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Bobby Kromm
Canadian ice hockey coach

Bobby Kromm

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Canadian ice hockey coach
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Calgary
Place of death
Livonia
Age
82 years
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Biography

Robert Kromm (June 8, 1928 – June 9, 2010) was a National Hockey League (NHL) head coach who in 1978 became the first coach of the Detroit Red Wings to win the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year. He led the 1977–78 Red Wings to a 37-point improvement on their 16 win season the year previous, and a second-place finish in the Norris Division. The Red Wings made the playoffs for the first time in eight years.
Prior to coaching the Wings, Kromm had been a successful coach in the World Hockey Association, where he had guided the high-flying Winnipeg Jets to the 1976 Avco Cup championship. That fall, he was as an assistant coach for Canada at the inaugural Canada Cup.
In 1961 Kromm took an underdog team from Trail, British Columbia to a World Championship win over the Russians. The Trail Smoke Eaters represented Canada that year.
Kromm's son, Richard, played ten years in the NHL for the Calgary Flames and New York Islanders.
Born in Calgary, Alberta. Kromm died from complications of colorectal cancer one day after his 82nd birthday.

NHL/WHA coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTPtsFinishResult
Winnipeg Jets (WHA)1975–7681522721061st in CanadianAvco Cup champions
Winnipeg Jets (WHA)1976–778046322942nd in WestLost in Avco Cup Finals
Detroit Red Wings (NHL)1977–7880323414782nd in NorrisLost in Quarter-Finals
Detroit Red Wings (NHL)1978–7980234116625th in NorrisMissed playoffs
Detroit Red Wings (NHL)1979–8071243611(63)5th in Norris(fired)
NHL Total2317911141

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