Weirdest or most out of the blue coaching hire

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It's hilarious that all of these examples are basically OBC hires and goes to show just how stupid it is to operate like that on professional franchises.

 

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Detroit's hiring Ned Harkness as head coach in 1970 was a bit out there. He had been a successful college hockey coach, but at that time no coaches had gone from college hockey to the NHL. NHL players didn't respond well to his methods.