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From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 10:09PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Apr. 03, 2009 10:25AM EDT
Born Christmas Day, 1925
Died Aug. 15, 2007
Age 81
Years as Habs GM 14
Stanley Cups won as GM 9
Specialty Trading aging players to poor teams in exchange for draft choices. Players acquired by this method: Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt, Larry Robinson, Bob Gainey.
Some career highlights
- Joined Canadiens organization in 1947.
- Appointed director of player personnel in 1950.
- Appointed general manager in 1964.
- Recruited Scott Bowman as Canadiens' coach in 1971.
- In charge of team that won inaugural Canada Cup in 1976.
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.
- President of the Toronto Blue Jays between 1995 and 2000.
- Invested as an officer of the Order of Canada in 1985.
Quote "First of all, you have to have continuity if you are to have success. I think it gets the manager and the players to become more attached to each other."
Sources: Canadian Press, Hockey Hall of Fame.
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