Scotty Bowman

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William Scott "Scotty" Bowman (born September 18, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former National Hockey League head 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. He has coached the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Detroit Red Wings.

As head coach, Bowman has won a record nine Stanley Cups with the Canadiens (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979), Penguins (1992) and Red Wings (1997, 1998, and 2002). He was also part of the 1991 Penguins Stanley Cup winning team as director of player development. He won the Jack Adams Award in 1977 and 1996. In the 1976–77 season he won a record 60 games and broke his own record with 62 wins in 1995–96. No other head coach in the history of the NHL, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, or the National Basketball Association has won championships with three different teams.

Contents 1 Early years 2 The 1980s 3 The 1990s 4 The 2000s and retirement 5 Coaching record 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early years

Bowman played minor league hockey until a head injury ended his playing career. He started coaching with the Ottawa Junior Canadiens in the Quebec Junior Hockey League in 1956. Two years later, the team coached by Bowman and managed by Sam Pollock won the Memorial Cup in 1958. Soon thereafter, he moved into a coaching job with the Peterborough Petes of the OHA, the Montreal Canadiens' junior farm team.

Bowman moved into the NHL in 1967 when he joined the expansion St. Louis Blues as assistant coach to Lynn Patrick. However, Patrick resigned after a slow start, and Bowman became coach at age 34. The Blues caught fire, and made it to the Stanley Cup finals in their first three years of existence. Bowman coached in St. Louis until the end of the 1970–71 season (his first NHL season with a losing record), but left due to a dispute with team ownership.

Bowman then joined the Montreal Canadiens as head coach. His team lost in the first round of the playoffs in 1972 but won the Stanley Cup in 1973. The Canadiens would make the playoffs over the next two seasons but bow out in the first and third rounds, respectively as the rival Philadelphia Flyers won the Stanley Cup. From 1976 to 1979, Bowman won four consecutive Stanley Cups with a talented Canadiens squad that included Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Larry Robinson and Ken Dryden. Bowman's team won at least 45 games in each of his eight seasons. However, after a falling-out with ownership, Bowman stepped down after the 1978–79 season. He is still the second-winningest coach in Canadiens history, behind only Toe Blake.

Bowman and General Manager Sam Pollock not only presided over a Canadiens dynasty, but many of their players went on to having successful coaching and managing roles with their own teams.

[edit] The 1980s

For the 1979–80 season, he moved to the Buffalo Sabres as coach and general manager. He served as the team's general manager until 1987, doubling as coach on three separate occasions. During this time, he missed the playoffs for the only time in his career, in the 1985–86 season.

Bowman joined the Sabres around the same time that their stars were growing old. While the Sabres remained competitive for much of his tenure , he was unable to build them into anything approaching the powerhouses he'd coached in Montreal. He quit hockey temporarily in 1987 to become an analyst for the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. He left the Sabres as the most successful coach, in terms of wins, in the club's history.

[edit] The 1990s

He became the Director of Player Personnel of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 as a builder.^[1]

After the death of Bob Johnson, who had just won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins the previous season, Bowman took over as coach. Under Bowman, the Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup champions in a season dedicated to Johnson.

The next season, the Penguins had their first 100-point season in franchise history, and finished with the league's best record. The 1992–93 Penguins under Bowman set the NHL record for consecutive wins in the regular season with 17. Their 119 points is still a franchise record. In the playoffs, the Penguins were upset in the Patrick Division finals by the New York Islanders.

In 1993–94, Bowman then became coach of the Red Wings, and led them to a first-place finish in the Western Conference, but his Red Wings were ousted in the first round by the young San Jose Sharks. In 1995, the Red Wings made it to the Stanley Cup Finals but were swept by the New Jersey Devils in four straight. This was the Red Wings' first appearance in the finals in 29 years. In the 1995–96 regular season, he won a record 62 games. However, they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. In the 1997 playoffs, Bowman led the team to its first Stanley Cup in 42 years by sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers 4–0. The Red Wings repeated the feat the following season by sweeping the Washington Capitals. In 1999, they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Semi-Finals.

