NHL Nugget: Scotty Bowman Gets His First of a Record-Setting Career Wins This Day in 1967
Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman has the most wins as a coach in NHL history by far. But his victory on this day in 1967 stands out.
Scotty Bowman
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Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Wild Wednesday Rewind goes back to Nov. 29, 1967, when the St. Louis Blues looked to snap their seven-game losing streak and had a new 34-year-old coach named Scotty Bowman in his fourth match behind the bench.
What came next was a milestone that jumpstarted 30 seasons of coaching in the NHL and achieving what no other bench boss has achieved at this level.
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