Nick Polano, the first head coach hired by Mike and Marian Ilitch after they purchased the Detroit Red Wings in 1982, has died. He was 78. Polano coached the Red Wings for three seasons, compiling a ...

Nick Polano, the first Red Wings coach under new owner Mike Ilitch in 1982 and who participated in the covert missions that brought Sergei Fedorov and Vladimir Konstantinov to the franchise, died on ...

Former Erie Blades head coach Nick Polano died on Thursday in Northville, Michigan, following a four-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Polano was 78. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in ...

Detroit — Nick Polano, a former head coach and assistant general manager for the Red Wings, died Thursday at the age of 78. Polano was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 2015. The first head coach ...

Nick Polano's post-coaching career with the Detroit Red Wings resembled that of a main character in a James Bond adventure film. Petr Klima , who the Detroit Red Wings selected in the fifth round of ...

Nick Polano has been active in some capacity, in organized hockey for more than 50 seasons. You name the league, chances are Nick has passed through it. Having turned 72 -years young three days ago ...

Nick Polano, the first coach hired by the Detroit Red Wings after Mike Ilitch bought the team in 1982, died Thursday at age 78. Polano, born March 25, 1941, in Sudbury, Ontario, played 15 seasons as a ...

Nick Polano, who was the first Detroit Red Wings coach under new owner Mike Ilitch in 1982 and who participated in the covert missions that brought Sergei Fedorov and Vladimir Konstantinov to the ...