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Coyotes bring in Fuhr to coach goaltenders
David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 22, 2004 12:00 AM
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/0722fuhr0722.html
Widely respected goaltenders coach Benoit Allaire shocked the Coyotes last week when he told the team he was leaving after seven seasons to become an assistant coach for the New York Rangers.
The sting of his departure is over.
Hall of Fame goalie Grant Fuhr is taking over the job.
A formal announcement from the Coyotes will be made by the weekend.
Fuhr, who won five Stanley Cups and one Vezina Trophy over a 20-year NHL career, could not be reached for comment. Neither could Coyotes Managing Partner and Alternate Governor Wayne Gretzky, a good friend and former teammate of Fuhr's in the 1980s when they played key roles in the Edmonton Oilers' run of Stanley Cup titles.
Fuhr won five Stanley Cups with the Oilers from 1984-90, Gretzky won four before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings.
Fuhr retired after the 1999-2000 season, then served as goaltender consultant for the Calgary Flames from 2000-02. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003, his first year of eligibility.
Fuhr will become the fourth member of the Coyotes front office/coaching staff with direct ties to the Hall of Fame.
Gretzky was inducted in 1999. Cliff Fletcher, the team's the senior executive vice president of hockey operations, and special teams consultant Paul Coffey are scheduled to be inducted in November.
It is not clear whether Fuhr will be a full-fledged member of the coaching staff, as was Allaire, or whether he will be a consultant.
David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Jul. 22, 2004 12:00 AM
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/0722fuhr0722.html
Widely respected goaltenders coach Benoit Allaire shocked the Coyotes last week when he told the team he was leaving after seven seasons to become an assistant coach for the New York Rangers.
The sting of his departure is over.
Hall of Fame goalie Grant Fuhr is taking over the job.
A formal announcement from the Coyotes will be made by the weekend.
Fuhr, who won five Stanley Cups and one Vezina Trophy over a 20-year NHL career, could not be reached for comment. Neither could Coyotes Managing Partner and Alternate Governor Wayne Gretzky, a good friend and former teammate of Fuhr's in the 1980s when they played key roles in the Edmonton Oilers' run of Stanley Cup titles.
Fuhr won five Stanley Cups with the Oilers from 1984-90, Gretzky won four before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings.
Fuhr retired after the 1999-2000 season, then served as goaltender consultant for the Calgary Flames from 2000-02. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003, his first year of eligibility.
Fuhr will become the fourth member of the Coyotes front office/coaching staff with direct ties to the Hall of Fame.
Gretzky was inducted in 1999. Cliff Fletcher, the team's the senior executive vice president of hockey operations, and special teams consultant Paul Coffey are scheduled to be inducted in November.
It is not clear whether Fuhr will be a full-fledged member of the coaching staff, as was Allaire, or whether he will be a consultant.
