I’m not thrilled to be posting this, but nobody else seems to have noticed this report from Saskatoon’s CKOM 580:
Mike Babcock is hanging up his whistle for good. Maybe.
During a chat with Gormley guest host Brent Loucks on Friday, Babcock said he was retiring from coaching hockey. When Loucks asked the former University of Saskatchewan Huskies head coach if he would listen if an NHL team called, Babcock left the door open a crack.
“We always said we were going to retire at 60 and I’m 59, so basically that’s what it is,” he said. “Now, if things change, I guess they change, but surely that’s not our plan.
“Believe me, we’ve talked to lots of people about opportunities and enjoyed those conversations. In the end, we feel this is best for us and best for our family and so that’s what we’re doing.”
