Bob Boucher (ice hockey)
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Robert "Bob" Boucher was a Canadian ice hockey
player and coach. He is best known for coaching the Saint Mary's Huskies
for 13 years, leading the Huskies to four straight national championship games. He served for two seasons as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers
under head coach Pat Quinn
. He died at age 66 after a long battle with lung cancer.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and coach. He is best known for coaching the Saint Mary's Huskies
Saint Mary's Huskies
The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the centre of the University's campus....
for 13 years, leading the Huskies to four straight national championship games. He served for two seasons as an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
under head coach Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn (ice hockey)
John Brian Patrick Quinn , is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Edmonton Oilers. Known by the nickname "The Big Irishman",...
. He died at age 66 after a long battle with lung cancer.