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Post by cigarviper on Aug 9, 2006 9:48:26 GMT -5
The end of an era...a new beginning in Beantown.
Longtime Boston Bruins president Harry Sinden stepped down Wednesday after serving more than 40 years with the NHL club.
CBC Sports
He will continue as an adviser to Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs.
Sinden started with the Bruins organization in the early 1960s as a player-coach at the minor league level and progressed to head coach of the Bruins. He then moved into the front office, working as general manager for 28 years as well as team president for 17 seasons.
During his four-year stint as head coach of the Bruins, Sinden led a group of Boston stars including Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito to a Stanley Cup victory in 1969-70, the club's first NHL title in 29 years.
After a brief hiatus from behind the bench, he was named head coach of Team Canada's squad in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union.
Sinden was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto in 1983 and the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Post by cigarviper on Aug 9, 2006 9:53:36 GMT -5
OFFICIAL: Harry Sinden steps down as President -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Sinden steps down as President 8/9/2006 Boston Bruins legend Harry Sinden announced today that he is stepping down from his position as President of the team and moving into a role as Senior Advisor to club Owner Jeremy Jacobs. Sinden will remain as an Alternate Governor for the Bruins on the NHL’s Board of Governors. “The timing is right to make this transition at this time, as I have been moving away from the day-to-day operations of the team and the building in recent years into more of an advisory capacity,” said Sinden. “We have strong and capable leadership in place throughout the organization, beginning with Peter Chiarelli, who is in charge of all aspects of the hockey operations. With Peter now settled in Boston, I initiated discussions with Mr. Jacobs on changing my focus and he agreed with me that this is the right time to formalize the direction in which we have been moving for some time.” Jeremy Jacobs, Owner of the Boston Bruins and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Delaware North Companies said, “Harry is not only a close friend but is an inspirational leader and certainly a legend in the world of hockey. I am honored that he has agreed to continue as an important advisor to this team.” The team has decided not to replace the president role at this time, and has aligned all hockey operations, decisions and strategy under new General Manager, Peter Chiarelli. Sinden has been an integral part of the Bruins for over 40 years, starting in the organization in the early 1960s as a player-coach at the minor league level and progressing as a head coach in Boston, as the team's General Manager for 28 seasons and as President of the team for the past 17 seasons. As a coach and General Manager, he has been part of a Bruins Stanley Cup championship, six Conference titles and ten Division championships and his Boston teams combined for 29 winning seasons. With a 7-4 Boston win at St. Louis on October 17, 1995, he became the first general manager in the history of the NHL to record 1,000 victories and his all-time record as a GM stands at 1170-763-301 for a .591 winning percentage. Sinden has also been a key member of many league committees, which bring policy and rule recommendations to the NHL's Board of Governors. The esteem in which he is held in the hockey world was evidenced by his 1983 induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, as he became the 23rd Bruin enshrined and only the fourth to enter in the Builder's category. In 1997, he was selected as one of the 30 inaugural inductees into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was honored with the league's Lester Patrick Award acknowledging his "outstanding service to hockey in the United States" and he is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Hockey Hall of Fame. He began with the Bruins organization in 1961 as a player-coach in Kingston, Ontario. Following a coaching stint in Minneapolis, he became a player-coach in Oklahoma City and in 1965-66 led that club to the CHL championship with eight consecutive victories. He moved to Boston to assume the Bruins head coaching position in 1966-67 and a year later, he led the team into the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons. His four-year career behind the Boston bench reached the pinnacle in 1969-70 with the club's first Stanley Cup in 29 years. Following a two-year stint in private business, Sinden returned to hockey in 1972 when he was asked to coach Team Canada in the classic series between NHL players and the Soviet Union. In recording one of Canada's supreme sporting triumphs, the team overcame a 1-3-1 series deficit by taking three straight one-goal victories in Moscow. He returned to Boston at the conclusion of that series, becoming the fifth General Manager in Bruins history on October 5, 1972. www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1752 |
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Post by Skilly on Aug 9, 2006 10:08:21 GMT -5
Now if they can just get rid of Jacobs, they might be a good team again.
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Post by blny on Aug 9, 2006 17:41:11 GMT -5
Jacobs would likely hire Milbury if he were available.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Aug 9, 2006 21:00:05 GMT -5
Jacobs would likely hire Milbury if he were available. Holy crap, thinking the same thing myself. |
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Post by Forum Ghost on Aug 9, 2006 22:25:39 GMT -5
Wow, the end of an era indeed. It's going to be hard picturing the Bruins without him. I got this little snippet from TSN... Sinden was reluctant to talk about his legacy, but spoke of some highlights in his career, including the Stanley Cup championship, the Bruins' 1988 playoff win over Montreal after years of futility against the Canadiens and Cam Neely's Hall of Fame induction. |
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Post by Skilly on Aug 10, 2006 10:46:19 GMT -5
Jacobs would likely hire Milbury if he were available. I dont think Milbury is as bad as once thought. After hearing how Charles Wang makes all the final decisions, and everyone reports directly to him ... from the ushers to the GM ... well I am nore inclined to pin the blame on him now. |
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Post by Skilly on Aug 10, 2006 10:57:13 GMT -5
Wow, the end of an era indeed. It's going to be hard picturing the Bruins without him. I got this little snippet from TSN... Sinden was reluctant to talk about his legacy, but spoke of some highlights in his career, including the Stanley Cup championship, the Bruins' 1988 playoff win over Montreal after years of futility against the Canadiens and Cam Neely's Hall of Fame induction. Harry Sinden didn't do anything out of the ordinary and gets into the Hockey Hall of Fame. His claim to fame is the coach of the Summit Series team, that almost collapsed on their face. If Sinden is in with such mediocre credentials on the basis of the Summit Series than Paul Henderson should be in too. He won 2 Stanley Cups (one as a GM and one as a coach) ... that lowers the bar pretty much for builders getting into the Hall. His coaching record is 151-121-58 over 6 seasons. As a GM I didn't see him do much except penny-pinch and make the Bruins a small market team. It is getting to the point where GM's and coaches will only have to win 1 Cup to get into the Hall. I now expect to see Claude Lemieux in the Hall with his 3 Cups on three teams but mediocre stats. |
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Post by Forum Ghost on Aug 10, 2006 19:25:28 GMT -5
Jacobs would likely hire Milbury if he were available. I dont think Milbury is as bad as once thought. After hearing how Charles Wang makes all the final decisions, and everyone reports directly to him ... from the ushers to the GM ... well I am nore inclined to pin the blame on him now. Charles Wang has only been on The Island since 2001. Milbury made a slew of horrible trades way before Wang even got there. The blame, IMO, still falls at the feet of Mad Mike. |
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Post by seventeen on Aug 14, 2006 0:30:38 GMT -5
I dont think Milbury is as bad as once thought. After hearing how Charles Wang makes all the final decisions, and everyone reports directly to him ... from the ushers to the GM ... well I am nore inclined to pin the blame on him now. If indeed, Wang is the 'real problem', then Milbury should have done what Neil Smith did and leave the company. If you can't make the right choices, you're just collecting a pay cheque and don't we get on players mercilessly for that same fault. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Aug 14, 2006 0:49:42 GMT -5
Our two main adversaries, the Leafs and Booins. Even if we don't win the cup for a couple of years, it's nice to see how low they've sunk.
Almost as good as seeing an ex-wife panhandling.
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