Harry Sinden

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CanadaCanada  Harry Sinden Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1983
IIHF Hall of Fame , 1997
Harry Sinden
Date of birth September 14, 1932
place of birth Collins Bay , Ontario , Canada
size 178 cm
Weight 82 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1949-1953 Oshawa Generals
1953-1954 Oshawa truckmen
1954-1960 Whitby Dunlops
1960-1963 Kingston Frontenacs
1963-1965 Minneapolis Bruins
1965-1966 Oklahoma City Blazers

Harry James Sinden (born September 14, 1932 in Collins Bay , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player and coach. He coached the Canadian team at the 1972 Summit Series and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame .

Career

During his junior years, Sinden played with the Oshawa Generals in the OHA . After his junior years , he moved to the Whitby Dunlops , with whom he could win the Allan Cup . The Canadian federation sent the Dunlops to the ice hockey world championship in 1958 , who could win gold for their homeland. The team's player-coach was Sid Smith . For the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley , the team of the Canadian national ice hockey team from players from the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen was reinforced with some Dunlops players. Sinden also took part in the Olympic Games. Next to him was Bobby Rousseau in the squad of the team that was only defeated by the United States and won the silver medal.

For three years he played for the Kingston Frontenacs in the EPHL , where he also gained his first experience as a coach. In 1963 the team moved and played as the Minneapolis Bruins in the CPHL . After another move, he played another season with the Oklahoma City Blazers before retiring as a player. Despite strong performances, it was not enough for the jump into the NHL.

The Boston Bruins brought in the 1966/67 season the player-coach of their farm team as their head coach. In the team was the upcoming star of the NHL with the young Bobby Orr . Around Orr and Phil Esposito he built a team with which the Bruins brought the Stanley Cup back to Boston in 1970 after almost 30 years . After winning the title, he left the Bruins and switched to the real estate industry. When they were looking for an internationally experienced trainer for the 1972 Summit Series , the choice fell on him. He himself did not expect that the 28 days between the opening game and the last game would be such a roller coaster ride of emotions. It was always difficult to do justice to the wishes of the many stars, many demanded more Ice Age for themselves. Of the first four games in Canada, his team could only win one. There was also a draw and two defeats. The first game in Moscow was also lost. Eventually, his team won the remaining three games, and with it the series. The decisive goal by Paul Henderson brought a huge redemption .

When Milt Schmidt gave up the post of general manager after another Stanley Cup win for the Bruins in 1972, Sinden took over the job. He was one of the league's most cost-conscious officials and was an uncomfortable negotiating partner in salary negotiations. Twice he returned as a temporary trainer behind the gang of Bruins. He was fined $ 5,000 in the 1996/97 season for harshly insulting a video referee over a controversial decision in his team's 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators . In the summer of 1999, he denied Dmytro Chrystytsch the arbitration-awarded $ 2.8 million raise. In the previous playoffs, the player was heavily criticized by Sinden. It was the first case in which a team contradicted the arbitration award and in return let the player go free of charge.

In 1983 he was honored with the admission to the Hockey Hall of Fame . In 1999 he received the Lester Patrick Trophy for his achievements for ice hockey in the United States . In 2000 he resigned as general manager of the Bruins.

Sporting successes

Personal awards

  • EPHL First All-Star Team: 1962 and 1963
  • EPHL top defender: 1962 (together with Jean Gauthier) and 1963
  • EPHL MVP: 1963
  • Lester Patrick Trophy : 1999

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personal data
SURNAME Sinden, Harry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sinden, Harry James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Collins Bay , Ontario