Although Craig Berube has only been the head coach of the St. Louis Blues for just over a year, he has already been very successful. When he took over partway through last season for Mike Yeo, the Blues were a complete mess. At one point near the beginning of his tenure, they were in last place in the entire league.
As everyone knows, the Blues were able to ramp it up big time under Berube and won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Because of this, Berube was a local hero in the city for the way he was able to turn the team around. Fast forward to this season, and Berube is still making history.
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After Saturday's 5-2 win in San Jose, Berube now has the most wins for a coach through their first 100 games in franchise history. St. Louis' win over the Sharks was Berube's 61st win with the team, which narrowly beat Ken Hitchcock's previous record of 60 wins through 100 games.
What makes this feat even more impressive is when you look back at some of the previous coaches the Blues have had. Scotty Bowman, Joel Quenneville, Ken Hitchcock, Al Arbour, and Mike Keenan are all very well known for being some of the greatest hockey coaches of all time. However, none of them were able to accomplish what Berube did on Saturday night. He and the Blues will look to keep it rolling when they take on the L.A. Kings Monday night.
Source: Chris Pinkert
