Andy Murray (born March 3, 1951 in Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada) is currently the head coach of the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League, and was the head coach for the Los Angeles Kings from 1999 to 2006.
Andy Murray's family had an auto dealership in Souris, Manitoba that was started by Murray's grandfather. Once Murray was old enough, he began to work there. In 1976, when Murray was 25 years old, his uncle hired him to be the coach of ...
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Andy Murray (born March 3, 1951 in Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada) is currently the head coach of the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League, and was the head coach for the Los Angeles Kings from 1999 to 2006.
Andy Murray's family had an auto dealership in Souris, Manitoba that was started by Murray's grandfather. Once Murray was old enough, he began to work there. In 1976, when Murray was 25 years old, his uncle hired him to be the coach of the Brandon Travelers after a brawl. Three years later, he got the head-coaching job at Brandon University in Manitoba while still working at the dealership during the day. In 1981, his father died the day after a victory that qualified Brandon for a National tournament. After that season, he needed to get away, and took a coaching job in Switzerland. In 1988, he went to the United States to be the assistant coach for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. That year, the Bears won the AHL championship, and he was promoted as an...
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