(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
TFD: The new second longest-tenured NHL coach was hired in 2005
Good times
February 20, 2013 at 11:22PM
Lindy Ruff -- not to be confused with a Rough Lindy, a strictly prohibited dance in 38 states -- was fired today after 16 years as the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres. In a sport that recycles coaches with lightning speed, that type of longevity is rather amazing. Want proof? Well, Ruff used to be the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL. That distinction now belongs to Nashville's Barry Trotz, who was hired in 1998-99.
And the second-longest tenured coach is now Mike Babcock, who was hired in 2005 by Detroit.
Oh, NHL. Don't ever change.
Gophers AD Mark Coyle must take full stock of the program, including a deteriorating Williams Arena.