[edit] The 2000s and retirement

Bowman decided in February 2002 that he would retire at the end of the season and he went out as a winner as his Red Wings won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1. It was after the presentation of the Cup on the ice that Bowman publicly announced his retirement from coaching. He is second only to Jack Adams in wins as a coach for the Red Wings.

Bowman's brother, Jack, was a longtime scout for the Buffalo Sabres, his nephew, Steve Bowman, is a scout for the Washington Capitals, and his son, Stan, is the director of player personnel of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bowman currently lives in East Amherst, NY with his wife Suella. They have five children (Alicia, David, Stanley, Bob and Nancy). He remains with Detroit as a senior adviser to the team's management, and also occasionally made appearances on ESPN as a pre-game analyst. In 2003 Bowman was inducted into Canada's Walk Of Fame.^[2].

On August 3, 2007, it was reported that Bowman was offered the position of President of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bowman later appeared in an interview on Hockey Night in Canada on January 12, 2008 confirming that he was very close to taking the job only to be turned away by Richard Peddie, CEO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE).^[3][4]

Since his retirement as coach in 2002, Bowman has continued working as a special consultant to the Red Wings ^[5].

[edit] Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season							Post Season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
STL	67–68	58	23	21	14	-	60	3rd in West	8	10	.444	Lost in Final
STL	68–69	76	37	25	14	-	88	1st in West	8	4	.667	Lost in Final
STL	69–70	76	37	27	12	-	86	1st in West	8	8	.500	Lost in Final
STL	70–71	28	13	10	5	-	31	2nd in West	2	4	.333	Lost in 1st Round
STL Total		238	110 41.5%	83 34.9%	45 18.9%	-	265		26	26	.500	4 Playoff Appearances
MTL	71–72	78	46	16	16	-	108	3rd in East	2	4	.333	Lost in 1st Round
MTL	72–73	78	52	10	16	-	120	1st in East	12	5	.706	Won Stanley Cup
MTL	73–74	78	45	24	9	-	99	2nd in East	2	4	.333	Lost in 1st Round
MTL	74–75	80	47	14	19	-	113	1st in Norris Division	6	5	.545	Lost in Semi-Finals
MTL	75–76	80	58	11	11	-	127	1st in Norris Division	12	1	.923	Won Stanley Cup
MTL	76–77	80	60	8	12	-	132	1st in Norris Division	12	2	.857	Won Stanley Cup
MTL	77–78	80	59	10	11	-	129	1st in Norris Division	12	3	.800	Won Stanley Cup
MTL	78–79	80	52	17	11	-	115	1st in Norris Division	12	4	.750	Won Stanley Cup
MTL Total		634	419 66.1%	110 17.4%	105 16.6%	-	943		70	28	.714	8 Playoff Appearances 5 Stanley Cup Championships
BUF	79–80	80	47	17	16	-	110	1st in Adams Division	9	5	.643	Lost in Semi-Finals
BUF	81–82	35	18	10	7	-	43	3rd in Adams Division	1	3	.250	Lost in Division Semi-Finals
BUF	82–83	80	38	29	13	-	89	3rd in Adams Division	6	4	.600	Lost in Division Finals
BUF	83–84	80	48	25	7	-	103	2nd in Adams Division	0	3	.000	Lost in Division Semi-Finals
BUF	84–85	80	38	28	14	-	90	3rd in Adams Division	2	3	.400	Lost in Division Semi-Finals
BUF	85–86	37	18	18	1	-	37	3rd in Adams Division	-	-	-
BUF	86–87	12	3	7	2	-	8	-	-	-	-
BUF Total		404	210 52.0%	134 33.2%	60 14.9%	-	480	-	18	18	.500	5 Playoff Appearances
PIT	91–92	80	39	32	9	-	87	3rd in Patrick Division	16	5	.762	Won Stanley Cup
PIT	92–93	84	56	21	7	-	119	1st in Patrick Division	7	5	.583	Lost in Division Finals
PIT Total		164	95 57.9%	53 32.3%	16 9.8%	-	206		23	10	.697	2 Playoff Appearances 1 Stanley Cup Championship
DET	93–94	84	46	30	8	-	100	1st in Central	3	4	.429	Lost in Conference Quarter-Finals
DET	94–95	48	33	11	4	-	70	1st in Central	12	6	.667	Lost in Stanley Cup Final
DET	95–96	82	62	13	7	-	131	1st in Central	10	9	.526	Lost in Conference Final
DET	96–97	82	38	26	18	-	94	2nd in Central	16	4	.800	Won Stanley Cup
DET	97–98	82	44	23	15	-	103	2nd in Central	16	6	.727	Won Stanley Cup
DET	98–99	82	43	32	7	-	93	1st in Central	6	4	.600	Lost in Conference Semi-Finals
DET	99–00	82	48	22	10	2	102	2nd in Central	5	4	.556	Lost in Conference Semi-Finals
DET	00–01	82	49	20	9	4	111	1st in Central	2	4	.333	Lost in Conference Quarter-Finals
DET	01–02	82	51	17	10	4	116	1st in Central	16	7	.696	Won Stanley Cup
DET Total		706	414 58.6%	194 27.5%	88 12.5%	10 1.4%	920		86	48	.642	9 Playoff Appearances 3 Stanley Cup Championships
Total		2,146	1,248 58.2%	574 26.7%	314 14.6%	10 0.5%	2,814		223	130	.632	28 Playoff Appearances 9 Stanley Cup Championships

