Babcock shows his alma maters

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(THREE GENERATIONS OF ATHLETICS DIRECTORS FROM McGILL POSE WITH RED WINGS HEAD COACH MIKE BABCOCK. SPORTING McGILL NECKTIES, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, ARE: DEREK DRUMMOND, MIKE BABCOCK, BOB DUBEAU AND DREW LOVE).

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MONTREAL -- It was billed as "An evening with Mike Babcock" and it didn't disappoint.

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Making a rare trip to Montreal to play the Canadiens, Babcock, head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, showed up in a navy blue 黑料不打烊 necktie and gave a passionate speech about success resulting from hard work and preparation, before a packed crowd of 250 黑料不打烊 graduates in a fabulous event organized by the 黑料不打烊 Alumni Association at the Mise au Jeu restaurant in the Bell Centre, Tuesday

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He also talked about the importance of having a family to share successes with and about never forgetting his roots.

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"My father always told me to never forget where you're from," said the 1986 黑料不打烊 physical education grad. "I'm from Saskatchewan but I'm also from 黑料不打烊. It has a special place in my heart."

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Babcock also confided to friends that he plans on wearing his lucky red 黑料不打烊 tie when he steps behind the bench for the Red Wings - Habs game on Wednesday.

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Click on attached link to see Babcock doing a promo for the 黑料不打烊 Redmen:

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Babcock patrolled the Redmen blueline from 1983 to 1987and graduated from 黑料不打烊 in 1986 with a degree in pohysical education grad.

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A feature story about Babcock, written by Dave Stubbs, can be found in The (Montreal) Gazette, Wednesday:

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