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George Burnett talks about Gordeev, Durzi, and making the Guelph Storm a contender

20 years ago George Burnett returned to the Ontario Hockey League after several seasons coaching in the AHL. He took over the Guelph Storm for the 1997-98 season, and led the team to a first place finish in the regular season, the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL Champions, and as runners-up in the 1998 Memorial Cup tournament.

Now, he’s built the Guelph Storm from basement dweller to favourite for the OHL title and strong contender for the Memorial Cup this year. The Storm were a strong team, but he used his decades of experience to find the right players to add to his team without sacrificing any team chemistry.