Bob Hartley (born September 7, 1960) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. He is the current head coach of Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has additionally coached the Latvia men\'s national ice hockey team. He coached the Colorado Avalanche from 1998–2002 and won the Stanley Cup in 2001. He also coached the Atlanta Thrashers from the 2003–04 season up until the beginning of the 2007–08 season, when he was fired after the Thrashers got off to an 0–6 start. From 2012 to 2016, Hartley was the head coach of the Calgary Flames. Hartley was an ice hockey analyst for the French-language RDS television channel until 2011, when he became the head coach of the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A.[[ Hartley now runs a hockey camp in York, Pennsylvania Called \n', "Bob Hartley's High Intensity Camp.]]\n", '

Bob Hartley never played a game in the NHL, instead beginning his coaching career with a junior A team in his hometown of Hawkesbury. After guiding the team to a championship, his accolades caught the eye of the Laval Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). While Hartley was coaching the junior A Hawkesbury Hawks, he worked full-time as an assembly line worker at PPG Industries in Hawkesbury.\n', '

Hartley\'s tenure as the Laval Titan head coach was marked with success. He recorded an 81–52–7 record in two seasons with the team. In his second season as the team\'s head coach, he guided the team to a Memorial Cup participation in 1993.\n', '

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