COACHES CASH IN

When the Detroit Red Wings stopped at a fast-food restaurant while riding the bus from Calgary to Edmonton last week, Coach Scotty Bowman could have bought burgers for everyone--and then some. He’s the second-highest paid coach in the NHL, according to figures obtained by the Hockey News (all in U.S. dollars):

Coach, Team: Salary

Pat Quinn, Toronto: $1.1 million

Scotty Bowman, Detroit: $975,00

John Muckler, N.Y. Rangers: $950,000

Darryl Sutter, San Jose: $825,000

Pat Burns, Boston: $800,000

*Jacques Demers, Tampa Bay: $800,000

Mike Keenan, Vancouver: $800,000

Ken Hitchcock, Dallas: $700,000

Joel Quenneville, St. Louis: $700,000

*Mike Milbury, N.Y. Islanders: $700,000

Larry Robinson, Kings: $700,000

Ron Wilson, Washington: $675,000

Roger Neilson, Philadelphia: $650,000

Terry Murray, Florida: $600,000

Jim Schoenfeld, Phoenix: $550,000

Craig Hartsburg, Mighty Ducks: $500,000

Jacques Martin, Ottawa: $426,530

Kevin Constantine, Pittsburgh: $400,000

Alain Vigneault, Montreal: $393,720

Dirk Graham, Chicago: $340,000

Bob Hartley, Colorado: $325,000

Lindy Ruff, Buffalo: $325,000

Barry Trotz, Nashville: $300,000

Paul Maurice, Carolina: $300,000

Ron Low, Edmonton: $295,000

Brian Sutter, Calgary: $278,885

Note: Salary of Robbie Ftorek of New Jersey was not available but was estimated at $500,000.

*Also general manager.