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Boucher taking first game back in Montreal in stride
Published: 12 October 2010
By Dan Rosen
NHL.com
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MONTREAL -- Guy Boucher walked into a
Montreal-area restaurant for the perfect cap to a beautiful June
day of fishing only to see his face on television and hear the
analysts talking about the Canadiens' home opener.
Boucher, who two weeks earlier was named coach of the Tampa Bay
Lightning, was aware the NHL's schedule was coming out that day. He
couldn't believe the ironic twist fate had thrown at him.
Not only has Boucher called Montreal his home since attending
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ from 1991-95, the Canadiens gave him his first
professional head coaching job last season by hiring him to run the
Hamilton Bulldogs, their American Hockey League affiliate.