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I wish every hockey fan could have at least one conversation about hockey with Scotty Bowman. I’m telling you, there is absolutely nothing like it. It’s like you are talking to the actual NHL itself - if it could be humanized - when you do. He’s done it all, he’s seen it all, and he remembers it all. -Adrian Dater of All Things Avs where you can read more about ...
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Gazette's Fisher pays tribute to Bowman as the "summer's story" of note
Snapshots — ... to join the Blackhawks immediately makes them a better organization, but it's important in many other ways. More important than the nine Stanley Cups he's won as a head coach. More important than his NHL record 1,244 wins with St. Louis, the Canadiens, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Detroit. More important than anything that happens on the ice. His family comes first. Always has. He's there for Stan. "He's a trooper," Scotty told me. "We're supporting him as best we can." Paul Kukla spotted a tribute to Bowman by the Denver Post's Adrian Dater, who says that the Blackhawks are now a ...

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