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Scotty Bowman

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Hockey Coach

The Resume

    (September 18, 1933- )
    Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Birth name is William Scott Bowman
    Head coach of the St. Louis Blues (1967-71), Montreal Canadiens (1971-79), Buffalo Sabres (1979-87), Pittsburgh Penguins (1991-93) and the Detroit Red Wings (1993-2002)
    Jack Adams Award winner (1977, 1996)
    Stanley Cup champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2002)
    Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame (1991)

Why he might be annoying:

    He never played in an NHL game.
    He's been accused of being stoic, aloof and boring in interviews.
    He resigned from the Canadiens after they wouldn't give him the general manager's position.
    His St. Louis Blue teams went 0-3 in their consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearances.
    He left the Sabres after he failed to turn the team into an overnight playoff contender.
    He frequently employed a boring defensive style of play, frequently using tactics such as the Left wing Lock.
    The majority of the Stanley Cup victories he coached ended in series sweeps.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He turned to coaching after he was forced to retire from playing following a career ending head injury.
    He is the NHL's all time winningest coach.
    He coached two of his teams to 60+ victories in a single season (1976-77 Canadiens - 60 and the 1995-96 Red Wings - 62).
    His teams finished no lower than third place.
    He left the Canadiens and Red Wings as the winningest coach in the history of both franchises.
    He is the first coach in the history of professional sports to win three championships with three different teams.
    He was able to retire as a Stanley Cup champion.

Credit: Ricky


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 69.05% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 49 Votes: 65.31% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying