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by Ann Heisenfelt - AP
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** FILE **In this Sept. 19, 2006 file photo, Minnesota Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire watches his team as they play the Detroit Red Wings ...
sports.yahoo.com - 4/13/2009
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Jacques Lemaire, who stepped down last night as
the only bench boss the Minnesota Wild have ever...
known, is a brilliant coach. To that point, there can be no debate. He's one of the smartest hockey men alive; he demands excellence; and with the right ...
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Lemaire bids adieu to Wild, as franchise reaches crossroads
blogs2.startribune.com - 4/12/2009
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Jacques Lemaire, the only coach the Wild’s ever
known, has coached his final game with the Wild....
With clear signs before the game that Lemaire was indeed done, Lemaire finally confirmed it after the Wild’s 6-3 win. “I think it’s time for ...
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Lemaire coaches final game; Wild 6, Blue Jackets 3
startribune.com - 4/12/2009
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WILD INSIDER Jacques Lemaire made it official Saturday
night: The only coach the Wild has ever known...
is stepping down, although he also said he still loves coaching and is not retiring.
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Lemaire era is over for Wild
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Lemaire bids adieu to Wild, as franchise reaches crossroads
Puck Daddy —
... on a 4-on-3 overtime power play in a must-win vs. Vancouver on March 31. In Dallas in March, players were furious the coaching staff took the bus back to the hotel while a dozen of them were left at the arena. He has been in a rift with 20-year-old James Sheppard, one that came to a head in February when Sheppard asked Lemaire to loosen his grip. There's plenty more in Russo's terrific dissection of Lemaire's legacy; 18,568 Reasons Why and Hockey Wilderness also have substantial takes on the coach's departure. After eight ...
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... , still favoring defensive hockey throughout his tenure. He stepped down after this past season, where the Wild missed the playoffs after two consecutive seasons of making it in the postseason. Hockey Wilderness was all over this: Buddhafisch has details about when he actually stepped down in April with some interesting quotes. ...
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tsn.ca 4/12/2009 — Jacques Lemaire announced he would not coach the Minnesota Wild next season, but not that his coaching career was over reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune."I think it's time for the players to get a new coach and myself to look for other stuff," ...
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by Ann Heisenfelt - AP
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** FILE **In this Sept. 19, 2006 file photo, Minnesota Wild head coach Jacques Lemaire watches his team as they play the Detroit Red Wings ...
Boring hockey ends in Minny as Lemaire quits
thesportscorner.ca 4/12/2009 — After eight seasons as coach of the Minnesota Wild, Jacques Lemaire has called it quits, much to the delight of well, the rest of the league. Maybe now, fans and players won’t have to suffer through the boring trap style or the put-opponents-to-sleep tactics of the Wild. Can we get ...
NHL Insider: Lemaire calls it quits in Minnesota - 04/11/2009
nhl.com 4/13/2009 — After eight seasons, Jacques Lemaire is ready to move on. Following Saturday's 6-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena, the Minnesota Wild coach announced he will not return in that capacity for the 2009-10 season. The Wild did ...
Lemaire done, So Sayth Russo
hockeywilderness.com 4/12/2009 — Lemaire done, So Sayth Russo
Jacques Lemaire has called it quits as the bench boss of the Minnesota Wild. He waited until after the FSN cameras had shut down for the night, leaving Russo to get us the news.
More to follow from Russo tomorrow in the StarTrib, so watch for that.
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The End of Two Eras
18568reasonswhy.blogspot.com 4/11/2009 — The game had concluded. Various Wild players were given pucks to throw into the crowd. All the other players had finished and gone back down the tunnel to the dressing room, still hanging onto the slight playoff hope that existed before the Anaheim-Dallas game concluded (ending with an Anaheim ...
Mr. Lemaire, Thanks for the Memories —
Bleacher Report - NHL 4/12/2009
At times like these, a lot of Wild fans will be quick to thank the stars above that Jacques Lemaire will not be the coach of the Minnesota Wild next year. Some will look at this last season and feel that all or most of the blame lies with ...
