Fred Derf Veteran Posted December 10, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 10, 2006 Gainey steps aside as Canadiens GM Dec. 10, 2006. 12:01 PM MONTREAL (CP) ? Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey has passed his duties on to assistant general manager Pierre Gauthier while he awaits word on his daughter Laura, who was swept off a ship in the Atlantic Ocean during a storm on Friday night. The team confirmed in a statement Sunday that the 25-year-old woman, who is still missing at sea, is Gainey's daughter. Gainey was with his three other children, Hanna, Colleen and Steve, the statement from team president Pierre Boivin and communications vice-president Donald Beauchamp said. "In respecting the privacy of Mr. Gainey and his family, the Canadiens will not issue any further comment at this time," it said. "For the time being, Mr. Pierre Gauthier will manage the responsibilities of Mr. Gainey with the Canadiens." Gainey learned that the missing woman was his daughter on Saturday. Gauthier attended the Canadiens 3-2 shootout loss to Buffalo on Saturday night at the Bell Centre. Laura Gainey was on a tall ship, the Picton Castle, headed to Granada when she was swept overboard by a large wave at about 9:30 p.m. on Friday. Rescuers are searching for her off the U.S. coast. The Canadiens players and coaches had a day off practice Sunday and were not available for comment. Gainey lost his wife Cathy to a five-year battle with brain cancer in 1995, when she was 39. Gainey, who turns 53 on Wednesday, is a former Canadiens captain who won five Stanley Cups from 1973 to 1989. He joined the Minnesota North Stars, now the Dallas Stars, as head coach in 1990 and added the GM title in 1992. His Stars won a Stanley Cup in 1999. Steve Gainey, 27, was drafted in the third round by Dallas in 1997, but spent most of his career in the minors. He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes in 2005 and played 20 games last season. He is not playing this season. In his NHL career, he has no goals and two assists in 33 games. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentSe...id=968332188492 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/520377-nhlgainey-to-step-down-as-habs-gm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Wow, that's a horrible situation... I hope they find her, but with a situation like that I have severe doubts they'll find her alive. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/520377-nhlgainey-to-step-down-as-habs-gm/#findComment-588126508 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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