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My Take
Harry Sinden is simply a giant of ice hockey, and the breadth of his career floors me. Winning a Stanley Cup, building the Boston Bruins as coach, general manager and president, and earning a place in the Hockey Hall of Fame would be enough for most lifetimes. But coaching Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series, with national pride on the line against the Soviets at the height of the Cold War, puts him in rarefied air. Few figures win as player, bench boss and executive alike. I have nothing but deep admiration for someone who shaped an entire era of the game.
Overview
Harry James Sinden (born September 14, 1932) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He served as a coach, general manager, and team president for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), and was the coach of Team Canada during the 1972 Summit Series. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builders category.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Harry Sinden
- Name (Japanese)
- ハリー・シンデン
- Reading
- はりー・しんでん
- Born
- September 14, 1932 (age 93)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Weston, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- ice hockey player / ice hockey coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Stanley Cup
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- James C. Hendy Memorial Award
- 1999 Lester Patrick Trophy
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Ice hockey player — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.