Coach

The Pat Burns Story

Rosie DiManno

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Anchor Books
29 October 2013

Biography: sport; Ice hockey

Pat Burns was one of the great NHL coaches. He worked with the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils, and seemed always to enjoy instant success. He capped his extraordinary career by coaching the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup victory in 2003. Cancer--his third bout--finally claimed him in 2010, aged 58.

Rosie DiManno, who knew Burns well, has written a revealing, exhilarating and heartfelt account of his life- his childhood as a fatherless, solitary male surrounded by many women, his years as a police officer, his glorious coaching career and his long and characteristically valiant ending.

Coach is both the first major biography of Burns and one that, with its revelations, personal insights and riveting prose, is--like the man himself--sure to be both controversial and hard to beat. Rosie DiManno knew, liked and admired Burns, and in the writing of this book has interviewed many, many people from every stage of his life. She is not blind to his less endearing qualities, but seeks to explain them.

DiManno reveals a man of contradictions--gruff and crude, bullying and sentimental, and easily wounded. She shows, moreover, a man of hockey. The Burns who rode motorcycles, dressed like a cowboy, and sweet-talked the ladies was, says DiManno, a self-creation. His one indisputable, true talent was for coaching hockey. He was a pure coach.

DiManno tells a compelling story and helps us to understand a complex man, one who gave little of himself to the public and yet whose funeral was a spectacle. How did that happen? Who was Pat Burns? Rosie DiManno, who witnessed much of the story, has the answers.

By: Rosie DiManno
Imprint: Anchor Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 413g
ISBN: 9780385676380
ISBN 10: 0385676387
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 29 October 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

ROSIE DIMANNO is a columnist with the Toronto Star, Canada's bestselling newspaper. She has been stirring controversy among her readers for longer than she cares to remember. In the '90s she covered the Toronto Maple Leafs for the paper, which brought her into close contact with Pat Burns. The author lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Reviews for Coach: The Pat Burns Story

* A revealing portrait of a man who overcame a difficult childhood to become a successful coach in the National Hockey League. . . . Fascinating. --The Gazette (Montreal)