The head coach was Rudy Pilous, who had been fired the year before from the head coaching job with the NHL Chicago Black Hawks.
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Tommy Ivan decided to step down from head coaching duties, as he hired former Teepees head coach Rudy Pilous to take over the team.
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Dec . 5-- Rudy Pilous, who coached the Chicago Blackhawks to their last Stanley Cup title in 1961, died at age 80.
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After a brief stint with the Hamilton Red Wings, Pilous was hired to be the initial general manager of the expansion Oakland Seals in 1967.
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Pilous was quickly dismissed by team owners, and joined the Denver Spurs of the WHL, building them into a first place team by 1972.
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Rudy Pilous, coach of the Black Hawks, was far from pleased with his team's performance and fined his team $ 100 for the poor performance.
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At least 75 players Pilous coached in the juniors advanced to the National Hockey League, including Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull, who played on that last championship Blackhawks team.
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The band topped of a particularly productive year with the release of another EP, Rototom / My Body is Gonna Remember, a collaboration with French DJ duo Les Petits Pilous.
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Former Chicago Black Hawks coach Rudy Pilous took over as coach, alternating duties with Burns, as the Seals recorded only their second winning record ( 32-30-10 ).
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Pilous raised the capital from talking six local businessmen ( Pete Grammar, Ted and Os Graves, Tom Heit, Jack Leach, and Cal Wilson ) into investing $ 500 each.
