Word: bertrande
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...Bertrand, one of nine children, grew up in Connaught. Ontario, a logging and mining town of 150 people. Junior B Hockey brought him to Toronto where he earned his living as a policeman. He took courses at York College at night, and played on their hockey team over the weekends...
...Bertrand's first problem was to establish himself as coach after having been a teammate the year before. He has departed from the Harkness style by being much more approachable. Since Cornell has plenty of talent and experience, he sees coaching as "just a little coordinating, nothing more . . . If a guy makes a mistake. I take him aside and explain...
...Bertrand's job includes much more than managing the team on the ice. "I'm selling education and the greatest college in the nation." he said., College hockey enables hockey players to have an education and a chance to be something else besides an athlete. "So many Junior A players have NHL stars in their eyes. But often they get injured or just don't make it, and then it's tough to get back to school...
...Bertrand feels that college hockey provides the discipline and conditioning necessary for going into the pros. And with the increasing number of players looking for an education, he predicts that in a few years there will be a college draft similar to football and baseball...
...interesting sidelight to Bertrand's career has been his role as house parent at the George Junior Republic School, which is primarily for problem children. Many of the students there have police records or have been involved with drugs. Harkness thought that Bertrand's police experience would be valuable and suggested he take...