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	HuskersHQ Bloggers: Mike Babcock
		Mike Babcock @ Friday, October 28, 2005
		Mike Babcock @ Friday, September 23, 2005
		Mike Babcock is a free-lance columnist who writes about Nebraska sports for the Grand Island Independent.
	mikebabcock.blogspot.com (0 words)

	The Paw Print Online
		When Mike Babcock '48 retired from Polytechnic School in 1998 after 18 years as Headmaster preceded by 15 years as the Upper School Director, he left behind a legacy of dedication and love for the place where he spent more than 60 years of his life.
		As a student at Poly, Babcock was well aware of the consequences his mischievous acts could cause, and he recalls how one day in middle school: "A teacher picked up a fellow by the seat of his pants and his shirt and threw him out the door of Gosney like a torpedo.
		Babcock described his time at Poly as "pure fun." But once, before security guards patrolled the campus, Babcock and trustee Stender Sweeney were assaulted by several armed men.
	www.polytechnic.org /thepawprint/babcock.htm (556 words)

	McGill Athletics
		Mike Babcock, a former captain with the McGill University Redmen, was named head coach of the National Hockey League’s Detroit Red Wings on July 14, 2005.
		Babcock, the third McGill player to coach an NHL team (Lester Patrick guided the N.Y. Rangers; George Burnett served in Edmonton), was a two-time all-star rearguard at McGill from 1983-84 to 1986-87, where he also served as team captain and won the Bobby Bell trophy as team MVP.
		TSN has learned that Mike Babcock has officially turned down the Mighty Ducks' offer of a one-year contract extension and sources say now that Babcock has indicated he won't be returning to Anaheim, he is headed to the Detroit Red Wings as their new head coach.
	www.athletics.mcgill.ca /varsity_sports_player_profile.ch2?athlete_id=1413 (3012 words)

	Player Bio: Mike Babcock :: Football
		Mike Babcock is in his eighth season with the UCLA football program and fifth as a member of the coaching staff.
		Babcock entered UCLA in the Fall of 1997 and was a member of the Bruin football team.
		Mike graduated in 1997 from Miramonte High School in Orinda, CA where he played football for coach Floyd Burnsed.
	uclabruins.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/mtt/babcock_mike01.html (241 words)

	jthf.org - News - Meet Mike Babcock: The Hard-nosed, Softhearted Coach with a Plan
		Babcock came in as a replacement for Dave Lewis, who many thought had been in the top spot too long to be able to motivate the experienced team to its fullest.
		Babcock became a neighborhood dad, playing games with the 17 kids on the cul-de-sac who were within three years of each other.
		Indeed, Babcock does pack as much into a day as he can, and one of his passions is to lend a hand to the foundation that Jeffrey Hayden’s parents created in his memory to raise awareness of pediatric cancer.
	www.jthf.org /news/news_2005_47.asp (2255 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mike Babcock (born April 29, 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian hockey head coach and former player.
		Detroit marks the seventh coaching stint for the nomadic Babcock, a native of Saskatoon and has lived in six Canadian provinces and four US states (including his new residence in Michigan).
		Babcock graduated from McGill in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and also did some post-graduate work in sports psychology.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Mike_Babcock (580 words)

	Corn Nation: Review: Stadium Stories - Nebraska Cornhuskers by Mike Babcock
		The author, Mike Babcock covered Nebraska sports for 17 years for the Lincoln Journal Star and has been writing for Huskers Illustrated since they began around 25 years ago.
		By the time Babcock is relating the stories of the Devaney era, the book has reached full steam as it's clear that Babcock has quite a bit of information to share.
		Tags: mike babcock, huskers, cornhuskers, nebraska, review (all tags)
	www.cornnation.com /story/2007/3/21/04442/9518 (304 words)

	NHL.com - Coaches
		Mike Babcock was named the 26th coach in Detroit Red Wings history prior to the start of the 2005-06 season.
		Prior to joining the Wings, Babcock spent two seasons with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim where in his first season as an NHL head coach, he led the Ducks to the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.
		In addition, Babcock became the first rookie coach to reach the Finals since Florida's Doug MacLean in 1996 and the first ex-McGill University player to coach in the Finals since the legendary Lester Patrick did so in 1937.
	www.nhl.com /lineups/coaches/babcock.html (403 words)

	ESPN.com - Babcock becomes sixth coach for Ducks
		Babcock replaces Bryan Murray, who gave up the job in April to become the NHL team's senior vice president and general manager.
		Babcock becomes the sixth head coach for the Ducks, who joined the NHL as an expansion team in 1993.
		Babcock earlier was coach of the Moose Jaw Warriors from 1991-93, and the Lethbridge Pronghorns from 1993-94.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1385632&type=news (488 words)

