Kevin Dineen and Bob Boughner — two possible finalists to become the Avalanche’s next head coach — were cut from the same cloth in how they played the game. Both were tenacious NHL players, always willing to support their teammates and the crest on their sweater. Given their talent level, they probably made more out of their careers than they should have, combining to play 29 years in the NHL
Dineen (19 years) was a feisty 190-pound forward from Quebec and the University of Denver. Boughner (10 years) was an average-sized defenseman (6-foot, 205 pounds) from Windsor, Ontario, and major-junior’s Sault Ste.