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Former Wheat Kings boss revelling in Golden Knights' success
He rolled the dice on a major career change, leaving his hockey-crazed comfort zone in Manitoba to help build a brand new franchise from the ground up in a market that was anything but conventional.
The early returns have surpassed even his wildest expectations.
"I don't think anyone saw this coming, that we'd have the level of success we've had," Kelly McCrimmon told the Free Press Thursday afternoon at Bell MTS Place.
McCrimmon, 57, has helped author one of the best stories in professional sports.