Special Features: John Stevens, Ken Holland named The Hockey News' coach, executive of the year

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 Special Features: John Stevens, Ken Holland named The Hockey News' coach, executive of the year
Our NHL coach of the year is being recognized for what we believe is an underrated turnaround. John Stevens Flyers went from last overall in the NHL in 2006-07, to sixth in their conference, posting a points improvement of 39. The only coach who came close to matching the feat in 2007-08 was Washington s Bruce Boudreau (plus-24). That the Flyers toppled the Capitals in the first round of the ... [link]

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Stevens, Holland Honored By THN
Published 7/21/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... in Round 2, carried significant weight in our decision.... Our executive of the year, Red Wings GM Ken Holland, is quick to reference some of his best decisions have been about team-building…in the front office. He is surrounded by an elite staff of advisors, including assistant GM Jim Nill, vice-presidents Jimmy Devellano and Steve Yzerman, consultant Scotty Bowman, Euro super-scout Hakan Andersson and an exceptional coach in Mike Babcock. more

Another title for Holland: Hockey News Executive of the Year
Published 7/21/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
Red Wings GM Ken Holland has been named the Executive of the Year by the Hockey News, as its publisher, Jason Kay, reports: July 21, The Hockey News : Our executive of the year, Red Wings GM Ken Holland, is quick to reference some of his best decisions have been about team-building...in the front office. He is surrounded by an elite staff of advisors, including assistant GM Jim Nill, vice-presidents Jimmy Devellano and Steve Yzerman, consultant Scotty Bowman, Euro super-scout Hakan Andersson and an exceptional coach in Mike Babcock. And while our exec award takes into account ...

John Stevens = Hockey News Coach of the Year
Published 7/22/2008 by EnriqueFed (noreply@blogger.com) at ALL THINGS PHILLY SPORTS
... John Stevens, head coach of the Flyers, was snubbed by the NHL when they gave Bruce Boudreau of the Washington Capitals the Jack Adams Award for Coach of the Year, but he was rewarded today by a well-respected hockey media source: The Hockey News. Stevens, who took the Flyers from the worst team in the NHL to the Eastern Conference Finals was recognized by the Hockey News as their Coach of the Year. ...

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