NHL Coaches 300-Victory Club Trivia Quiz

Answer: St. Louis Blues

Scotty Bowman had an amazing NHL coaching career, winning 223 Stanley Cup playoff matches and nine Stanley Cup titles. Bowman started his career with the St. Louis Blues, winning 110 regular season games with the expansion Blues in four seasons. He left St. Louis after the 1971 season to join the Montreal Canadiens for the 1971-72 campaign. Bowman also coached for Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. Bowman was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991.

Answer: George

George "Punch" Imlach was a legendary NHL coach from 1958 to 1980. His Maple Leaf teams captured four Stanley Cup titles during the 1960s. Imlach was a disciplinarian whose abrasive manner sometimes alienated his players. He enjoyed working with veteran players and was sometimes criticized for trading away young draft prospects. Imlach also coached briefly for the Buffalo Sabres.

He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984.

Answer: Glen Sather

Glen Sather coached in the NHL from 1983-84 until 2000, winning 497 regular season games. Sather was part of the Oilers' dynasty in the 1980s which included such great players as Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Glenn Anderson and Paul Coffey.

He also coached the New York Rangers for two seasons. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. Jacques Demers coached five different teams, but not the Oilers, during a career which lasted from 1980 to 1999. John Brophy coached the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1987 to 1989, and John Cunniff coached the Hartford Whalers and the New Jersey Devils.

Answer: Defenseman

Al Arbour was a "defensive defenseman" during his NHL playing career. He rarely took chances and only scored 12 regular season goals. However, he played on three Stanley Cup championship teams, one with Chicago and two with Toronto. As a coach, Arbour was fortunate to have such great players as Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier, Billy Smith, and Clark Gillies.

His Islanders won four straight Stanley Cup titles (1980-1983). Arbour was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1996.

Answer: Montreal Canadiens

Hector "Toe" Blake was an outstanding player and then a legendary coach for the Montreal Canadiens. Although he was born in Ontario, he spoke French fluently and was thus able to communicate well with such star players as Maurice Richard, Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Plante, and Jean Beliveau. Blake was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966.

Answer: New Jersey Devils

Pat Burns began his coaching career with Montreal during the 1987-88 season and finished it with the New Jersey Devils in 2004. Burns won a Stanley Cup title with the Devils in 2003. He also coached for Toronto and Boston. Unfortunately, Burns was forced to retire due to cancer.

Answer: Harry Sinden

Harry Sinden coached the Boston Bruins full-time from the 1966-67 season until 1970. He also returned briefly to coach Boston during the 1979-80 season and again during the 1984-85 campaign. In total, Sinden won 153 regular season games. He also coached Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series against the USSR. Michel Bergeron won 338 regular season games, Roger Neilson had 460 victories, and Bob Pulford won 363 games.

Answer: Jack Adams

Jack Adams won 413 regular season games with his Detroit teams during a long coaching career. Adams was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959. The Jack Adams Trophy is awarded each season to the coach whose work has contributed most to his team's success. Fred Shero of the Philadelphia Flyers was the first coach (1974) to receive this trophy. Sid Abel coached in the NHL from 1952-53 until 1976, Cy Denneny coached from 1928-29 to 1933, and Art Duncan coached from 1926-27 until 1932.

Answer: The Cat

Emile "The Cat" Francis was born in Saskatchewan and became an NHL backup goalkeeper. He probably received his nickname because of his cat-like quickness around the net with the catching glove. Francis coached some good Rangers teams during the 1960s and 1970s but was never able to win a Stanley Cup title. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982.

Answer: Art Ross

Art Ross coached in the NHL from 1918 to 1945, winning 368 regular season games. He spent most of his coaching career with the Boston Bruins and won a Stanley Cup title in 1939. The Art Ross Trophy is presented annually to the player who scores the most points in a season. Ross was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1949. Dick Irvin won his 300th game as a coach during the 1943-44 season. Paul Thompson won 104 NHL games and Tommy Gorman notched 133 victories.