Article: NHL PLAYOFFS - SERIES TIED 1-1; Wild vs. Colorado; Line assembly is whim and wisdom; As Jacques Lemaire ad-libs groupings like a mad scientist, his players must stay alert: The number of trios on a given night can be dizzying and staggering.(SPORTS)

Article: WILD 4, PHOENIX 0; Wild sharpens rough edges, topples Coyotes; First career shutout for Backstrom is highlight of a game that gives Lemaire little to complain about.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 25, 2006 ;     571 words ......there was a lot for coach Jacques Lemaire to like: A first career shutout...wasn't pleased with in the game, Lemaire said. It was after the second...the start, a problem of late. Lemaire was so focused on starting well...Friday. He was on top of his game, Lemaire said. You can't ask for more...for ...

Article: Wild signs Lemaire to multiyear extension; Minnesota's coach was in the final year of his contract, but now will remain with the team for this season and at least two more.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......happy. There is joy. This is Jacques Lemaire's word. The only coach the Wild has had...away? He couldn't. Which is why, once Lemaire and Wild president and general manager...talked, it took almost no time to ensure Lemaire would be around for a long time. I worked...

Article: WILD INSIDER; LEMAIRE ERA ENDS FOR WILD; Jacques Lemaire made it official Saturday night: The only coach the Wild has ever known is stepping down, although he also said he still loves coaching and is not retiring.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 12, 2009 ;     700+ words ......RUSSO; STAFF WRITER COLUMBUS, OHIO The Jacques Lemaire era in Minnesota ended Saturday night. Lemaire, the only coach the Wild has ever known, made...bittersweet 6-3 season-ending victory over Columbus: Lemaire coached his final game with the Wild. I think...

Article: Questions answered, he'll stay; Jacques Lemaire will return to coach the Wild, after comforting meetings with GM Doug Risebrough.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 11, 2008 ;     654 words ......Since the Wild started, coach Jacques Lemaire and Doug Risebrough would meet once the...the next. This time it was different. Lemaire, the only man to coach the Wild, was wavering...this as he headed to Tampa to talk to Lemaire. The Wild's president and general manager...

Article: WILD: STRETCH DRIVE; Lemaire has milestone victory in his sights; A "stickler for fundamentals," the Wild's Jacques Lemaire quietly is closing in on career coaching victory No. 500.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......STAFF WRITER Mention the past and Jacques Lemaire will wince, as though he's in pain. Talk...of the Wild's final two games will give Lemaire, 62, his 500th career coaching victory...Montreal's legendary Toe Blake, who coached Lemaire when Lemaire was a rookie in 1967-68...

Article: lemaire's last stand?(Sports)
The Virginian Pilot;  April 12, 2009 ;     700+ words ......summer, the Minnesota Wild talked Jacques Lemaire into returning as coach. This time, they...has been a trying winter and spring for Lemaire and the Wild, who entered the final weekend...guaranteed to be back . The 63-year-old Lemaire, in the Hall of Fame for his eight Stanley...

Article: WILD NOTES; Laughter is best medicine for Lemaire.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 12, 2009 ;     499 words ......STENSAAS; STAFF WRITER Wild coach Jacques Lemaire caught bits and pieces of the team's morning skate Wednesday from the home bench. Lemaire, though, did not skate a day after taking...working on little sleep because of the pain, Lemaire was in good spirits as he whistled while...

Article: Mental lapses behind slide; Jacques Lemaire implores his team to return to its system.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 10, 2003 ;     396 words ......Writer Usually, when Wild coach Jacques Lemaire reviews the videotape of a rotten game...bad as he originally thought. But when Lemaire critiqued Wednesday night's 2-1 dud against...worse. I was fine before looking at it, Lemaire said. After? Well, I should be saying...

Article: No arm-twisting; Lemaire agrees to contract extension.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 4, 2003 ;     578 words ......three years ago when he lured Jacques Lemaire away from the golf courses and coziness...team. It took far less energy to persuade Lemaire to sign on the dotted line a second time...agree to stick around a few more seasons. Lemaire, buoyed by the rapid development of the...

Article: Lemaire has had grand time behind the bench in the NHL; Tonight will be the head coach's 1,000th NHL regular season game. More than half of those have been with the Wild.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 18, 2007 ;     634 words ...Byline: Kent Youngblood; Staff Writer Tonight Jacques Lemaire will coach his 1,000th NHL regular season game...That year I realized that I am missing something, Lemaire said Monday. Lemaire, the only coach in Wild history, had been thinking...

Article: Toiling in the Shadows, Lemaire, Devils Shine; Coach's Low-Key Style Opens Door to Success
The Washington Post;  May 19, 1994 ;     648 words ...Jacques Lemaire has a Stanley Cup ring for every finger...were going to beat us in four games," Lemaire said, a thin smile washing over his sun-drench...here. The Canadiens - and by extension, Lemaire - had been challenged. A man who prefers...

Article: WILD; BACK ON THE ICE; HIS TIME OF YEAR; The lockout is over and new rules are in place, but it's still hockey to Wild coach Jacques Lemaire, who can't wait to hit the ice for another season.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 13, 2005 ;     674 words ......Russo; Staff Writer This morning, Jacques Lemaire will walk into his closet, stand on his...skating since he could barely walk, excuse Lemaire if he's a tad uneasy about the first couple...his players. Because I'm a year older, Lemaire reminds. Lemaire could not be more excited...

Article: WILD; Lemaire keeps it loose going `back to work'; The coach walks a fine line between helping the team relax and trying to make sure Saturday isn't repeated.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 17, 2009 ;     627 words ...Byline: MICHAEL RUSSO; STAFF WRITER Jacques Lemaire might need to start wearing a bulletproof...Gillies' clear during Monday's practice. As Lemaire and assistant coach Mario Tremblay tried to avoid the puck, the two collided and Lemaire took the puck right off the back. He hit...

Article: LEMAIRE WON'T SAY WHO'S IN GOAL.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  April 16, 2003 ;     534 words ......ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Undoubtedly, Jacques Lemaire enjoys his little game of goalie cat-and-mou...to one? Tuesday, as he has all season, Lemaire withheld the identity of the next day...in Game 3 the night before. Naturally, Lemaire refused to acknowledge details of the...