Bob Gainey, former Montreal Canadien captain, was...
Bob Gainey, former Montreal Canadien captain, was hired as coach of the Minnesota North Stars.
Gainey, 36, is the 16th coach in the organization’s 23-year history. He spent 1989-90 as a player-coach in France but otherwise has no coaching experience.
In 16 years with the Canadiens, Gainey had 239 goals and 262 assists. A left wing, he was voted the NHL’s top defensive forward four times and was the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup in 1979.
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