CC97 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Ivan Hlinka died in a car accident... former coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as the 1998 Czech Republic Gold Medal Olympic team. He was slated to coach the Czechs in the World Cup next month...http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1860235 --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmee Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 That's terrible news. From what I've heard, Ivan was a quality coach who had strong ethics and motivational skills. Though his time with the Penguins was marred by underachieving teams, he was a valuable member of the organization. Any man whose coaching ability leads him to the NHL as well as an Olympic gold medal should be celebrated for his accomplishments. RIP Ivan Hlinka The world's foremost practitioners of professional tag-team wrestling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Wait a sec... former NHL coach, Olympic Gold Medalist, dies in car accident... sounds eerily familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopernv Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 HERBY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 I heard he was a candiate to coach inb the NHL again recently too www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Wait a sec... former NHL coach, Olympic Gold Medalist, dies in car accident... sounds eerily familiar. Pat Quinn are you listening? Sorry, bad taste I know. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Suddenly, you were goneFrom all the lives you left your mark upon... My apologies to Neil Peart. BRING BASEBALL BACK TO MONTREAL!!!! MON AMOURS SIEMPRE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittunited Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 The main thing I remember about Ivan Hlinka is how the Pens' players turned on him and ran him out of town on a rail... OWNER -- Pittsburgh Spiders (UL) * Dynamo Missouri (PLA) * Montreal Maroons (SHL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 The main thing I remember about Ivan Hlinka is how the Pens' players turned on him and ran him out of town on a rail... I remember that too... quite unfair --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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