachbaur takes over from Hardy Sauter, whose two-year regular-season record as head coach was 91-45-3-5. After Spokane lost a first-round series to the Portland Winterhawks in seven games, the Chiefs chose not to pick up the option season on Sauter’s contract. 

Best of luck to Nachbaur.  Well, not quite the best, if you know what I mean*.

Last week when this first came up I panicked, whether or not to change the name of the blog.  If I did, I'd have to change my Twitter username.  This blog (name included) has become a part of my identity, I don't think I can change that.  Even if it's words uttered by the now enemy coach.

**UPDATED**
I found this on The Canadian's site:

Here’s an interesting start to an un-started season…

Many people will love it…

Most TriCity Americans fans are screeeeaaammming their bloody heads off right now.

Not sure about that one. First of all, we've all seen this coming for the last week or so.  Secondly, is anyone really surprised anyways?  His family stayed here while he was in Binghamton, not too much of a stretch to think he'd want to come back to be near them, and there just happened to be a job opening in Spokane.  If people didn't see this one coming, they're in denial.  Additionally, I don't think that any Americans fan would be so completely irrational** not to see that this is a good move for Don and we should be happy for him.  Sure, it's going to make things tougher for our team, but so what?  Bring on the challenge.  Finally, I think the past season has shown that Jim Hiller knows what he's doing and can coach the Americans successfully.  I believe in Jim Hiller.

*I mean he's the coach of the goddamn Chiefs, don't want him to do TOO well or it hurts my team.
**and yes, I'm well aware there are irrational Ams fans