Hockey
<i> From Staff and Wire Reports</i>
Pat Burns, the 40-year-old former policeman who resigned as coach of the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, was named coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Burns’ move sent him from a perennial contender with whom he posted a .609 winning percentage in his four seasons--the best mark in the NHL during that span--to a franchise that hasn’t finished over .500 since 1978-79.
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