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Official 2010 - 2011 Montreal Canadiens Thread. (pg. 2)
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it's a sad day in hockeyland
| quote: | MONTREAL -- NHL coaching icon Pat Burns has died after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 58.
Burns' career in the league spanned 14 seasons, coaching a total of 1,019 NHL games from 1988 to 2004.
During that time, he won a Stanley Cup and an NHL-record three coach of the year awards.
Hockey fans will remember the Montreal native as a fiery coach ready to take on any rival who stepped on his toes.
His infamous, obscenity-laced tirades, often appeared in top 10 lists of NHL coach outbursts.
But he was also an accomplished coach with a reputation for installing a strong defensive game plan.
In 1984, Burns got his first full-time job in hockey when he agreed to coach the QMJHL's Hull Olympiques. Within two years, he guided the team to a QMJHL championship and an appearance in the Memorial Cup final.
His work with Hull caught the eye of NHL teams and Burns was hired by the Montreal Canadiens to manage their AHL affiliate, the Sherbrooke Canadiens, for the 1987-88 season.
A year later, he was promoted to the Habs and replaced Jean Perron as coach.
The Canadiens won the Adams Division title that season with 115 points, before losing to the Calgary Flames in the Stanley Cup final. Burns' efforts resulted in his first Jack Adams award as coach of the year.
In 1992, after a four-year tenure with the Canadiens, he left for the rival Toronto Maple Leafs. One year later, he earned his second Jack Adams Trophy.
He would stay with the Leafs until 1996 before switching over to the Boston Bruins. Burns remained with the Bruins for four seasons and in 1998 he won his third coach of the year award.
Burns then took a two-year break, before returning behind the bench to coach the New Jersey Devils. In 2003, he led the Devils to the Stanley Cup.
Soon after, he was diagnosed with colon cancer and in 2005 a new cancer attacked his liver. He won the battle but in 2009 he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
It was following this third diagnosis he decided to forego further treatment.
He continued scouting for the Devils and was a frequent hockey contributor for a popular Montreal sports radio station, sprinkling his opinions with an inimitable humour that won over listeners.
In March, he made his final public appearance, when the Quebec town of Stanstead announced it was building an arena bearing his name.
He was greeted with a standing ovation and called the honour one of the highest points in his career.
"I probably won't see the project to the end," Burns said at the time. "But let's hope I'm looking down on it and see a young Mario Lemieux or Wayne Gretzky."
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| IL Duce |
RIP
I've met the man quite afew times and I have nothing bad to say at all, the perfect example of a gentleman that always gave time to the people that asked it of him.
edit: it wasn't the hall of fame, it was the arena named after him. |
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| RayRayy |
| check the website guys..they pulled the stories..he's still alive! |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by RayRayy
check the website guys..they pulled the stories..he's still alive! |
not that it will make a difference...I'm sure he will pass away before the end of the day. |
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| IL Duce |
like Lucien Bouchard?
comeĀ_on...yes the guy will die eventually....but this kind of reporting creates unnecessary drama for the family.
what a bunch of cocks. |
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| IL Duce |
for sale : sept 24 pre season game vs ottawa senators section 209. 200$ for both, good deal, free food and soft drink.
pm..first come first serve
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| ChemEnhanced |
| Price looked awesome last night :rolleyes: |
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| IL Duce |
lol at the fans.
it is just the first game of preseason ffs.
plushaj or however you spell it looked really good. Might be a great call up when we need some punch to patch up the bottom 6 during injuries. |
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| Romchik22 |
Was at they game, and was very pissed for what happened with price :(
. Everyone was chanting his name before the puck drop and then everything crashed. Pleky was amazing! :) |
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| KrinKer |
| So happy they traded halak, our savior is really doing his job well, couldn't ask for more ........ |
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