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PuckUpdate (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Not to be KHL-obsessed, which I am, but a coach like Bob Hartley going to Russia means a full NHL coaching indoctrination for just about the entire league. Obviously, for the players Hartley is coaching, but also for the other coaches Hartley will coach against. That will make it that much easier for KHL players to come over to the NHL. They'll be familiar with the NHL culture....
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Former Atlanta Thrashers coach Bob Hartley said Tuesday that he is on the verge of taking a job with Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia.
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
Five months, as opposed to 24 hours. For Tony Granato, that is the difference in time he'll have to prepare for his first game as Avalanche coach — the second time around. The first time, Dec. 19, 2002, Granato had barely had his retirement papers as a player filed before he was standing behind the Avs' bench as the replacement for fired head coach Bob Hartley. With only two months of coaching...
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MSNBC.com: NHL (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... of Scott Gordon as head coach indicates rebuilding. When you pass on Stanley Cup winners like Bob Hartley and John Tortorella to hire a coach touted as a developer of young talent, the message is clear. It's not about this season. But it is for a pair of Islanders. There are three types of players in Long Island -- talented but unproven prospects, athletes past their prime and Rick DiPietro....
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This Is This (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
About four months ago I went on a stag weekend, and took a long train journey and a book to pass the time. The book was I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This by comedian Bob Newhart. It was new out at the time and I was annoyed when I lost it when I changed trains from [...]
