Pat Burns
Pat Burns
Patrick John Joseph Burnswas a National Hockey League head coach. Over 14 seasons between 1988 and 2004, he coached in 1,019 games with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils. Burns retired in 2005 after being diagnosed with recurring cancer, which eventually claimed his life five years later...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 April 1952
CountryCanada
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One incentive is that energy costs are pretty low up here.
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One tough match in the quarterfinals, and other than that he did a nice job getting to the finals. We knew the kid from Maine was a state champ, a tough kid, and a great wrestler. We knew it was going to be a typical heavyweight battle.
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There's got to be somebody that's willing to take the liability and own the risk. There's got to be ultimate responsibility, and it's got to rest with somebody.
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It would be a great example of cooperation. It's a philanthropic activity that the community needs to get engaged with.
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This is a new high for our kids transferring to the State Open. It has been a very good day. We were in a tight race with Amity but had a good semifinal and also did well in the quarters.
media relations
Actually I'm going for the media relations job.
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We need an operational entity -- somebody who's accountable for it.
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As for my career, I always said to my kids, 'You don't cry because it's over, you're happy because it happened.' That's the main thing. I'm very happy that it happened.
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After referees negated a line change that led to Tampa Bay"s winning goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs: After all these years in the league, am I that stupid that I would put four forwards and one defenseman in a 3-3 tie, in the third period? I think everybody that knows me here knows I"m not that stupid. I might be halfway stupid, but not that stupid.
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Don't feel sorry because my life is over. Be happy that it happened.
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He's as old as some trees.
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An avowed homosexual, that would never be accepted in hockey - never! Because it's a milieu where everyone is often naked.
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I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.
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People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got downright nasty sometimes.