Thrashers coach Craig Ramsay interviewed for the same job with the Winnipeg franchise Saturday.
“It was a good talk,” Ramsay told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I enjoyed the conversation. There was no commitment and no timeline [for a hire]. Nothing has been decided.”
Ramsay is a candidate for the position when the team relocates to Manitoba for next season. He has one year remaining on the contract he signed to coach the Thrashers before last season.
General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is conducting a coaching search that is reported to also include Chicago assistant Mike Haviland, AHL Manitoba coach Claude Noel and former Edmonton coach and TSN analyst Craig MacTavish.
In the past week, three of the four open head coaching jobs in the NHL have been filled with the hirings of Mike Yeo in Minnesota, Paul MacLean in Ottawa and Glen Gulutzan in Dallas. New Jersey is still searching for a coach.
The Thrashers’ sale and relocation becomes official with the approval of the NHL’s Board of Governors meeting Tuesday in New York City.
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