Paul maurice biography


Paul maurice biography

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    From Hartford Whalers to the Panthers, Paul Maurice Keeps Evolving

    FORT LAUDERDALE — 29 years ago Wednesday, Paul Maurice became the youngest coach in the NHL when the Hartford Whalers elevated him from being the team’s fresh-faced assistant coach and put him in charge of the whole team.

    Pardon Maurice if he did not remember the anniversary.

    “It’s dog years.

    It’s 147 normal years sometimes,” Maurice said following Florida’s practice at the IcePlex.

    Maurice did hit up the memory bank, however, recalling how different the game is now than it was back then.

    In 1995, when the Whalers fired Paul Holmgren in the midst of a 1-6-1 run, Maurice and his coaching staff did not have a specialized video department as teams do now.

    Back then, not every game was televised.

    NHL coaches would have to take what they could get — and that included game tape which was basically whatever was shown on the JumboTron during a game.

    “When you take a step back, you look and ask ‘how much differe