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Originally Posted by MissTeeks
@collegehockey: Hakstol is 3rd coach in @NHL history to get his first head coaching job straight from college (Bob Johnson, Ned Harkness).
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Interesting. I knew it was rare, but I didn't realize how rare.
Harkness was hired by the Wings in 1970 and only lasted 38 games before he was replaced.
Badger Bob was hired by the Flames in 1982 and remained for a full five seasons. He is still the longest-serving head coach in Flames franchise history (Hartley will pass him if he survives the full three years of his contract extension), and the only one to coach more than three seasons in Calgary (Hartley will join him this fall).