	CNNSI.com - Hockey - Q&A with Anaheim head coach Mike Babcock - Sunday December 15, 2002 05:50 PM
		Mike Babcock was named head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on May 22, 2002 after serving two seasons with the team's AHL affiliate in Cincinnati.
		Babcock went 74-59-20-7 with the baby Ducks, after compiling an impressive 224-175-29 record in six seasons with the Spokane Chiefs in the WHL.
		Babcock spoke with CNNSI.com's Jon A. Dolezar about the Ducks' impressive first two months and their spot in the Western Conference playoff race.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/news/2002/12/15/babcock_q_a (1484 words)

	Babcock taught young cancer victim about life (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Haydens and the Babcocks were neighbours in a Cincinnati suburb and their families grew to be close.
		Babcock was equally determined to bring a sense of responsibility to the children.
		Babcock was in the midst of rookie camp with the Ducks, but he caught a red-eye flight back to Cincinnati and delivered the eulogy at Jeffrey's funeral.
	www.canada.com /ottawacitizen/story.html?id=10e2d804-8aae-4261-8ebf-07f54663f908&k=15914 (562 words)

	McGill Athletics
		Babcock was a defenseman at McGill for four years and is the third McGill player to serve as an NHL head coach.
		Babcock said communicating frankly with players is not only a guiding principle as a coach, but also in his personal life.
		Mike Babcock may be among the least-known head coaches in the NHL, but that could change in a hurry if he wins the Jack Adams Trophy as the league’s coach of the year.
	www.athletics.mcgill.ca /alumni_news_details.ch2?article_id=141 (5125 words)

	Real Detroit Weekly - Truth in Winning
		But things would be different as rookie Coach Mike Babcock would impose his will on a team of potential stars, and along the way, sweep the Detroit Red Wings (coached by Scotty Bowman), and eliminate Dallas and Minnesota as well before coming oh so close to the promised land.
		Mike Babcock’s first coaching assignment was back in 1988 when he was tapped on the shoulder by Red Deer College Athletic Director Al Ferchuk.
		Babcock’s philosophy is to keep pressure on the other team’s goalie by ensuring that his on-ice units are superb at their transition game.
	www.realdetroitweekly.com /article_1320.shtml (664 words)

	Babcock says goodbye to Mighty Ducks
		Mike Babcock's immediate future in the NHL doesn't involve the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
		Mike Babcock won't be behind the bench of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the near future.
		Babcock, 42, helped lead the Ducks on a remarkable run to the finals in his first year as head coach, but didn't make the playoffs the next year.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/story/2005/07/07/babcock050707.html (1311 words)

	Detroit Red Wings (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Babcock spent two seasons with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim where in his first season as an NHL head coach, Babcock led the Ducks to their first ever Stanley Cup Finals appearance.
		Babcock became one of only eight coaches in league history to lead a team to an improvement of 26 points-or-more in his first season as an NHL head coach.
		In Canadian University play, Babcock won a national championship and was named the Coach of the Year in one season with the Lethbridge Pronghorns in 1993-94.
	www.detroitredwings.com /wings/coachbio.jsp?id=1477 (790 words)

	Sports: The Cincinnati Post
		Babcock, in his first season as head coach, doesn't claim to be the most important factor.
		As abrupt as that answer seems, it is not unusual -- almost daily during the Ducks' playoff run, Babcock has told at least one questioner he "disagrees 100 percent" with the premise behind a question -- and it is a pretty good indication of the intense nature of Babcock's personality.
		Babcock was apologetic about that outburst, but his general manager liked it.
	www.cincypost.com /2003/05/27/babcock05-27-2003.html (1027 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Babcock turns down Mighty Ducks offer
		LOS ANGELES – Mike Babcock rejected an offer to remain coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and could be headed to Detroit as coach of the Red Wings.
		"I received a call from Mike Babcock last night and he told me he was not going to accept the offer of a one-year extension that I had tendered to him and that he was taking another opportunity," Mighty Ducks general manager Brian Burke said Thursday on a conference call.
		Babcock's original deal with the Mighty Ducks, a two-year contract with a one-year extension, expired June 30.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050707-1143-hkn-mightyducks-babcock.html (289 words)

	CNNSI.com - Hockey - Coach's Corner: Q&A with Cincinnati head coach Mike Babcock - Friday December 07, 2001 11:21 ...
		Mike Babcock, the second-year head coach of the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, is no different.
		Babcock left Red Deer College three years later, spent two seasons with Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League, a year with the Lethbridge Pronghorns in the Canadian collegiate system and six seasons with Spokane, back in the WHL.
		The top line of Babcock's biography in Cincinnati media guide reads, "Mike Babcock, a masterful motivator and proven winner...." Babcock is quite to point out that public relations director Don Helbig wrote that, and not him.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /hockey/news/2001/12/07/ahl_coachcorner (1142 words)

	NHL-Ducks-Babcock, 1st Writethru Bgt (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Babcock, who also coached Canada to world junior gold in 1997, went 69-76-19 in two years at Anaheim, his rookie season featuring a franchise-record 40 wins and a trip to the Stanley Cup final.
		Babcock will be sorely missed in Orange County, where his tireless work in trying to raise money and awareness in the fight against childhood cancer made him a popular fixture in the community.
		Babcock was selected as the 2004 Community Hero Award winner at the annual Southern California Sports Awards.
	www.recorder.ca /cp/hockey/050707/h070725A.html (660 words)