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Scotty Bowman's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Scotty Bowman's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Succession boxes

Preceded by Lynn Patrick Head Coach of the St. Louis Blues 1968–1970 Succeeded by Al Arbour Preceded by Al Arbour Head Coach of the St. Louis Blues 1971 Succeeded by Sid Abel Preceded by Al MacNeil Head Coach of the Montreal Canadiens 1971–1979 Succeeded by Bernie Geoffrion Preceded by Don Cherry Winner of the Jack Adams Award 1977 Succeeded by Bobby Kromm Preceded by Billy Inglis Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres 1979–1980 Succeeded by Roger Neilson Preceded by Roger Neilson Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres 1981 Succeeded by Jim Roberts Preceded by Jim Roberts Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres 1982–1985 Succeeded by Jim Schoenfeld Preceded by Jim Schoenfeld Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres 1986 Succeeded by Craig Ramsay Preceded by Bob Johnson Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins 1991–1993 Succeeded by Eddie Johnston Preceded by Bryan Murray Head Coach of the Detroit Red Wings 1993–2002 Succeeded by Dave Lewis Preceded by Marc Crawford Winner of the Jack Adams Award 1996 Succeeded by Ted Nolan

v • d • e St. Louis Blues Head Coaches Patrick • Bowman • Arbour • Abel • McCreary • Talbot • Angotti • Young • Boivin • Francis • Plager • Berenson • Demers • Martin • Sutter • B. Plager • Berry • Keenan • Roberts • Quenneville • Kitchen • Murray

v • d • e Montreal Canadiens Head Coaches Laviolette • Lecours • Dorval • Gardner • Lalonde • Dandurand • Hart • Mantha • Dugal • Siebert • Lépine • Irvin • Blake • Ruel • MacNeil • Bowman • Geoffrion • Berry • Lemaire • Perron • Burns • Demers • Tremblay • Vigneault • Therrien • Julien • Gainey • Carbonneau

v • d • e Buffalo Sabres Head Coaches Imlach • Crozier • Smith • Pronovost • Inglis • Bowman • Neilson • Bowman • Schoenfeld • Bowman • Ramsay • Sator • Dudley • Muckler • Nolan • Ruff

v • d • e Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coaches Sullivan • Kelly • Schinkel • Boileau • Wilson • Johnston • Angotti • Berry • Creamer • Ubriaco • Patrick • Johnson • Bowman • Constantine • Brooks • Hlinka • Kehoe • Olczyk • Therrien

v • d • e Detroit Red Wings Head Coaches Duncan • Adams • Ivan • Skinner • Abel • Gadsby • Harkness • Barkley • J. Wilson • Garvin • Delvecchio • L. Wilson • Kromm • Lindsay • Maxner • Dea • Polano • Neale • Park • Demers • Murray • Bowman • Lewis • Babcock

Persondata
NAME	Bowman, William Scott
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bowman, Scotty
SHORT DESCRIPTION	NHL hockey coach
DATE OF BIRTH	September 18, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH