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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Scotty Bowman retires after winning 9th Stanley Cup | ||||
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| Cluster F | posted on 06-13-2002 @ 11:59 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00  | This guy has to be considered the greatest hockey coach of all time. Granted, he had maybe one of the greatest hockey teams of all time this year, but he has done his thing in the past, and the bottom line is that he was a winner. Interesting to see who Detroit will replace him with. Bowman calls it a career after winning record ninth Cup By ALAN ROBINSON AP Sports Writer June 13, 2002 DETROIT (AP) -- Scotty Bowman ended one of the most successful coaching careers in professional sports history by retiring immediately after winning his record ninth Stanley Cup. ``It's my last game as a coach,'' Bowman said on the ice after the Detroit Red Wings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Thursday night to win their third Cup in six years. Bowman, 68, won five Cups with Montreal and one with Pittsburgh. Bowman was handed the Cup by captain Steve Yzerman and skated around with it held high over his head. Then he went over to owner Mike Ilitch and broke the news to him. ``He whispered in my ear and said, `I got to go, Mike,''' Ilitch said. ``I said, `Thanks, Scotty.''' Bowman had been tied at eight Cups with his mentor, former Montreal coach Toe Blake. Only two NBA coaches, Phil Jackson of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers and Red Auerbach of the Boston Celtics, have won nine titles, with Jackson winning his ninth Wednesday night. No baseball manager won more than seven World Series. No other current NHL coach has won more than one Stanley Cup. It would take decades for any coach to match his 1,244 regular-season victories or 223 playoff victories. Bowman said he was unsure what he would doing after leaving coaching. ``I got a contract with the Red Wings,'' he said. ``I haven't worked out what I'll be doing. I won't be doing a lot.'' Bowman said earlier that he wouldn't be coaching following the 2003-04 season, after which the NHL will get a new labor agreement. ``I made up my mind in February that this would be my last year. I'm not an old man, but it's time to go,'' Bowman said. ``I never knew before, but I felt this year that this was it. I'm so happy that I was able to go out with a winning team.'' When he was asked if his players knew he was going to retire, he said: ``No. I didn't even tell my wife till tonight. ``I wanted to do it again,'' he said of skating around with the Cup. ``I enjoy being with the guys.'' Bowman had been the subject of retirement speculation since having knee-replacement surgery and an angioplasty that caused him to miss the early part of the 1998-99 season. Although the Red Wings' payroll was the biggest in the NHL -- inflated by Ilitch's additions of Dominik Hasek, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille -- it was Bowman and his old-school methods that glued together a club that many in Detroit felt had lost its way after winning consecutive Cups in 1997-98. ``He turned our organization around,'' Yzerman said. ``He kept us going, kept us motivated.'' Said Sergei Fedorov, ``We got the job done together.'' As the crowd of 20,000-plus at Joe Louis Arena wailed their approval, Bowman revealed to reporters a decision he said he had made in February. ``I didn't want it to be a distraction. I never told anyone because I didn't think it was what they wanted to hear,'' he said. ``I just felt it was time. ... It's just time to enjoy what the other people enjoy.'' He coached during five decades, even as hockey has evolved from a time when players didn't wear helmets to a wide-open game, through the Canadiens, Islanders and Oilers dynasties to today, when teams are so well-coached, well-prepared and systematized that, Bowman said, ``It's so hard to score, it's like soccer.'' Bowman persevered, a senior citizen who remained as far ahead of the coaching pack as he was when he was hired by the St. Louis Blues, about the time Carolina coach Paul Maurice, 35, was born. ``I don't care about records,'' Bowman said earlier in the week. ``I just hope I live long enough to see somebody break them.''  Thanks to Austin for the pic 1. 94 Wins and NL East Title by the Mets this year 2. Hate the Braves with a passion 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 4. Mets win World Series 5. Root for and support Mike Piazza, regardless of his sexual preference Crack Committee Members: Cluster F, Rageparty, Bloody Anus, DiamondDust, JayMohrMassage, HammerSavage, PeterDragon, and 1888RustyTrombone...the force is growing. | ||||
OA.com's Bodyguard Anger problem? What anger problem? I hate the fucking mud! USA | posted on 06-14-2002 @ 12:38 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | You knew it was most likely coming, but it was still sad to see him go. As soon as either Gary Thorne or Bill Clement mentioned it was fact, a sudden sense of loss came over me. You will be missed Scotty. You truly are the greatest ever.
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| Syndrummer LOOK!! All my "N"s are capitalized!!! | posted on 06-14-2002 @ 2:05 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 02 | What a way to retire. This world rejects me This world threw me away This world never gave me a chance This worlds gonna have to pay -Do you believe in fate?- | ||||
| PeterDragon | posted on 06-14-2002 @ 2:12 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Yeah, one of the greatest coaches in any sport goes out in a classy manner. I only regret he didn't choose MSG for one of his stops. “ It's like being coached by Red Auerbach or Bear Bryant. These are people who only came along once in a lifetime and to say he was your coach ... it's hard to put into words. †— Detroit's Brett Hull on coach Scotty Bowman  2002 Crack Committee Objectives: (modified version)(You gotta try and believe....) 1.Hate the Braves with PASSION and extreme prejudice 1a. Try and go a week without having to punch a wall in frustration after watching the Mets play 2. 90 Wins and somehow get the Mets into playoffs this year 3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year 3a.Have team understand it is OK to get a hit with runners on base. 4. Mets win World Series (after divine intervention) | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 06-14-2002 @ 2:44 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | quote: It must have been Clement, because everytime I hear Thorne say something, I just assume the opposite is true. The guy makes about 30 mistakes each broadcast. How about this from Thorne last night, with the Wings winning 2-1 going into the 3rd, "All the Wings have to do is win one more period and they will be Stanley Cup Champions". Really since they were already winning, all they had to do was tie the period. Now that hockey season is over, I get to see Thorne more often doing Met Games, Oh Joy!!!  | ||||
| Tussle King I swear it was this big | posted on 06-14-2002 @ 4:48 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: May. 02 | The man was pure class. It's a shame he won't get as much recognition as he should. As Al Michaels said, hockey is the least followed and least reported on of the 4 major sports. But anyone who even follows sports knows that Bowman is a legend, plain and simple. The greatest hockey coach of all time retires. He will be missed. | ||||
| rageparty 123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again I also have an imaginary girlfriend. | posted on 06-15-2002 @ 2:30 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | He was an amazing coach no doubt. I don't really give a shit if his team was stacked this year...He was the reasons they won! I saw a clip of Brett Hull skating over and talking to Bowman once in practice, he had never done that in practice with the Blues or the Stars. His players really respected him, and he was so clam on the bench too. I'll never forget him.... Life Isn't | ||||
| Istink | posted on 06-15-2002 @ 10:12 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 02 | Not to take anything away from the man but his teams always had a lot of talent .... but, it does take a great coach to get out of them what he always could .... I could only hope he had been the coach of the bruins over the last couple of years with the potential talent they had/have they might have won something .... SCOTTY, you are the greatest! The Curse shall be lifted .... If there isn't a strike!! This message was edited by Istink on 6-15-02 @ 10:16 PM | ||||
| diadelsuerte G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Philly Bluntside Brigade Formerly diadelsuerte. | posted on 06-15-2002 @ 10:47 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 02 | quote: ...yes thats why they won nine cups. Did anyone mention yet when the decision to retire came up? I believe I heard some ESPM guy say that he was going to retire this year whether he won the cup or not and he had decided that he was going to retire mid season.  Say it with me now : Dee-ah-dell-swear-tay. | ||||
| stiffy776 | posted on 06-15-2002 @ 11:45 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Feb. 02 | Maybe he will buy the Flyers :-p Have a happy day! | ||||
| FoundryMusicJJ G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Soldier of Fortune Spec Ops Division | posted on 06-16-2002 @ 4:52 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Feb. 01 | One of if not the greatest hockey coach of all time. Nuff said.  | ||||
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