Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato is originally from suburban Chicago, but spent a memorable year in Minnesota high school hockey, winning the 1986 state title at Burnsville. At the USA Hockey coaches symposium in Duluth, he talked with Jess Myers of The Rink Live about his path to being a NHL coach.
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By Don Granato’s count, he coached just 12 practices after taking over the Sabres. The players were usually half-gassed after playing the night before in a condensed schedule, so they weren’t long practices, either.
Granato was introduced during a press conference on Thursday
Don Granato is staying with the Buffalo Sabres as the 20th head coach in franchise history, the culmination of a decorated coaching career that has spanned three decades and various levels of hockey. Here are five things to know about the Sabres coach.
When Don Granato took over the Buffalo Sabres, Casey Mittelstadt had mustered one goal while mostly being utilized as a third- or fourth-line winger in his limited action.
When Trevor Baker learned the Buffalo Sabres had promoted Don Granato to interim head coach, the enduring memories of the championship season they spent together flooded into his mind.
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March 17th is better known for Saint Patrick’s Day, but for Buffalo hockey fans, March 17th is the day that marked the end of one of the most up and down coaching tenures in Buffalo Sabres history.
Don Granato is winning. He’s winning games. He’s winning interviews. He’s winning over fans.
Tony Granato can laugh now in recalling how angry he was at his brother Don for giving up goaltending at 15 and switching to forward.
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