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JerzeeGirl · 01-05-2009, 11:37 PM

Team He Shoots.....He Scores! is proud to select a coach to run our bench who might just break Habby's heart...Hector "Toe" Blake.

Blake's coaching career began following an illustrious career as a player with the Montreal Canadiens as a member of the Punch Line. He played his entire career with the Habs, winning the Cup twice, the Hart & the Art Ross. Once his playing career ended due to injury, Blake took over the Montreal bench in the 1955-56 season (after serving his time coaching in Montreal's system).

Blake ran the bench for 13yrs, from 1955-56 to 1967-68.

He won the Stanley Cup 8 times which was the record - until Bowman won his 9th Cup in 2002 - and promptly retired following that 8th championship.

With Blake behind the bench, the Canadiens racked up five consecutive Stanley Cup Championships to begin his NHL coaching career. They made the playoffs every season he ran the team, finishing atop the regular season standings nine times and never finishing the year worse than third.

Blake coached 914 games, winning 500, losing 255 and tying 159 for an astounding winning percentage of .634.

01-05-2009, 11:37 PM	#120
JerzeeGirl First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In the land of high expectations... Exp:	Team He Shoots.....He Scores! is proud to select a coach to run our bench who might just break Habby's heart...Hector "Toe" Blake. Blake's coaching career began following an illustrious career as a player with the Montreal Canadiens as a member of the Punch Line. He played his entire career with the Habs, winning the Cup twice, the Hart & the Art Ross. Once his playing career ended due to injury, Blake took over the Montreal bench in the 1955-56 season (after serving his time coaching in Montreal's system). Blake ran the bench for 13yrs, from 1955-56 to 1967-68. He won the Stanley Cup 8 times which was the record - until Bowman won his 9th Cup in 2002 - and promptly retired following that 8th championship. With Blake behind the bench, the Canadiens racked up five consecutive Stanley Cup Championships to begin his NHL coaching career. They made the playoffs every season he ran the team, finishing atop the regular season standings nine times and never finishing the year worse than third. Blake coached 914 games, winning 500, losing 255 and tying 159 for an astounding winning percentage of .634.