Posts About "Pat Burns"
Pat Burns Biography
April 16th, 2018 What can be said about a man that everyone knows so much about? If you’re a fan of the NHL you likely know the Pat Burns story: A police officer for 17 years, three-time Jack Adams award winner (as coach of three different Original Six teams: Montreal, Toronto, Boston), a Stanley Cup champion with the 2002-03 New Jersey Devils. He...
Joe Thornton: Hall of Famer or Average Joe?
October 19th, 2014 Most of you reading this may be too young to remember but way back when Joe Thornton was the number one overall pick at the 1997 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins. Thornton played as an 18-year-old with the Bruins and struggled at first, but since his third pro season he’s never put up less than 68 points in a non-lockout season. 23 games...
Q & A with Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion Grant Marshall
December 26th, 2013 Some players go a whole career without winning the Stanley Cup; sometimes they never even make it to the Finals. Former NHL player Grant Marshall was lucky and talented enough to be a part of two Stanley Cup winning teams -- first in 1999 with the Dallas Stars & then again in 2003 with the New Jersey Devils. He wasn’t a superstar...
Top Five Habs Run-Ins With the Law
August 27th, 2013 Lately some Canadiens past and present have been making news but not quite for the right reasons. This got me thinking: what were the all-time Habs run-ins with the law? Being a professional athlete can be tough – all that money, fame, adoration – the media constantly prodding you for your position on water conservation. Yes,...
Mike Babcock: The Best Coach in the NHL
August 2nd, 2013 A few weeks ago I polled 35 contributors at The Hockey Writers, asking who is currently the best coach in the NHL today. The overwhelming winner with 18 votes was the coach of the Detroit Red Wings, Mike Babcock. In all, six coaches received votes, but none of the other five bench bosses even got half of the votes that Babcock...
Shero Gets Hall Call But Burns Family Left Waiting Again
July 10th, 2013 This should read like an open letter to the Hockey Hall Of Fame. I do apologize in advance if this comes off as a huge tangent like rant but there was good news today as Fred Shero was finally inducted posthumously while the family of Pat Burns still waits. Having talked to Pittsburgh Penguin GM Ray Shero at the draft, he talked...
Hockey Hall of Fame: THW's "Next-Best" Class of 2012
November 12th, 2012 As the Hockey Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2012 on Monday night in Toronto, thoughts in the hockey world often drift towards the many talented hockey players (and builders) who are not in the Hall. With this in mind, we at the Hockey Writers have taken it upon ourselves to determine the "Next-Best" Class of 2012. These are the...
Get Pat Burns To The Hockey Hall Of Fame!
June 27th, 2012 There is something about a guy who was once a no nonsense cop that became a Stanley Cup winning coach. In between, Pat Burns was unabashed and gruff but he certainly was never dull. The truth is that Coach Burns may not have been the world's best hockey coach but he was something more. This was a guy who was the best...
Phoenix Coyotes Should be Heading Home with Hardware
May 26th, 2012 Who says that you can’t win Coach or GM of the Year multiple times? Since its inception in the 1973-74 season, the Jack Adams Award, given to the best head coach in the regular season, has only seen five coaches win the honor multiple times (Scotty Bowman, Pat Burns, Jacques Demers, Jacques Lemaire and Pat Quinn). Of those...
Confusing Times for Leaf Fans
November 24th, 2011 It was during a Twitter conversation with a fellow Leaf fan that I realized these are somewhat confusing times for Leaf Nation. Fairly good times, but confusing nonetheless. Before people start cracking jokes about parade plans or reading the standings upside down, I want to point out it's not about counting playoff berths at the...Thanks for a Great 2010
As 2010 comes to an end, it is the perfect time to reflect upon the many wonderful moments that made up the past 12 months. Here is my thank you to those who contributed something to the sport of hockey in 2010, in no particular order: Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin for the maturity, grace and class they demonstrated while...Pat Burns Remembered
From time to time I like to point out articles on other sites that I think are worth a read. There will be plenty of talk about Pat Burns today. Here's a good place to start. A few words by Iain Carnegie over at Bleu, Blanc, Rouge You could always tell just by watching Burns behind the bench - even before being told - that he had been a...
