Harry Sinden

Harry James Sinden ( born September 14, 1932 in Collins Bay, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He was coach of the Canadian team at the Summit Series in 1972 and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Career

During his junior time played Sinden at the Oshawa Generals in the OHA. After his junior time he moved to the Whitby Dunlops, with which he could win the Allan Cup. At the Ice Hockey World Cup 1958, the Canadian Association sent the Dunlops, the gold could win for her home country. Player-coach of the team was Sid Smith. For the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 in Squaw Valley, the team of Canadian national ice hockey team of players from Kitchener -Waterloo Dutchmen was reinforced with some Dunlops players. So Sinden took part in the Olympic Games. Next to him, Bobby Rousseau was in the squad of the team that defeated only on the United States and won the silver medal.

He played three years for the Kingston Frontenacs in the EPHL, where he also gained his first experience as a coach. In 1963 he moved to the team and played as Minneapolis Bruins in the CPhl. After another move, he played one more season with the Oklahoma City Blazers, before he ended his career as a player. Despite strong performance was not enough for the jump to the NHL.

The Boston Bruins picked up for season 1966/67, the player-manager of their farm teams as head coach to be. The team was with the young Bobby Orr of the rising star in the NHL. To Orr and Phil Esposito, he built up a team, with the Bruins in 1970 after nearly 30 years the Stanley Cup again brought to Boston. After winning the title, he left the Bruins and joined the real estate industry. As one of the Summit Series in 1972 an internationally experienced coach was looking for, the choice fell on him. He himself would not have expected that the 28 days between the opening game and the final game should be to such a roller coaster ride of emotions. It was always difficult to fulfill the wishes of the many stars do justice, many called for more Ice Age in itself. From the first four games in Canada his team was able to win only one. Then there was a draw and two defeats. The first game in Moscow was lost. After all, his team won the remaining three games and thus the series. A huge redemption brought the decisive goal by Paul Henderson.

As Milt Schmidt after another Stanley Cup victory for the Bruins in 1972 gave up the post of General Manager, Sinden took over the job. He was one of the most cost-conscious officials of the League and was with salary negotiations, an unpleasant negotiator. Twice he returned transitional back as a coach behind the bonds of Bruins. In the season 1996/97 he was punished with a fine of $ 5,000, after seeing a video referee rudely insulted in a 4-1 victory of his team against the Ottawa Senators due to a controversial decision. In the summer of 1999, he refused Dmytro Chrystytsch that of an arbitral tribunal awarded salary increase of 2.8 million U.S. dollars. In the previous playoff, the player had been severely criticized by Sinden. It was the first case in which a team disagreed with the arbitration award and had let the player in return free transfer.

In 1983 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1999 he received the Lester Patrick Trophy for his achievements for the ice hockey in the United States. In 2001 he resigned as general manager of the Bruins.

Sporting successes

  • Allan Cup: 1957
  • Hockey World Cup: 1958
  • Stanley Cup: 1970 (as coach )

Personal Awards

  • EPHL First All -Star Team: 1962 and 1963
  • EPHL Best Defender: 1962 ( jointly with Jean Gauthier ) and 1963
  • EPHL MVP: 1963
  • Lester Patrick Trophy: 1999
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