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Glen Sather (born September 2, 1943) in High
River, Alberta|High River, Alberta, Canada) was a
left wing in the World Hockey Association and
National Hockey League.  He played for the Boston
Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers,
Saint Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota
North Stars, and Edmonton Oilers (in their WHA
incarnation).

==Background and early career==
Sather played 3 seasons starting in 1964 with the
CPHL Memphis Wings and Oklahoma City Blazers,
joining the Bruins at the end of the 1966-67
season and playing in 5 games.  He earned the
nickname "Slats" because of his gritty style of
play.

==Professional playing career==
Sather played 10 full seasons in the NHL and
another season in the WHA.  He played 739 regular
season games as a pro, scoring 99-146-245 and
earned 801 penalties in minutes.  In the playoffs
he added 77 games played and scored 2-6-8 with
88PIM.  His career as a player ended at the
conclusion of the 1976-77 WHA season.

==Post playing career==
Sather became head coach of the NHL Oilers in 1979
and took them to the first round of the playoffs
in their inaugural season.  This was the start of
a tremendous run for the Oilers, who became a
genuine NHL dynasty with him as the coach and
general manager.  The team made the playoffs with
Sather as head coach from 1979-80 until 1984-85. 
From 1985 until 1989, Sather split coaching duties
with John Muckler, but retained the title of head
coach.  With Sather at the helm in various duties,
the team won five Stanley Cup|Stanley Cups in
seven years, after losing in the finals to the New
York Islanders in 1983.

In 2000, Sather left the Oilers organisation and
joined the Rangers to become their President and
General Manager, a position he currently holds
despite not making the playoffs at all during his
4-year tenure at Madison Square Garden.  He also
has coached the Rangers for 90 games (33-46-11) in
that timespan.

==Notable achievements==
Glen Sather is the winningest coach in Oilers
history, and under his leadership the team set
several NHL records including most team goals for
and holding several spots in the best winning
seasons ever.  With him as head coach, the Oilers
won 791 games, lost 660, and tied 215.  They won 3
President's Trophies for best league regular
season record.  Their playoff record was even more
impressive, winning 133 games and losing 82 en
route to five Stanley Cups in six Finals
appearances.  In 1985-86, Sather won the Jack
Adams award as the league's best general manager. 
Teams he has coached for a full season have only
finished out of the playoffs once and had winning
records 8 out of 11 seasons.  He currently stands
ninth in coaching wins in NHL history.

Outside of the NHL, Sather has been instrumental
in building Canadian national teams for the World
Cup of Hockey (1996), the Canada Cup (1994), and
the World Hockey Championships (1994).

Sather was admitted to the NHL Hall of Fame in
1997, and as of January 2005 is currently the
NHL's longest-tenured general manager.

==Sources/External references==
* Slate, Ralph. 
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?e
ncode=TRUE&pid=4773 The Internet Hockey Database. 
Stats checked 22 January 2005.
* Unknown.  http://www.oilersheritage.com Oilers
Heritage.
* Unknown. 
http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1979/79021.html
HockeyDraft Central.
* Unknown. 
http://www.thegarden.com/inandaroundgarden_GlenSat
her.html The Garden.

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