Scotty Bowman
Scotty Bowman
William Scott "Scotty" Bowman, OCis a Canadian retired National Hockey Leaguehead coach. He holds the record for most wins in league history, with 1,244 wins in the regular season and 223 in the Stanley Cup playoffs and ranks 2nd all time) for most Stanley Cup victories by a player, coach or executive with 14. He coached the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings. He is currently the Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations for...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth18 September 1933
CityPeterborough, Canada
CountryCanada
We've played one game and we played fairly well in the one game, so it warrants some consideration. But they count it by 11. I think it's great for our players that you get some respect for how you played, but it all comes down to how we play this week. We'll see where we're rated after we play Michigan.
That's not going to create more scoring chances. Scoring chances are down because that's the way the game is played today. The players are bigger now, there's not as much room to move around. You watch old tapes, which I do quite a bit, it is a different game now.
I don't have bad relationships with my players. But I don't get into long conversations with them either.
When I was in a record store with Sean Avery helping him look for CDs, I pulled out 'Tapestry.' He was like, who is Carole King ? Can you imagine?
It's like being coached by Red Auerbach or Bear Bryant . These are people who only come along once in a lifetime and to say he was your coach ... it's hard to put into words.
They didn't get a terrific report about going to impasse. If you don't go to impasse and you want to start your season up, then you're going with total replacement players, and that is a tough road. For instance, if you could find some Europeans that are not on a team's reserve list, they wouldn't be able to get visas. I think both sides have now sat back and said, 'We need each other.
Hockey is its own game. It's completely different than all other games, although it's getting way too close to soccer.
He didn't want Manny pressing for the job, because he's had a great season.
His eye contact is right with his caddie and nowhere else when he's preparing to hit a shot. He's oblivious to everyone else.
If the puck doesn't get out of the zone by the third attempt (by the defending team), the puck will often not get out of the zone and the end effect is a goal.
I like Montreal but a guy gets to a point where he can't work anymore for someone he feels is less competent than him.
Every boo on the road is a cheer.
The better the coaching has become, the worse the game has become.
Rick Tocchet is what I call a warrior. He really brings a lot to a team because he really believes in team play. He's tough on himself and he's tough on the team. As a coach, if you had even one guy like him on your team, you'd have a heckuva chance to do your job well.