When Patrick Roy returned to once again take his place behind an NHL bench last February, it reminded me of just how many marquee stars have coached in the league.
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More of a mirror, I guess, of the NBA and not at all reflective of MLB or the NFL. In all, 19 of the NHL’s Greatest 100 named in 2017 have been head coaches. Three others coached in the WHA. Of these 22 Hall of Famers, just three won either the Stanley Cup or the Avco Cup. Here is Slap Shots’ ranking of the combined careers — star power plus impact behind the bench — counting down in reverse order.Slipped into the middle between Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe in the ’50s, but had neither of his linemates on the bench for Fats’ 245 games as Detroit head coach in the mid-’70s.There was life after Broadway for the Rangers fabled No. 9 that included a Stanley Cup in Toronto and, yes, a 59-game stint behind the bench of the 1973-74 WHA Vancouver Blazers.The No.
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