	Macomb Daily : <SW_TITLE>
		DETROIT -- There have been a lot of things said and written about Mike Babcock since it was apparent he was going to be named the Red Wings' coach.
		Babcock presents a different style than Dave Lewis, the former Red Wings defenseman and assistant coach.
		Babcock has a simple formula for gaining the respect of the players.
	www.macombdaily.com /stories/071605/spo_babcock001.shtml (608 words)

	Anaheim Ducks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Babcock, head coach of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and Tom Renney, head coach of the New York Rangers, were both assistant coaches under Quenneville for the 2004 World Championship.
		Mike Babcock just completed his second season as head coach of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
		Mike Pelino was the Coach and Manager of Canada’s National Men’s Team from 1999-2003, and has been an assistant coach three times at the Men’s World Championships, winning a gold medal in 2003 and served as an assistant coach at the 2000 and 2001 events.
	www.mightyducks.com /press/release/article.php?dir=200404&id=649 (377 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Babcock agrees to terms to become coach of the Red Wings
		Mike Babcock, who led the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to the Stanley Cup finals two years ago, agreed to terms Thursday and will replace Dave Lewis in a time of transition for both the NHL and the Red Wings.
		The 42-year-old Babcock will be asked to develop youthful stars while putting a charge into the remaining veterans – a group that might include longtime captain Steve Yzerman and forward Brendan Shanahan.
		Babcock, 69-76-19 in two years with Anaheim, has plenty of experience with young players.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050714-1343-hkn-redwings-babcock.html (482 words)

	jthf.org - News - JTHF Spokesperson signs with Red Wings
		Mike Babcock becomes the 26th coach in Detroit Red Wings history, bringing winning track record at all levels of play including college and junior hockey, the American Hockey League, the National Hockey League and the highest level of international competition.
		Under Babcock's direction, the club posted a 7-1-1 overall record in the tournament to capture the gold medal after defeating Sweden 5-3 in the tournament final.
		Babcock spent the last two NHL seasons with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim where in his first season as an NHL head coach, Babcock led the Ducks to their first ever Stanley Cup Finals appearance.
	www.jthf.org /news/news_2005_31.asp (819 words)

	Open Track Challenge - Team #7 Norm and Mike Babcock Audi S4 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mike Babcock was named after two former greats, Mike Hawthorn and Stirling Moss.
		Mike entered his first auto competition at the age of 14 as a co-driver in his father’s SCCA Pro Rally car, but by the time he was of legal age the rally car was gone and dirt bikes were the order of the day.
		Mike and his father ran the enduro circuit on Huskys until he moved to Arizona.
	www.opentrackchallenge.com /profiles/team7.htm (630 words)

	Babcock introduced as new Red Wings coach
		Mike Babcock slipped on a Detroit cap and officially kicked off a new era in Hockeytown.
		The Red Wings introduced their new coach Friday during a news conference at Joe Louis Arena, and Babcock said he was looking forward to building on the Motor City's winning tradition.
		Babcock said he wanted to always let players know where they stand with him.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/07/15/sports/s113916D85.DTL&type=printable (541 words)

	AEP : Newsroom : American Electric Power Signs Contracts to Install SCR
		"Babcock & Wilcox has been a leader in environmental technologies for nearly three decades, and we are extremely proud to be selected by American Electric Power for the construction of these SCR systems," said James S. Kulig, vice president and general manager, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group.
		DB Riley, Inc. of Worcester, Mass., is a division of Babcock Borsig AG, formally Deutsche Babcock AG, of Oberhausen, Germany.
		Babcock Borsig is a world leader in installed SCR capacity on coal-fired boilers.
	www.aep.com /newsroom/newsreleases/default.asp?dbcommand=displayrelease&ID=554 (830 words)

	Coach Babcock strongest link in the chain
		It was time for Mike Babcock to ask his father about life as man, to ask him about being a boss, yet remaining a friend to his workers.
		"Mike is a winner," said Bob Nicholson, the junior team's head honcho who was in on the process that weeded out more than 40 applicants and selected Babcock.
		After the Red Deer College experience, he went to coach the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL and unexpectedly was fired on June 8, 1993 when he had a disagreement with the club ownership.
	www.canoe.ca /HockeyWorldJunior/babcockfeature.html (1357 words)

	Comcast.net
		Mike Babcock rejected an offer to remain with the Mighty Ducks, and could be headed to Detroit to coach the Red Wings.
		"I received a call from Mike Babcock last night, and he told me he was not going to accept the offer of a one-year extension that I had tendered to him and that he was taking another opportunity," Ducks general manager Brian Burke said Thursday on a conference call.
		Babcock's original deal with the Ducks, a two-year contract with a one-year extension, expired June 30.
	www.comcast.net /includes/article/print.jsp?fn=/data/news/html//2005/07/07/173293.html (540 words)

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