QMJHL
BOUCHERVILLE, – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is in mourning following the ______ of 2007 QMJHL Hall of Fame inductee _______. The legendary figure coached the Hull Olympiques for three seasons in the mid-eighties (1984-87), winning one hundred and eleven regular season games.
He led the franchise to its most successful campaign in 1985-86, winning a club-record fifty-four games, including twenty-two straight at home. That year, the Olympiques carried home their first Jean-Rougeau Trophy as the regular season champions with 108 points and then went on a 15-0 run to capture their first President Cup title.
Thereafter, he embarked on a very successful NHL coaching career, becoming the only coach in NHL history to win three Jack Adams trophies: 1988-89, 1992-93, and 1997-98.
He coached the Montreal Canadiens, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Boston Bruins and the New Jersey Devils. In 2002-03, he led the Devils to their third Stanley Cup conquest.
The QMJHL as well as its teams and alumni would like to offer its condolences to the entire _______ family.
