Fansided

Every current NHL franchise’s most beloved head coach

By Griffin Youngs

(Original Caption) Detroit Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman with the Stanley Cup on day of Red Wings celebratory parade in Detroit. (Photo by © Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
(Original Caption) Detroit Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman with the Stanley Cup on day of Red Wings celebratory parade in Detroit. (Photo by © Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) /
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(Original Caption) Retired NHL scoring ace, Dickie Moore, who played 9 years with Montreal, has been working out with the St. Louis Blues to see if he can make a come back. Moore, (L) talks with Blues coach Scotty Bowman, (R), during practice here. Moore set a record for points in season, with 113, including play offs and has been retired for 2 years. Only Bobby Hull has topped and Stand Mikita tied the record set by Moore.
(Original Caption) Retired NHL scoring ace, Dickie Moore, who played 9 years with Montreal, has been working out with the St. Louis Blues to see if he can make a come back. Moore, (L) talks with Blues coach Scotty Bowman, (R), during practice here. Moore set a record for points in season, with 113, including play offs and has been retired for 2 years. Only Bobby Hull has topped and Stand Mikita tied the record set by Moore. /

St.Louis Blues: Scotty Bowman

For a team that’s been around as long as the Blues, they have known yearly suffering like almost no other fanbase. Still, they’ve had some solid coaches in their history, but sometimes you just can’t beat the original. Scotty Bowman is the most beloved coach in St. Louis Blues history.

Bowman began as the assistant coach of the expansion St. Louis Blues, but took over the reigns after a slow start to begin his historic coaching career at age 34. Bowman carried this team into the playoffs in their first season, but he didn’t quite stop there. The Blues took out the Flyers and the North Stars in seven games each to earn the right to face the juggernaut Montreal Canadiens in the Final in their very first season. They hoped to shock the world, but Montreal brought them down to earth with four to nothing sweep.

In just their second season of existence, the Blues won the Western Conference and made it to the playoffs once again. They swept the Flyers this time around, then swept the Kings in the next round for second chance at the Cup against the Montreal Canadiens. They were swept once again.

Third season, same story. The Blues won the West, this time beating the Penguins and the North Stars en route to the Stanley Cup Finals. This time they faced the Bruins, and hoped to at least steal a game. They were swept again after Bobby Orr’s historic soaring overtime goal.

Bowman’s tenure ended sourly, however, and he left the organization due to a dispute with team ownership for the greener pastures of Montreal, where he would win five Stanley Cups.

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