From a First Nation reserve to the NHL and Latvia: Ted Nolan shares his remarkable hockey journey

SASKATOON, Sask. — After growing up one of 12 children on the Garden River First Nation reserve near Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., without electricity or hot running water, Ted Nolan made it in the National Hockey League.

Nolan won the Jack Adams award as the NHL’s top coach during the 1996-97 season. In between two separate stints with the Buffalo Sabres, Nolan also coached the New York Islanders and the QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats.

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