hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈoʊtʃt ɪnðɪ ˌaɪˌeɪtʃˈɛl ænd ˌeɪˌeɪtʃˈɛl, bᵻfˌoːɹ fˈaɪnəli ɡˌɛɾɪŋ ɐ hˈɛdkˈoʊtʃɪŋ dʒˈɑːb ɪnðɪ ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl wɪððə bˈʌfəlˌoʊ sˈeɪbɚz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn nˈaɪnti sˈiːzən.
He also coached in the IHL and AHL, before finally getting a head-coaching job in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres in the 1989–90 season.