Posts About "Scotty Bowman"
The Montreal Forum 1908-1996
January 9th, 2020 The Old Forum in Montreal -- Opening night, November 9, 1908, was a sensation and all 3,000 pairs of roller skates available for rental saw extensive use as thousands of Montrealers came to wander through, gawk at or try out the facilities at what was hyped in the press as “the largest, finest and most hygienic roller rink,” a decent...
Scotty Bowman: A Coach's Life
November 21st, 2019 On a chilly late October evening outside the doors of the Eric Maclean Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Loyola High School in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG), a line of people is starting to form. Some of them are wearing now ill-fitting Montreal Canadiens hockey jerseys emblazoned with the names and numbers of hockey legends...
Should Housley Be on the Hot Seat?
February 20th, 2018 Lately, some media and fans in Buffalo have taken to social media, calling for rookie head coach Phil Housley’s head. In particular, there was one article that inappropriately went hard at Housley. It was written without any data-supported opinions and lacks a fundamental understanding of the team or the game. It's also flat-out...
Predators' Laviolette Joins Elite Fraternity
May 23rd, 2017 Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette looked calm and collected. He sure didn’t look like he had just carved out a piece of NHL history. Sitting at the podium Monday night, moments after the Predators eliminated the Anaheim Ducks, 6-3, in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals at Bridgestone Arena, Laviolette spoke in humble...
Joe Louis' Final Game Features Disney Ending
April 11th, 2017 Hollywood couldn’t have scripted a better ending for the Detroit Red Wings. On Sunday, the team played its final game at the 38-year-old Joe Louis Arena, as the Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 and closed down the iconic arena on a high note. But, let’s be honest, the outcome of the game didn’t really matter. Sure, it...
Joel Quenneville: Greatest Head Coach in NHL History?
April 10th, 2017 If you have even a limited knowledge of NHL history, I can probably guess what you're thinking: No. Has this guy lost his mind? No sane individual with at least a modest appreciation for the game's history would attempt to craft an argument that the venerable William Scott "Scotty" Bowman is not the greatest bench boss to ever grace the...
