Friday, November 19, 2010
Pat Burns 1952 - 2010
I've just learned that coaching legend Pat Burns has passed today alongside his family. Burns at 58 lost his battle with cancer after a 5 year fight with the disease. Burns will be remembers as one of hockeys greatest coaches of all time and hockey will forever miss his witty remarks and commentary about the game. It's an awful shame the Hockey Hall of Fame didn't honor this man before he passed instead giving nods to two women who do not belong along the regular Hall legends such as Pat Burns. We all know they will honor him now but it would have been nice to give Pat Burns the recognition he deserves while he was still here with us to feel proud and honoured by his achievements. Anyways thats another article for another time. I want to wish the Burns family my deepest sympathy as no family should suffer such a loss especially one as special as Pat Burns. He will be well remembered.
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Amen Scoopz, what a tragedy.
I will remember Burns for his fiery passion for winning, which made him so great. When he was coaching the Leafs when I was a little kid, we used to joke "if the team won, he would scream and throw shit in the room. If they lost, he would burn the the arena to the ground"....
But thats the kind of coach I would want to play for, the man was a winner, and I think his storied career speaks for itself.
RIP
The hockey world is greatly diminished by his passing.
Thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences to the Burns family.
Shame on the pretenders that purport to determine HoF status.
- Jalen
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