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A storied rise to the NHL for Caps' Boudreau

Found October 29, 2009 on Washington Times:
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There are plenty of what-ifs and unforeseen twists in any hockey coach's life. Considering the odyssey Bruce Boudreau traveled to reach the Washington Capitals, he probably had more than most. Still, it is crazy to think there was an afternoon in the summer of 2005 when fate (or, more specifically, Anaheim general manger Brian Burke) could have intervened and Boudreau might never have coached the Hershey Bears or eventually the Caps. Before offering the Hershey job to Boudreau, Washington general manager George McPhee asked him not to answer the phone for 24 hours - he knew Boudreau was a candidate ... Email
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