TitleMr.
Name:Scotty
Surname:Bowman
Nationality:USA  USA
Date of Birth:18/09/1933
Function:Coach
 
Biography:
The winningest coach in NHL history, Bowman took over the expansion St. Louis Blues during their first season, 1967-68, and won Western Division titles there in 1969 and 1970. He went to the Montreal Canadiens after the 1970-71 season. In 8 seasons with Montreal, he guided the team to 5 Stanley Cups, including 4 in a row from 1976 through 1979. After Montreal lost to the New York Islanders in the 1980 finals, Bowman became general manager and coach of the Buffalo Sabres. Bowman stepped down as coach after one season, but took over again late in the 1981-82 season. He left coaching once more in 1985. Impatient with the team's progress, Bowman coached the Sabres at the end of the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons. After retiring from hockey for three years, Bowman was named director of player development for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990. When coach Bob Johnson developed a brain tumor in 1991, Bowman once again became a coach, taking the Penguins to the 1992 Stanley Cup championship. In 1993, Bowman took over the Detroit Red Wings. He guided them to consecutive Stanley Cups in 1997 and 1998. That tied him with Toe Blake, who also coached eight Stanley Cup championship teams. Bowman broke the record by coaching Detroit to the Stanley Cup championship again in 2002. He retired after that season. In 30 years of coaching, Bowman had a 1244-583-314 mark in the regular season and he was 223-130 in the playoffs. He holds NHL records for wins, winning percentage, .654; playoff games coached; and playoff victories. He won the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in 1977 and 1996. He was named NHL executive of the year in 1980.
 
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